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Serena Williams of The United States is congratulated by her sister and opponant Venus Williams of The United States following their ladies singles third round match on Day Five of the 2018 US Open at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City. (Photo by Julian Finney/Getty Images)

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Serena Williams of The United States is congratulated by her sister and opponant Venus Williams of The United States following their ladies singles third round match on Day Five of the 2018 US Open at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City. (Photo by Julian Finney/Getty Images)
Have you ever heard any of the Williams sister’s inside jokes that motivated them to strive to be the best? If not, we have one joke for you. The elder Venus Williams recently revealed the common inside joke that she now also shares with her retired sister, Serena Williams. It still makes them laugh and also motivated them at the same time.
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Both the Williams sisters have always kept their focus on winning at the highest level. They always strive for victory on and off the tennis court. Not only that, but they also overcame a lot of hurdles and barriers to create a change and carried the champion’s attitude for over two decades now.
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Venus told the joke she often shares with Serena Williams
The former world number one recently posted a video on her YouTube channel. In that, she talked candidly about motivation, and how the little things in life always served as inspiration for her and her sister. And while talking about the same, she detailed a common joke she always shares with the 23-time Grand Slam champion.

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LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – MARCH 19: (L-R) Serena Williams and Venus Williams attend the 33rd Annual Producers Guild Awards at Fairmont Century Plaza on March 19, 2022 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)
She said, “Serena and I used to always joke that in tennis we would say carry me off in the stretcher but I’m going to do what it takes to win and we would always say that we were on a stretcher and we’d be like doing the peace sign right before we expired but whatever it took and that’s the attitude you got to have in life.”
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According to the seven-time Grand Slam champion, not only did the expression ‘carry me off in a stretcher’ was an inside joke between them, but it also explained their attitude on the tennis court. Although the 42-year-old tennis star is always in a joyous mood and enjoys good jokes around, there was a time when she was offended by a bad joke.
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When Venus was enraged by a bad joke
The NBA legend Shaquille O’Neal once made a claim concerning the elder Williams sister. He disclosed that he had a relationship with Venus. However, after some time, he clarified that it was indeed a joke.
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Nevertheless, the American tennis star responded to Shaq’s joke, where she denied the baseless claims. And added that the NBA star has very bad taste in jokes. She also talked about how she is offended and that a person should have better judgment while talking about others’ reputations. The LA Lakers legend later apologized for his comments and clarified that he said it in jest.
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