Bonus Content
Excerpt
"I'm a good mimic; show me a couple dance moves, and I'll have them down. Let me watch you learn your lines and hit your marks on a television or movie set, and I'll do the same. If you tell me something, it'll probably go in one ear and straight out the other. But if you show me, I'll get it. That's how it was, watching Venus when we were little. At her very first tour event, I was taking all these mental notes. She lost, but I could see where she lost. And when she lost, I lost. When she won, I won. How I played was all tied in with how she played. And so by the time I went out there to fight my own battles, I was ready. It's like I had all this experience-Venus's experience. Without V to lead the way, it would have taken me longer to get to where I wanted to be."
-from the book, On the Line by Daniel Paisner; Serena Williams
On The Line
Tennis great Serena Williams shares details of her life and career, from growing up in the tough neighborhood of Compton, California, to being trained by her father on public tennis courts littered with broken glass and drug paraphernalia, to becoming the top women's player in the world. Along with her triumphs, Serena opens up about her struggles, like being derailed by injury, and tragedies, like the devastating shooting death of her older sister that made headlines. Both on the court and off, she's applied the strength and determination that helped her to become a world champion, and a presence in philanthropy, fashion, television and film. This compelling and poignant memoir, takes an empowering look at Serena’s extraordinary life.
Hardcover: 320 pages
Publisher: Hachette Book Group Usa ( September 01, 2009 )
Item #: 94-3665
ISBN: 9780446553667
Product Dimensions: 5.5 x 8.25 x 0.706 inches
Product Weight: 13.0 ounces
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