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Risks, rewards & Williams
OAKLAND. Calif. Oct 29: The children pressed against the net and gazed up at towering Venus Willi-
a ms. al 14 just a little older than they are and on the verge of a tennis career that carries as much risk as rewards, reports AP.
All yoy have to do is look at me and visualise yourself In mt Williams told the kids, most of them blacks like her, on Thursday
There were • dozens of youngsters who were part of an inner-city park programme. None of them was 6-foot-l (1.8 metres) as Williams is. and perhaps few will have the opportunity she 'll have to make millions of dollars before she gets her driver s license. But her roots were just as modest growing up tn Southern California, and she Is getting adept at giving Inspirational talks
The kids looked starry-eyed at Williams She handed a microphone back to her father. Richard, who acted as emcee lor the occasion The Williams family tent so much a budding tennis conglomerate, with Venus turning pro next week and 13-year old sister Serena in perhaps a few years as they are tennis missionaries They are devout Jehovah s Witnesses
and they carry their religious zeal wherever they take their rackets.
Venus. statuesque and poised. is at a turning point in her life, a few days from her first tournament as a professional, her first tournament of any kind since she was 11. She has the talent aggressive and speed to be a fine player, sizzling ground strokes, an aggressive net game and a decent serve.
But her serve-and-volley style is also likely to take a long time to develop, and the chances of early success are slip. She wanted to play in the Bank of the West Classic in Oakland to measure herself against some of the best pros -Arantza Sanchez Vicario and Martina Navratilova lead the 28-piayer field — but It would not surprise Williams' coach. Rick Maccel. if Williams got blown out early in the tournament.
"She plays a game that's dicier, more advanturous. and unfortunately she's more vulnerable." Masse) said, compar Ing Williams with another phenom he coached Jennifer Capriati, who gained success at I 4 by slugging from the base fane "Venus is not going to just knock people over
Regardless of how she does next week the greater test for Williams will come In handling
the pressures of pro life, the expectations she puts on herself and the expectations of others. The Women's Tennis Council issued a report during the US Open warning of the many perils young pros face, a warning that Williams is choosing to Ignore somewhat. By turning pro now. she also is jumping ttie gun on the WTA's {•ending change to a 16-year-old minimum age for professionals.
Williams said she may not play again for five months and will limit herself to five or six tournaments next year. She expressed confidence that she can handle the stress that led to the burnout of Capriati last year and other players In the past.
"You can avoid It," Williams said. "By not saying I've seen that and it's not going to happen to me because I’m a different person,' If you say that, you're totally vulnerable to it If I can look at these situations and avoid it. that means I can avoid it. I've learned a lot from other people's mistakes. Of course. I ll make a few. but I don t think they’ll be major mistakes “
Williams believes she Is more mature than most pri. her age because she reads a lot Instead of going to school, she's being educated at home by her mother. Brandy