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'Oh and Oh' is a tennis term... It's a nice way of saying you took your opponent to pieces.

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Venus Williams
Age: 44
Born: 1980
Born: June 17
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Just always believe in yourself. Champions adjust. It's a line I learned from Billie Jean King, and sometimes your dream adjusts. Be willing to adjust with it and see where your opportunities ... sometimes a door closes but a window opens, so just follow your dreams and continue. You never know where it's going to take you.
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