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The thing is, it's not good anyway for eight-year-olds to be out there playing tennis tournaments so soon in their lives. But when I did get to play in a tournament, when I was nine, I was overjoyed.

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Venus Williams
Age: 44
Born: 1980
Born: June 17
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