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If you give me a short shot I will attack you. I'm not a baseliner who rallies. I try to get the point over with.
Venus Williams
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Venus Williams
Age: 44
Born: 1980
Born: June 17
Entrepreneur
Tennis Player
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Lynwood
USA
Venus Ebony Starr Williams
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