“Serena Williams has taught me so much" - Venus Williams on growing up with her sister

Serena Williams and Venus Williams shared a very tight bond and their story is an icnredible one, from start to finish.

There isn't much about Serena and Venus Williams' lives that isn't remarkable, but for the older sister, it's a pretty straightforward tale. It is the tale of two sisters who fell in love with the same sport and eventually turned into ferocious enemies when they were forced to stand on opposite sides of the net.

Still, the bond never broke and it's stronger than ever today: "Yeah, Serena and I are very co-dependent. We do the same thing that the other one does. It just goes on and on, it’s an endless cycle – even when we were around eight years old and going like, ‘I want to do it, too!’"

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Venus enjoys her sister's company because she loves seeing people do great things. While similar, they have different interests and those differences allow Venus to learn from her sister. It's very similar to the way she learned things from her growing up:

"I love seeing people do great. I don’t like to see anyone fail. I like to see my opponents lose against me, but other than that I like to ride that energy that other people bring with success. Serena has taught me so much and there’s so much you can learn just from being around greatness and that’s what she is – the greatest ever."

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