I believe in less time crying and more time working

By Chris Oddo | @TheFanChild | Wednesday July 5, 2023

43-year-old Venus Williams has been a relentless supply of inspiration to followers this summer time, as she has returned to the grass courtroom and competed like a home on hearth, all within the identify of ardour for the game.

By no means thoughts that Williams wasn’t capable of get previous Ukraine’s Elina Svitolina on Day 2 at Wimbledon. She hyper-extended her knee and ended up struggling bodily as she bowed out 6-4, 6-3, however the classes preserve coming from the seven-time Slam champion.

She took to social media to let the world know that she is taken the loss as a lesson. Somewhat than lament her tough luck, Williams says she is already planning her subsequent transfer on the tennis courtroom.

“I felt like every little thing slipped away from me so shortly and I used to be upset that I wasn’t stronger to tug out the match regardless of the circumstances,” Williams wrote in an Instagram put up. “I’m glad I can look again at this second and see I smiled. I felt like crying. However as an fyi I didn’t cry. I don’t have time for crying once I’m attempting to get to the subsequent degree. I sat within the locker room proper after considering…to determine what I might study from this and plotting how I used to be going to be higher.”

From Venus Williams’ Insta – “I consider in much less time crying and extra time working”

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“I consider in much less time crying and extra time working,” she stated. “I additionally consider in being a very good sport. You win and lose in life. You’ll be able to’t cry when you’re shedding. It’s a must to get to studying. It’s a foul sport in case you can’t at the very least attempt to be a very good sports activities individual within the second of defeat and permit your opponent to get pleasure from their second of victory…till your second comes.”

Maybe that second will come later this summer time on the American arduous courts? We’re all prepared for this legend of the game to proceed inspiring us together with her phrases and deeds.