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Venus Williams says prom beats Wimbledon
(AP)
Updated: 2005-11-15 09:45
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. - Venus Williams says winning her third Wimbledon title
was exciting — but it wasn't the best thing that happened this year.
Tennis stars Venus,
right, and Serena Williams sit in the stands before the Marc Jacobs 2006
spring-summer show during Fashion Week, Sept. 12, 2005 in New York.
[AP] | "It wasn't the highlight of my year.
There's so many other things I was so excited about," she said in a recent
interview.
Tops on her list was attending a 1980s-themed prom.
"Seriously, it was the best time of my life," she said. "I had lace gloves. I
was so `80s it was ridiculous; I was disgusted with myself."
Neither Venus nor her sister Serena attended public high school, so Serena
threw a party with a high school theme.
"We played all kinds of games like bobbing for apples," Venus said. "I don't
get to do that, it was amazing. I took it so seriously."
Both sisters will start 2006 with an exhibition in Hong Kong before going
into the Australian Open without playing an official warmup event.
"I'd like to achieve health the whole year, stay strong and stay healthy and
avoid the viruses," Venus said.
The sisters' season was derailed this year by injuries that allowed them to
sample life outside tennis.
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