NBA legend Shaquille O’Neal says seven-time Grand Slam singles champion Venus Williams is one of his favorite athletes and says he considers the Williams sisters to be role models.
NBA legend Shaquille O’Neal on Venus and Serena Williams
Shaquille O’Neal and Venus Williams participated in an online conversation with Liam Mcgowan for SalesForce, an American cloud-based software company based in San Francisco, California O’Neal states, “Venus has always been one of my favorite athletes.
You know a lady, a woman, a business man my daughters might appreciate. When I was going up I looked at the athletes and some people around for guidance, but once I stopped going left from the people in the neighborhood and started focusing on the athletes, it helped me develop, so Venus has always been someone , she is tall, she is beautiful, my daughters are tall and beautiful so whenever I have problems I always say to look at Venus and Serena “.
Venus was obviously delighted with the basketball legend’s comments and had great things to say about the basketball legend himself. “He’s so kind. The way he revolutionized the game and the only word on everyone’s lips for 20 years was Shaq.
It brings so much joy that it is so much fun all the time. “48-year-old Shaquille O’Neal is a former American professional basketball player who now works as a sports analyst on television. He was a four-time NBA champion and three-time NBA Finals MVP.
40-year-old Venus Williams is a former world number 1 and is regarded as one of the greatest female tennis players of all time. In addition to her seven Grand Slam singles titles, she also won 14 Women’s Grand Slam doubles titles, all with sister Serena Williams.
The American has won four Olympic gold medals, one in the singles and three in the women’s doubles, as well as a silver medal in the mixed doubles and is the only player to have won a medal at four Olympics. He plans to compete in the Western & Southern Masters and the US Open in New York later this month.
