Serena and Venus Williams were always destined for tennis greatness, and this archive footage proves it.
The Today show rereleased a 1991 video profile on the successful sisters Wednesday, in which an 11 year old Venus notes how she fell in the love with the sport. Serena, just 9 at the time, is also seen hitting balls in the clip.
I think when I was 5 years old, thats when I think I started liking it a lot, says Venus in the video, which is now going viral. I really started getting serious when I was 7. I think first it was my dad and my mom and my family, going out there to help me and push me.
Check out the video here:
A young @Venuseswilliams shares how she first fell in love with tennis on TODAY in 1991. #TODAYFlashback pic.twitter.com/KFZGqUu8pk
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And see more photographs of the sisters in 1991 below:
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