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Venus Williams On Tour
By Lauren Lynch
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(July 13, 2010) Venus Williams wrote the opening chapters of her tennis story on the public courts of Compton, California. Venus returns to Los Angeles this week carrying copies of her new book, "Come To Win: How Sports Can Help You Ace Your Goals and Top Your Profession" rather than a racquet, as she conducts a three-day book tour.
"From Tuesday to Thursday, I am making a full three day tour stop in the LA area to promote my new book, Come to Win," Venus wrote in a post on her official web site.
Williams will sign copies of her book today from 10 a.m. to noon Pacific Time at the Barnes and Noble — 189 Grove Drive, Suite K 30, phone: (323) 525-0270 — in Los Angeles. The book signing is free and open to the public.
At 12:30 p.m: Williams will appear at the Phenomenal Women's Luncheon. You can make a reservation and receive a free book at: www.ywcagla.org.
Williams will sit down with PBS talk show host Tavis Smiley for a television interview at 2:30 p.m. She will appear at the LA Confidential Magazine launch party from 7 to 9 p.m. today.
Tomorrow, Williams will deliver the commencement speech at the YWCA Job Corps graduation ceremony.
On Thursday, Williams will conduct two book signings. Venus will appear at Vroman's Bookstore in Pasadena — 695 E. Colorado Blvd. - (626) 449-5320 — from 1 to 3 p.m. She will sign books at Borders — 700 Torrance Ave. - (310) 540-7000 — in Torrance. Both book signings are free and open to the public.
The day Williams book was released, the five-time Wimbledon champion suffered a shocking straight-sets loss to World No. 82 Tsvetana Pironkova in the Wimbledon quarterfinals.
It was Venus' earliest exit from The Championships in four years.
Williams says her loss is reinforces the theme of her book: that sports can provide life lessons to those who play them.
"The reality is that we have to learn from the successes and the losses," Williams told Bloomberg Radio. "That’s what makes life interesting, facing the challenges and finding a way to get through them."
Venus shared the doubles court with sister Serena during Wimbledon. Venus goes between the covers with former President Bill Clinton, designer Vera Wang, actor Denzel Washington and former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice.
Venus interviewed Clinton, Wang, Washington and Rice for her 354-page book co-written by Kelly E. Carter and published by Harper Collins.
"It's really about how sport changes your life. I'm not sure if any of you have played sport in your life, but it makes a big difference," Williams said. "We did a lot of interviews with a lot of great people, fashion designers, Vera Wang and politicians like Bill Clinton and Condoleezza Rice and how they started out in sports and how it made a huge difference in their life. Obviously they didn't become professional athletes, but they became great people in their field. So how those lessons, the lessons that sport taught them, and how they even still apply at what they do now."
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