The Williams Sisters

Serena Williams, at 35-24-gentlemen excuse me, that is not body statistics. At 35, she's the oldest to win her 24th grand slam! With Margaret Court's 25th record grand slam realistically within reach, Serena has already secured her place in history as a tennis living legend. And just yesterday, she and her sister cemented their place as the most successful siblings not only in tennis but sports generally.

And to assume this is not a big deal is to negate the phenomenon inspiration story of these black sisters. To have played and achieved this much in an open era of highly competitive tennis without recourse to drug, scandal and controversy is indeed commendable. When you add this to the fact that both sisters have to battle off court tragedies like injuries and sickness to be where they are today, history has no choice than to embrace them.

The longevity of their careers is a function of talent, skill, training, focus, perseverance, mental fortitude and a dose of luck or grace depending on your mindset. All these are attributes that are going extinct in sports tainted by drugs and scandals. And lastly, we must praise their parents for clearly identifying their talent early in life and mentoring them appropriately.

I could not have lost my bet yesterday because I always bet on Black!