Interviewed by ESPN, Andy Roddick praised his friend Serena Williams.
The former American player thinks Serena deserves all the praises she gets. ‘I’ve known Serena since we were 8 or 9 years old.
To see her go from the girl I used to practice next to all the time to become this icon — and not just one of the greatest women athletes of all time, but one of the greatest athletes of all time, it’s amazing.
Watching her march her way through the history of our sport has been a pleasure. She’s always been a friend first, and it’s hard for me to disassociate that from who she has become, but it’s been amazing to see.’
Asked if she is the GOAT, male or female, Roddick had an interesting answer to give and mentioned Ali and Jordan.
‘I don’t think it is a question. I think it is a matter of correcting rhetoric. Saying she’s the best woman athlete shouldn’t be taken as offensive as long as she’s in the conversation with the greatest male athletes of all time as well.
We need to enter her into the conversation with Jordan and Ali. I think that’s where the respect lies, and where the conversation needs to go, after the acknowledgement of what she’s done for women in sports.’
