attract local media attention and sounded like mohammed ali. >> to be the greatest. >> venus williams just 10 years old, but being compared to martina, and steffy. >> i didn't want venus to believe this was the only way out of the ghetto for her. education was the only way out for her. >> generally people who play the sport have been around the world but they weren't black people. most people had never seen a black lady play tennis so well. >> the williams come a long way from compton. the family now lives in this palm beach gardens home with three tennis courts. at 18 venus is pure power standing six feet one and a half inches tall, 125 miles per hour, she has the fastest serve in womens tennis and could ace most of the men in the pro tour. just last year, the first woman to reach the finals in her u.s. open debut since her