12-14-2015, 12:47 PM
2015 Sportsperson of the Year
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Serena Williams won 53 of 56 matches this year.
Williams, 34, battled injury but dominated women's tennis and boasted the No. 1 ranking in the sport every week for the second year in a row. She narrowly missed the first calendar year Grand Slam when she suffered an upset loss during the US Open in September.
“I didn’t want to necessarily put a fist through a wall—I felt more like, Ah, man, I was so close!” Williams told the magazine. “I’ll always think about what I could have done better. Could I have come up on the net? Been more consistent? It’s not anger. It’s analyzing: What can I do next time?”
Serena is the third solo woman to receive the honor since its inception back in 1954, and the first since Mary Decker won the award back in 1983 — a span of 32 years.
Story: http://www.si.com/sportsperson/2015/12/1...erson-year
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Serena trains hard and kicks ass on the court -- I'm glad she got the honor.
Here's a list and bios for the 12 athletes who were in the running (including Ronda Rousey): http://www.si.com/sportsmanofyear/2015/1...contenders
Serena Williams won 53 of 56 matches this year.
Williams, 34, battled injury but dominated women's tennis and boasted the No. 1 ranking in the sport every week for the second year in a row. She narrowly missed the first calendar year Grand Slam when she suffered an upset loss during the US Open in September.
“I didn’t want to necessarily put a fist through a wall—I felt more like, Ah, man, I was so close!” Williams told the magazine. “I’ll always think about what I could have done better. Could I have come up on the net? Been more consistent? It’s not anger. It’s analyzing: What can I do next time?”
Serena is the third solo woman to receive the honor since its inception back in 1954, and the first since Mary Decker won the award back in 1983 — a span of 32 years.
Story: http://www.si.com/sportsperson/2015/12/1...erson-year
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Serena trains hard and kicks ass on the court -- I'm glad she got the honor.
Here's a list and bios for the 12 athletes who were in the running (including Ronda Rousey): http://www.si.com/sportsmanofyear/2015/1...contenders