Tennis legend Serena Williams had nothing but glowing things to say about WNBA superstar Caitlin Clark and gave her some excellent advice in the process.
While speaking with Time this weekend at the Tribeca Film Festival, Williams gave Clark her flowers and some very good wisdom for how to deal with negative noise on the outside surrounding her WNBA debut.
There’s so much being made of Clark’s arrival to the big leagues, but Williams knows as well as anybody how much pressure the bright lights can apply for all-time talents.
She said she loved Clark’s approach to handling all the attention and told her how to process people being negative.
“I just love that she tries to stay grounded,” Williams said about Clark. “If people are negative, it’s because they can’t do what you do.”
“If people are negative it’s because they can’t do what you do”
-Serena Williams praises Caitlin Clark in an interview#WNBA pic.twitter.com/eIyhPtJKOF— Clark Report (@CClarkReport) June 14, 2024
Hey, that’s pretty excellent advice to us. One sports legend offering a rising legend this kind of support is pretty cool to see.