Trust Thyself

kerbers:
“I really would like to take this moment to congratulate Venus. She’s an amazing person. There’s no way I would be at 23 without her, there’s no way I’d be at 1 without her. There’s no way I’d have anything without her, she’s my inspiration, she’s the only reason I’m standing here today and the only reason the Williams sisters exist so thank you Venus for inspiring me to be the best player I can be, inspiring me to work hard and every time you won this week I felt like I had to win too so thank you so much. She deserves an incredible round of applause, she’s made an amazing comeback and I definitely think she’ll be standing here next year. I don’t like the word comeback, she never left, she’s been such a great champion so thank you Venus.”

life:
From the Aug. 1, 1955 SPEAKING OF PICTURES — HEAD OVER HEELS IN LOVE. According to LIFE, “The things a man will do to woo a woman are just about unlimited. But nobody is known to have tried courtship by acrobatics before Movie Actor Russ Tamblyn began to woo 17-year-old Venetia Stevenson in Hollywood. Russ, who was 1952 collegiate state tumbling champion and did acrobatic dancing in the film ‘Seven Brides for Seven Brothers,’ is bombarded with requests to do somersaults and hand-stands. To oblige the public and amuse his girl, whom he dates on a steady basis, Russ demonstrates here the feelings of an acrobat head-over-heels in love.” (Allan Grant—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images) #LIFElegends #tbt