tonight, our conversation with tennis great venus williams. after becoming the first african-american to reach tennis' world no. 1 ranking, she has been in the force -- she has been a force in the game nearly 15 years. she has teamed up for a new book about harnessing your competitive spirit. it is called "come to win." our conversation with venus williams, coming up right now. >> all i know is his name is james, and he needs extra help with his reading. >> i'm james. >> yes. >> to everyone making a difference, you help us all live better. >> nationwide insurance supports tavis smiley. with every question and answer, nationwide insurance is happy to help tavis improve of financial literacy and remove obstacles to economic empowerment one conversation at a time. nationwide is on your side. >> and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. [captioning made possible by kcet public television] tavis: always pleased to have venus williams on the program. she is out with a new book about the intersection between sports an

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now, tennis champion venus williams on her new book. it is titled "pumped to win" on how sports can help in the world of business. it is an hour. >> thank you, guys, for coming and listening. i hope you enjoy what i have to say. if not, you can just pretend. maybe feel good. most of you all know me as a tennis player feare. i am from compton, california. i started at the age of four. we played tennis as a family thing. if he were not hitting balls, you are picking up balls. we used to drive to the courts every day after school with a shopping cart filled with balls. love to hituse4d td to every ball in the basket. if my dad did not let me hit every ball, i would start crying. there was a tradition we got to the last fall, he would say, "last fall." ball." he really just stopped saying that a few years ago. started at four, and now i'm at 30. i want to say things right off the start to my sister. she has been one of the biggest supporters in my career, on and off the court. she is a wonderful tennis player, also appeared it was really a

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venue for young aspiring comedians. i am hoping that maybe it robin williams, dana carvey, to local comedians -- you have to spend money to make money. i have some fairly go