Serena has sinus problems, maybe you do too?

It's impressive to me that former #1 Serena Williams is a great tennis player and also has sinus problems. In the picture above, Serena is at a press conference announcing her renewed partnership with Vick's and today an article came out where she talked about tips to help people deal with sinuses:

• "To avoid some of the trouble, it's important not to use so much ice in your beverages. Sometimes that stops you up and makes you get a lot of pressure."

• "I've learned taking hot, hot showers - as hot as you can stand it - helps clear those passage ways. And working out helps a lot. That keeps you clear, keeps your chest clear and keeps everything clear."

• Other tips shared by Williams to control sinus problems included using a natural saline spray several times daily to keep sinuses moist, getting plenty of rest, exercising outdoors to increase circulation and keeping passages clear.

• She also suggests having enough moisture in the bedroom at night - problems occur when the sinuses dry out - and uses a humidifier if necessary.

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Stuff I don't understand about Venus Williams

So, Venus Eboni Starr Williams is a legendary tennis player, right? There is no doubt she will make it into the US and International Halls of Fame. She's won titles from Wimbledon, the US Open, countless Tier I, II, and III events, etc.

She's phenomenal.

But.

She's been sucking often lately.

I know she's got other interests, and frankly I think they makes a more well rounded invidual and sportswoman, when they have other things than the main goal to focus on, as it creates perspective when they do finally get to focus on the goal at hand.

But.

Something has to be done. She was recently knocked out of the Miami event when some thought she might go all the way (those "some" were like 4 people, but thats still a good amount, right?). and very recently, she was knocked out of the Amelia Island in straight sets to Tatiana Golovin, 6-2, 6-3.

Here's the thing, Venus is not getting any younger (she's 26 now) and while there are some great athletes playing at a high level even though they are well over the average age of a successful player, I don't know if Venus can have the same type of success she once did.

I'm hoping she does though. She's always been my favorite, I even made a website AGES ago back when they first started. See:

http://www.geocities.com/african_american_athletes/

Anyway, I want to see Venus claim her rightful trophies eventually, it's not a coincidence that Wimbledon trophy, the tournament she envisioned winning when she was a kid, is named the Venus Rosewater dish.

I want to see her looking back like this: