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Tory Barron, ESPN Editor 3y

Five things we learned from Venus and Serena Williams' Instagram live workout

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Can Venus Williams and Serena Williams lead workouts on social media every day?

It would make some of us much more motivated to move -- not speaking personally, just a hunch. 

On Tuesday, 23-time major champion Serena joined big sister and former world No. 1 Venus on her Instagram live show, "Wellness with Venus" for a low-impact workout followed by a rapid fire Q&A segment.

If the fact that the 35-minute show was for a good cause -- the tennis icons teamed up to raise awareness and money for Girls, Inc., a non-profit aiming to empower young girls to become leaders for the future -- weren't enough reason to be invested, the dynamic duo also got candid with one another, as sisters are wont to do. Here are five things we gleaned from the workout sesh: 


Venus calls Serena's daughter her 'boss' ...

"So I got to the house and Olympia [Ohanian] right away said: 'Come play with me!' She jumped in and she got so upset that I couldn't play because I was doing Instagram Live. ... She's my boss." -- Venus Williams


They have thoughts prior to on-court interviews ...

"I don't want to do this. ... Sometimes I think 'OK, don't say that,' because I'll say anything. ... I try to stay professional." -- Serena Williams

"I used to not like them. Now, I'm a loose cannon." -- Venus

"I'm a loose cannon too!" -- Serena


Serena wasn't super emotional after winning the 1999 US Open ...

"I knew I was going to win before the tournament started. ... I just had this sixth sense I was going to win the tournament. There was nothing that could stop me. ... After I won it wasn't like I was as like surprised as I thought I was going to be. And so then I had to like overreact. I was like: 'OK, I'm gonna cry 'cause I should be crying, right?' But it wasn't like that emotional for me, 'cause it was like: 'OK, I got this and I already knew I had it.'" -- Serena


They don't tell each other everything ...

"In the 2008 Wimbledon semis I sprained my thumb but I couldn't tell you, and I wanted to switch sides in doubles." -- Venus

"Meanwhile, I lost that final! If she had told me I would have hit to her backhand." -- Serena


Margaritas are Serena's guilty pleasure ...

"I'm a sucker for a margarita. I've been thinking about a margarita for two weeks. ... Maybe after the Open I'll have one." -- Serena

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