Serena Williams is more than a tennis great: she showed black women we could be ourselves | Natasha Henry

We watched as she was targeted for her hair, outfits and physique. Even as she heads for retirement, her resilience is an example to us all

If you can see it, you can be it."

It's a phrase regularly preached by sporting governing bodies, educators and those in the media who champion diversity, like myself. Although it's a cheesy phrase, it is 100% true.