"Superhero" Serena Williams Chases Phone Thief

(CBSDFW.COM) - Serena Williams, who was recently tubing the San Marco river in Texas, proved she is as tough off the court as she is on the court.

The tennis star recounted her experience at a restaurant on Tuesday, when she says a man tried to steal her phone as she sat in a restaurant.

Little did the would-be phone thief know that Serena wasn't having it and ended up chasing him down to retrieve her phone.

Serena explains that something "didn't feel right" as the "petty thief" stood next to her for too long.  Moments later, she says that he grabbed her phone that was sitting in a chair next to her.

She details how she leaped over chairs and ran to catch up with him so she could get her phone back.

When she returned to the restaurant she says she received a standing ovation.  "I was proud.  I just showed every man in there I can stand up to bully's and other men. It was a win for the ladies!"

She ended the post with this inspirational message, "Just because you are a lady don't be afraid to step up to any challenge and not be a victim but a hero!"

Serena also posted a picture of herself donning a superhero outfit along with the story.

Read the full post here:

"Soooooo yesterday at dinner the CRAZIEST THING happened to me. I was sitting enjoying some Chinese food (delicious may I add) and this guy stands next to me. It was only 2 of us sitting at a 4 person table just chatting like we have not seen each other in years. Anyways I digress, so this guy is standing next to me and something (I have now dubbed it my SUPERHERO sense) told me to watch him. My phone was sitting in the chair but I just didn't feel right. He was there too long. "Is he a customer?" I thought "Is he waiting on the bathroom?" nonetheless I tried to shake his this eerie feeling. However, I kept watching him from the corner of my eye. Than when least expected low and behold this common petty thief grabbed my phone and swiftly left. I looked at the chair, than shouted "Omg that dude took my phone!!" Not thinking I reacted (hence the superwoman photo) I jumped up, weaved my way in and out of the cozy restaurant (leaping over a chair or two) and chased him down.
He began to run but I was too fast. (Those sprints came in handy) I was upon him in a flash!
In the most menacing yet calm no nonsense voice I could muster I kindly asked him if he "accidentally" took the wrong phone. He stumbled on his words probably not expecting this to happen. While he was thinking of the right thing to say and eventually he said "Gosh you know what I did! It was so confusing in there. I must have grabbed the wrong phone."

Meanwhile My phone was ringing, my superhero sidekick quailman was face timing me so he could not possibly deny the allegations. I swiftly thanked him and left.
Superhero? Maybe? Or HELL YEA!! I've got the speed the jumps, the power, the body, the seduction, the sex appeal, the strength, the leadership and yet the calm to weather the storm.
Always listen to your superhero inner voice. Always keep your things close! Fight for what's right. Stand for what you believe in! Be a superhero!
When I got back into the restaurant I received a standing ovation. I was proud. I just showed every man in there I can stand up to bully's and other men. It was a win for the ladies!
Just because you are a lady don't be afraid to step up to any challenge and not be a victim but a hero!????????. SuperSerena and her sidekick quailman"