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Serena Williams leads in inspiring Nike ad during Oscars

Serena Williams won't be the only female athlete inspiring viewers during Sunday's broadcast of the 91st Academy Awards.

In addition to presenting "A Star is Born" during the ceremony, Williams will star in Nike's "Dream Crazier" ad that will also feature the U.S. women's soccer team, Simone Biles, Chloe Kim, Ibtihaj Muhammad and many other barrier-breaking women's sports figures.

Williams narrates the ad, which will run during the Oscars broadcast, and it ... is ... EVERYTHING..

The ad also highlights Sam Gordon, the young girl who's dominating football with the boys; Lisa Leslie, the first woman to dunk in a WNBA game; and Becky Hammon, the first woman to be a full-time NBA assistant coach.

The message:

If they want to call you crazy, fine.
Show them what crazy can do.

The Oscars will be without a host this year, but the awards ceremony will feature plenty of movie stars as well as a 23-time Grand Slam singles champ, one of the best gymnasts ever, the reigning World Cup champs, a teenage Olympic snowboard sensation and a Muslim athlete icon.

Now that's crazy.