Serena Williams made an an appearance on the TED show where she was asked a series of questions in a short interview, one of those being her pregnancy. Serena revealed she knew she was pregnant two days before the beginning of the Australian open. The main question she was faced with was “can I play?” Despite this the American went on to win her 23rd grand slam title over her 20 year career whilst pregnant!
She admitted to changing her playing style with the knowledge she had a baby on the way. “I had to bottle up all these emotions and do what was expected of me because its a much bigger story if I fail to win the tournament”. Despite her pregnancy Serena made it clear she wasn’t going to give up on her tennis career and she still has a lot to give.
Serena wants to be a role model for women in sport and the way she sees her self doing that is by continuously winning! “when I have a goal i’ll do anything to reach that goal” Serena then looked back jokingly on her husbands proposal stating “I was angry when he proposed to me because it was in the middle of my training to pass Steffi Grafes record” And she did pass that record.
Serena was in the public eye from a young age and all through her teenage years stating “like every teenager I wasn’t comfortable with my body” “I didn’t understand why I had muscles” since her teenage years Serena has grown to accept and love her body seeing it as her blessing that helped her achieve what she has in her illustrious tennis career.
3 years on from this interview Serena is still playing seeking for her 24th and 25th grand slam title to surpass the record held by Margaret Court, who won 24 titles over the course of her career. One thing you cannot fault of Serena is her incredible determination to be the best.
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