The American tennis player Venus Williams has been sidelined from competitive tennis due to injuries for a substantial amount of time. As the tennis star continues her recovery process to get back to full fitness, the 42-year-old tennis player recently revealed something new for her fans as she imagined what it would be like if she had not played tennis. In the process, she took a trip down memory lane to her school days.
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The seven-time Grand Slam champion dealt with an unforeseen injury earlier this year. However, she has kept herself busy in the meantime with her business endeavors or taking time out to reminisce about her childhood days for publications wanting to know more about the life of a tennis legend.
Venus Williams reveals an old-school secret
In a recent interview with Paper magazine, the former world number one tennis player discussed what she was like at school. The American tennis player claimed that back in her school days, she was quite the nerd.
She said, “If I hadn’t been an athlete, I would have landed in the arts somehow. It’s hard to say what would have happened, but that’s how it feels in my heart. I went to lots of art schools. I went to fashion school. I went to interior design school. I was always in school.”
Further, she revealed that if she had never chosen tennis as her life and career, she would have definitely considered something in the field of arts.
However, when last year, the youngest Williams sibling called off her tennis career. her elder sister revealed another profession that both of them could have taken up apart from tennis.
An alternate career for the Williams sisters
The seven-time Grand Slam champion said in an interview with Access Hollywood last year that they would consider taking up bodybuilding as a career after tennis.
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Moreover, after retirement, she said she would have the freedom to explore various avenues apart from tennis which she didn’t have the priviledge to do as a top athelete. The eldest Williams sister’s choice after her retirement will be fascinating to see.
Will she see a future without tennis, or would she wish to be involved in the sport through a variety of other roles following her retirement? Share your thoughts in the comment section below.
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