‘It’s So Important for Her’ – Serena Williams Says Her Daughter Needs to Grow in Confidence to Take On the World

Confidence is an attribute that is the backbone of any success story. And who could relate with it better than the American tennis legend Serena Williams? She has been a force to reckon with on the tour for over 20 years. Throughout her illustrious career, the younger Williams sister has won numerous laurels and titles. Chiefly, she has 23 Grand Slam singles titles in her kitty and is just a title away from equaling Margaret Court’s record of 24 major titles.

Recently, the former World Number 1 was engaged in a conversation with her elder sister Venus Williams. The two talked about the importance of being confident.

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Serena Williams opens up on the importance of teaching Olympia to be confident

The two Williams sisters featured in the March 2022 issue of Harper’s BAZAAR cover story. Further, in the ‘Explains it All’ series, Venus asked Serena, “What’s the importance of teaching Olympia to be confident and how do you role model that?”

Serena replied, “It’s so important for her to be confident because we live in a world where you have to be confident, especially if you’re gonna be different, or if you look different or you just stand out and that’s obviously gonna be her because of us, because of her mom and her dad and I like that she looks up to me. She told me yesterday, she wants to be like me, and I told her, all right, but we still can’t have snacks.”

Further, Serena added, “She (Olympia) said, can we have snacks ’cause it’s girls’ night? And I said, Well, no, you don’t wanna be like mama, I want you to be better than mama. She said, well, I wanna be like you so can we have snacks?” Venus hilariously taunted her younger sister, “So she let you know that you shouldn’t be snacking.” Serena smiled and said, “Basically, yes.”

Olympia is a social media star

The four-year-old daughter of Serena Williams and Alexis Ohanian is fond of posing for photographs. She often shares glimpses of her life on social media platforms such as Instagram. Moreover, she also takes lessons in tennis from her mother and shares her training videos on social media.

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Serena has spent her time away from tennis with Olympia. The mother and daughter look adorable together and share a strong bond. On the tennis front, Serena would be eager to make a strong comeback after a long injury lay-off. Fans can’t wait to see the legend back in action soon.