When it comes to passion, very few can match that of Serena Williams on the tennis court. The American legend gave her all on the court, and it translated into her being one of the most successful players tennis has ever seen. Moreover, Williams’s aggression often left her opponents shell-shocked, and they could hardly match her powerful serves and fierce groundstrokes. However, every good thing has its side effects. Similarly, Williams’ passion for the sport also had its share of side effects, which she shared recently.

Hours ago, Williams’ new podcast, Stockton Street, was released. The podcast gave a glimpse into some unknown facts about the Williams sisters and their tennis careers. During the first episode released today on X, Serena Williams cleared the biggest misconception about her being wrongly considered fierce and aggressive off the court.

She said, “For me, the biggest misconception about me is that I feel like people assume that because I was so fierce on the court, and I was so intense, and I was so insanely passionate about what I did, I feel like people assumed that that was my personality off the court as well. For me, I have always been loving, I feel like I am the joker of the family. I’m not nearly as serious. There is a misconception that people consider me a serious personality, and I am not serious.”

Indeed, the younger Williams sister is fun to be around off the court, as seen from the glimpses that she shares on social media. Be it with her daughters or her friends, the American legend often gives glimpses into lighthearted moments with her loved ones. Thus, one cannot say that her serious attitude is prevalent off the court as well.

Meanwhile, this was one of the many misconceptions that have been doing the rounds over the years about Williams. A few years back, the American legend cleared the misconception about her father through a different medium.

The King Richard film cleared the misconception surrounding Serena Williams’ father

Four years back, a movie on Richard Williams, Serena and Venus Williams’ father, was released. The film portrayed Will Smith as Richard Williams, and it showed the role he played in making his daughters world-class tennis players. The movie also cleared many misconceptions about Richard and Serena Williams, revealing how important it was to portray his true self in the movie.

She said, “It was important for us to tell the truth and the protection that my dad had around myself and my sister and our family together… it was my dad. It was my mom, it was our family and all the work we put into our career. So that was super-important for us to just have the truth be told and unfortunately, entering a new sport where it’s predominantly, you know, white, and having my dad have like this villain character, just wasn’t true.”

The film was widely recognized by the critics and even won several awards. While Richard played a pivotal role in shaping up the future of his daughters, the film was the perfect tribute to him.