Serena Williams talks Motherhood, the Pressure to Perform & More in InStyle Magazine’s Latest Issue
Tennis star Serena Williams is on the cover of InStyle magazine’s latest issue.
The
mum-of-one spoke to the magazine about motherhood, the pressure to
perform as a champion, having a second child, how she met her husband Alexis Ohanian and more.
Here’s what the tennis superstar had to share with the mag…
On meeting Alexis Ohanian:
“I had this sense, like, ‘I’m going to marry this guy, but I’m not
ready yet, but I know I’m going to marry this guy.’ I didn’t know his
world at all, but I’ve always been tech-savvy. I had a few investments
before I met him, and I wanted to know more. So we started talking, just
as friends. Just casually chatting. I was getting hot when he was
talking about it all [laughs]… I don’t know – I love his world.”
On possibly having a second child: “If I weren’t working, I’d already be pregnant…I don’t know if I want to play if I have another baby…”
On playing tennis after giving birth:
“…I’m in the locker room pumping before a match because my boobs are so
big. When I pump, they go down a size or two and I go out and play.”
On finding out she was pregnant during the Australian Open:
I had a really tough first round and an even tougher second round. I
thought, “I’m probably going to lose early. That’s OK. I have a good
excuse for the first time.” I talked to the doctor, and I was like, “Do I
need to pull out? Because it’s not worth it. This is, like, my baby.
Can I do anything that’ll hurt her?” She said, “No. But just be careful
in the hot weather, because that can be a problem.” I played on a day
that was 104 degrees and asked for a really early time. The tournament
director was like, “You never like to go on early. In 100 years you’ve
never requested 11 o’clock.” And I was like, “Just trying something
new!” I didn’t want to chance it with the baby.
On women she thinks are badass: Well, obviously Beyoncé. That goes unsaid. Rihanna goes unsaid. Kate Middleton!
For more from Serena, visit InStyle.com.
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