How Serena Williams rewrote the playbook for female athletes juggling motherhood and sport, and what we can learn from how she balances it all
Like most moms, Serena Williams has to juggle her professional career as a tennis player with the responsibilities of motherhood and the demands of her personal life. But she’s made it work, and she’s using a new life balance method.
Serena Williams has had a long career on the hard court and has won titles on the professional circuit and the world tour. She’s one of the best athletes we’ve ever seen, and she’s also an accomplished mom and wife. She’s helped raise two kids with her now-husband Alexis Ohanian and has become one of America’s most outspoken, well-traveled athletes.
Williams grew up around professional tennis in the Miami suburb of Plantation, and she’s made it her life to be a role model for young girls. She’s been an active and successful athlete, a good-looking model, a wife, an accomplished businesswoman, a devoted mother, a successful leader in the women’s tennis community, and a friend to many.
But that’s not why Serena Williams is a tennis legend. The reason is that, like you, I admire her because she has never compromised her success and never allowed her athletic achievements to get in the way of her other responsibilities, never cut corners, and never let anyone’s perception of her get in the way of her priorities.
The Williamses have been married for more than 30 years, and they have two boys — Alexis, who was born on Aug. 11, 1998, and Alexis, Jr., who was born on Aug. 22, 2001.
Serena Williams has been a mother to two boys, but she’s never been more successful in her professional career than when she made the decision to focus on her family. She was a mother before she was a professional athlete.
There have been a lot of mixed reviews of Williams’ parenting skills. This photo, posted on a pro-Williams fan site, caused a lot of trouble online. At least one Twitter user said that she should be sterilized.
The Williamses have raised Alexis Ohanian, Alexis