Serena Williams she’s getting vulnerable about what retirement is like for her. bluntly crybaby shared Dec. 28, the recently retired 41-year-old tennis star admitted that it’s not easy not being constantly on the go or preparing for your next match. “I am currently allowing myself to get tired. Allowing me to relax. Allowing me to be alone. It’s harder than I ever imagined,” she wrote. “I’ve never allowed myself to do any of this before…”
I am currently allowing myself to get tired. Allowing me to relax. Allowing me to be alone. It’s harder than I ever imagined. I’ve never allowed myself to do any of this before…
—Serena Williams (@serenawilliams) December 28, 2022
His comments section was quickly flooded with messages of support and sympathy. Former President and Chief Counsel of the NAACP Legal Defense Fund, Sherrilyn IfillShe said she totally understands what Serena is going through. “I deeply understand that. Turning off the “adrenaline lifestyle” is incredibly difficult and takes longer than we thought. It’s a process and we have to be kind to ourselves as we navigate it,” she said. I wrote. famous doctor Dr. Jen Caudle gave Serena some more advice. “Living day by day. Allow yourself to experience all the feelings. This could be a new existence for you, so it’s understandable how you feel,” he said. She said. Many others have also asked Serena to give herself grace as she adjusts to her new normal of hers.
Serena announced her retirement in a heartfelt essay for Fashion in August, before the US Open. “I never liked the word retirement. It doesn’t seem like a modern word to me,” she wrote. “I thought of it as a transition, but I want to be sensitive when I use that word, which means something very specific and important to a community of people. Perhaps the best word to describe what I’m doing is evolution I’m here to say that I’m evolving from tennis to other things that are important to me.
She also noticed that her 5-year-old daughter olympia he wants a younger sister and was at a point in his life where he had to choose between his passion or raising his family. “If I were a man, I wouldn’t be writing this because I would be playing and winning while my wife would be doing the physical work to expand our family,” she wrote. “Maybe I was more Tom Brady if given this opportunity Serena shares the Olympia with her husband, co-founder of Reddit Alexis Ohanian.
Serena’s last professional tennis match was in the third round of the US Open in September when she lost to Ajla Tomljanovic FROM AUSTRALIA. After losing her, she gave an emotional speech in which her older sister cried: venus williams. “I wouldn’t be Serena if Venus didn’t exist. She is the only reason Serena Williams existed,” she said as the audience cheered. Serena played her first US Open in 1998 and won her first in 1999.
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Serena’s tweet came just hours after she revealed on Instagram that she surprised her daughter with a moanathemed party just for fun. Alongside some Olympia pics of her at her party with her doting parents, Serena wrote, “Sometimes we surprise @olympiaohanian with parties. We don’t need a special reason or occasion to make every day as special and memorable as possible.” How sweet!
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