She is one of the greatest athletes in the history of tennis and sport. At 40, Serena Williams has won everything and many times. With 23 Grand Slam tournament victories in her career, the American has been the queen of the women’s circuit for many years and even if today she no longer has the same level, she still wants to continue her career. Besides that, we often see her pacing the Fashion Week parades or even recently at the Oscars ceremony, to accompany the film crew on her life, King Richardalongside her sister Venus and lead actor Will Smith.
If she has been particularly busy lately, the champion has found time to write a column in the latest issue of the magazine SHE US, in which she talks about her pregnancy and the complicated childbirth that followed. Very close to her adorable daughter Olympia today, Alexis Ohanian’s wife has had a hard time with the symptoms inherent in certain pregnancies, such as “headache” and the “metallic taste in the mouth”. Despite everything, the first months are going pretty well and she can continue to play tennis, but psychologically things are more complicated. “I was nervous about meeting my baby. Throughout my pregnancy, I never felt a connection with her”she recalls.
Yes, I was a lioness who protected her baby at all costs, but I did not rave about her
A maternal bond that she failed to find during her pregnancy, as she says. “Although I loved being pregnant, I never thought ‘Oh my God, that’s my baby'”she adds, before continuing: “Yes, I was a lioness who protected her baby at all costs, but I did not rave about her”.
After having expressed her fears to those close to her, Serena Williams saw all her doubts disappear when little Olympia came into the world. “When I finally saw her… I liked her straight away. It wasn’t really instantaneous, but it was there. And from there, it just kept growing. I couldn’t stop staring at her, my Olympia”she explains today.
I still want the titles, the success and the esteem, but that’s no longer the reason I get up in the morning
Although she had many complications during childbirth, Serena Williams was able to find her daughter, who quickly became her reason for living. “I have a beautiful daughter at home; I still want the titles, the success and the esteem, but that’s no longer the reason I get up in the morning”she concludes.