Serena Williams Says Farewell to Tennis On Her Own Terms—And In Her Own Words

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Serena Williams Says Farewell to Tennis On Her Own Terms—And In Her Own Words

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https://www.vogue.com/article/serena-wi ... -own-words


This morning, my daughter, Olympia, who turns five this month, and I were on our way to get her a new passport before a trip to Europe. We’re in my car, and she’s holding my phone, using an interactive educational app she likes. This robot voice asks her a question: What do you want to be when you grow up? She doesn’t know I’m listening, but I can hear the answer she whispers into the phone. She says, “I want to be a big sister.”
I sigh in your general direction.
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October 1995.

That is when she turned pro. She has been a professional tennis player for almost three decades.

That's amazing.

She also got to step away on her own terms.

Good for her.
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She's always had my respect and admiration. She has blazed the trail for all that comes after her. Tennis will certainly miss her.
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