Serena Williams
👤 SpeakerAppearances Over Time
Podcast Appearances
She came from that generation where... Mine either.
Yeah.
Marianne is like, don't remember anything.
Yes.
Yes.
She's very tough.
My mom's very tough.
And she's actually the oldest of her siblings.
So she's always been a mom.
And, you know, it's interesting to be something that you've always been and then to grow up and to become a mother.
And then she also took care of our grandkids.
Well, her grandkids.
So my mom, you know, I'll start growing up.
Growing up, I wasn't the best tennis player.
It was always Venus who was so great.
And so I was demoted to my mom's court because my dad, Venus, always played with my dad because he was better than my mom.
He actually taught my mom.
My mom must have been an incredible athlete to learn how to play that fast.
And so from there, I would always be on her court.
And so I always wanted to be on my dad's court because he was more easygoing and he was more fun.