‘A Saying in Spiderman…’- When Serena Williams Used an Extra-Ordinary Reference to Talk About Her Long-Lasting Legacy

Vibrant and bold Serena Williams has established herself as the torchbearer of women’s tennis. She perfected her gameplay on the court, though that did not hold her back from achieving more. However, since the beginning of her career, she aims to give back to society more than anything else.

The player was and is still highly active in promoting the welfare of the unprivileged people. In an interview in 2009, Williams talked about her legacy.

Serena Williams wants to set a legacy that helps people

Serena Williams had wanted her legacy to be aligned with her faith, in the service to others. She said, “There’s a saying in Spiderman, ‘To those whom much is given much is expected in return.’ That’s what his grandfather told him.” She connected it to her faith as well. Williams said, “Actually, it is in the Bible as well, but it was said different in the Bible.” At that point, she was opening a school in Africa. Along with being a tennis player, the player wanted to open doors of opportunity for others to learn and grow.

Serena Williams is fulfilling her legacy. The player became the UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador and promoted the UNICEF Schools for Africa initiative to provide education to the most vulnerable children. During the pandemic too, the player donated more than four million masks to underserved schools.

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She has also helped a lot of families under the aegis of Yetunde Price Resource Center, created in the loving memory of her later sister.

Williams is gearing up for the hard-court season

Apart from that, Serena Williams has left her legacy on the court and continues to strive to be better than she was. 23-time grand slam champion made her comeback for the grass-court season at Eastbourne International. After that, she did not have a great run at Wimbledon and had to leave after her first-round defeat.

However, that has not dampened the spirit of the former world no. 1. She is all geared up for her hard-court season comeback. She will participate in the National Bank Open in Toronto and the Cincinnati Masters.

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Following that, she will try to clinch her 24th grand slam title at the US Open which she previously has won six times.