Despite the Effects of Aging, 43-Year-Old Venus Williams Refuses to ‘Get Negative and Give Up’ as She Draws Billie Jean King Inspiration to ‘Keep Going’

With so many ups and downs throughout her tennis journey, Venus Williams has been nothing short of the epitome of a positive attitude and not giving up attitude. Her fans have seen her go through several injuries and losses, and still come back stronger and better. Not just that, Venus has also been vocal about her tennis journey and personal life with her fans.

Owing to the same, she also conducts regular question-and-answer sessions on her social media. Given her all-time high positive attitude, one of the fans asked what her secret was, and her answer has all of us motivated and hungry for more.

Venus Williams quotes Billie Jean King as she shares her secret to staying motivated

Despite her phenomenal journey in the tennis world, Venus Williams has seen her fair share of downsides too. Her injuries have kept her away from some of the most important tournaments of her life for a long time. But she has always made it a point to never lose hope and come back stronger. Not only this, she has also made sure to never crib about her losses and always tilt towards a positive attitude.

Her fans wanted to know how she stays positive and motivated during hard times in life. To which she answered in her Instagram story. She said, “What’s the alternative? Get negative and give up? Lay down? Lie on the ground? Ground’s dirty. Get walked on? NO. You keep fighting. Champions keep going until they get it right. And that is a quote from Billie Jean King.”

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Venus Williams never drying positive attitude is one of the many things that inspire her fans and keeps them connected to her. She has fearlessly shared all parts of her being with her fans through social media and this positive inspiration is just one of them.

Fans continue to ask Venus how she maintains her confidence when she is in a bad head space

During the same streak of Instagram stories that Venus started with her followers, one of the questions that came up was how she becomes more confident and pushes herself when she is in a bad headspace.

To which Venus answered that a person has to realize they cannot go out in the world expecting to feel good all the time. She further adds that bad headspace and good headspace are like thoughts and electrical impulses. The reality is that we can only control what happens in this physical space. She also says that with your body and mind, you can control your reality.

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