‘God’s Greatest Gift’ Cited as the Driving Force Behind Sloane Stephens’ Foundation’s Philanthropic Activities

Sloane Stephens is ready to give back after achieving success in tennis. The 30-year-old American tennis player founded the Stephens Foundation to bring tennis to children in Compton. She recently opened up about the idea behind her foundation. Along with that, she also highlighted how she wanted to help the younger generation with her vehicle while they find their ride for the future.

The Grand Slam champion has seen the world and grown up as a well-known tennis personality. Just like any other tennis player, found her way to give back to society, carrying a different ideology. Let’s take a look at what the former third-ranked tennis player has to say about helping others.

Sloane Stephens discloses the idea behind her Foundation

While the American tennis star is doing great on the athletic front, she believes there will be a time in her life when she will have to leave tennis behind and move forward. But rather than leaving tennis, she has found the perfect way to connect her life to tennis by helping children learn the sport at a quite young age. Recently, she sat down with Morgan Stanley during a WTA interview and talked about how she wanted to do something for God’s greatest gift.

She said, “I’ve always been someone who loved to give back. I love kids like I think that they’re like God’s greatest gift. I really do believe that kids are like the foundation of our world and I think you can change a kid’s life by just being present and being there.”

“I think tennis has been my vehicle, and has given me so much in life and why not let someone else experience that?”

Along with that, she explained in detail the current functioning of her foundation. There are a lot of free tennis programs currently going on in Compton, California, for school-going children to connect with the sport. Not only that, she also highlighted how they provide tennis service to around 10,000 kids a year so that they can learn about this sport and not consider it boring.

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However, it wouldn’t be wrong to say that the 30-year-old American tennis player is never behind in aiding society. Not only that, she made a philanthropic gesture while honoring her grandparents.

When Stephens made a philanthropic gesture

The 2017 US Open champion has always been close to her family, and that too in such a way that her love for tennis is inspired by her stepfather’s involvement in the game. Last year, she came up with a Doc and Glo scholarship to honor her grandparents, which will award educational benefits to 20 potential students.

In addition, she also highlighted how her grandparents have engraved such thoughts in her soul. She said, “They instilled in me from a very early age the importance of pursuing a quality education even amidst my journey towards becoming a professional tennis player.” She believes education is quite important in a child’s upbringing, and with her foundation and other partnerships, she has definitely started giving back to society, doing something for the younger generation.

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