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The 23-time Grand Slam champion, Serena Williams, is not just a legendary tennis player but is also a fantastic mother to her five-year-old daughter, Olympia. However, a few years ago, when she had just become a mother, she shared her thoughts on the motherly things that had astonished her. The former WTA world number-one adores her young daughter and never misses an opportunity to spend time with her. She still spends most of her time with her five-year-old kid now that she is retired, creating wonderful memories together.

Serena Williams made an intimate confession about motherhood

Back in 2020, the former tennis player appeared on a show called Game. Set. Chat in which she talked about her perspective on being a mother. In the show, she related how motherly love is different from other affections in the world, while dishing out anxious thoughts about being a mother.

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She said, “Well, I mean definitely the connection. The love I have for her. It’s just unparallel to the other love, I have for another human being in general. You know I love my husband so much but it’s a different kind of love. And like also I think that she is so young, like a protection, she can’t do much like it’s my responsibility and my husband’s responsibility to protect her.”

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Not only that, but she also acknowledged how she understood her mother’s effort, which she once ignored as a child. Though not the first time, the 23-time Grand Slam champion has discussed motherhood from her perspective. She previously expressed her experience as a mother and her viewpoint on being a mom.

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When Williams opened up about her journey as a mother

The American tennis icon spoke about her experience as a mother in an interview for the Be Unstoppable webinar series in 2021. She agreed that being a mother has been a fantastic roller coaster experience and that it is a tremendous job on its own.

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She also discussed her relationship with her daughter, Olympia, and how Olympia will occasionally refer to her as a friend, even though she is actually Olympia’s mother. The former world champion mentioned the fact that she and her daughter enjoy spending time together and share an awesome mother-daughter relationship.