"I feel fortunate that I've had a career and that I don't have to do what most people do. I'm very lucky. I put in the hard work, like we all are doing, but I did it a little bit earlier. So, I think that's really working in my favor. And [now I can] just put my kids first,"
"With Olympia, I didn't leave her until she was five! That may have been a little extreme. And it's not recommended!"
"I want to be around my family. I'm cooking every night that I'm home. I'm home 29 nights a month... Sometimes I'll fly to New York, do what I need to do, fly back and be home in time for dinner,"
Serena Williams turned professional at 15, won 23 Grand Slam titles, and retired in 2022. She married Alexis Ohanian and has two daughters, Olympia and Adira. Early-career sacrifices and concentrated effort provided financial and scheduling flexibility that allows current prioritization of her children. Williams runs Serena Ventures and maintains a busy professional life while aiming to be home nearly every month, cooking dinner and minimizing time away. She was especially hands-on in her daughters' early years and acknowledges strong feelings of parental guilt when she spends time on work or personal activities.
Read at Business Insider
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