“I have never liked the wordretirement,” Williams wrote in aVoguecover story published Tuesday.
“It doesn’t feel like a modern word to me.”
“I definitely don’t want to be pregnant again as an athlete.
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I need to be two feet into tennis or two feet out.”
Williams added she “never wanted to have to choose between tennis and a family.”
“Maybe I’d be more of a Tom Brady if I had that opportunity.
Demi Singleton, Saniyya Sidney, and Will Smith in ‘King Richard’.Chiabella James/Warner Bros.
“But I’m turning 41 this month, and something’s got to give.”
With sister Venus, the pair have won 14 women’s doubles titles.
It made me work harder, turning me into a savage fighter.
I followed her around the world and watched her.
“I’m terrible at goodbyes.
But yo know that I am more grateful for you than I can ever express in words.
You have carried me to so many wins and so many trophies.
I’m going to miss that version of me, that girl who played tennis.
And I’m going to miss you.”
