However, there’s more to Williams than what you see on the tennis court.
There’s a lot more to learn about Williams.
For example, she doesn’t celebrate most holidays, including her own birthday.
I want to be a good example for my family and of my religion.
I also want to be proud of who I am and to know exactly what I want."
She then turned around and almost beat Arantxa Sanchez Vicario, who was ranked as the No.
2 best player in the world.
Williams went on to gain international acclaim following her performance at the event.
Instead, she leapt right onto the biggest stages in the sport.
She said, “To have this opportunity is really where our heart is.”
When we get off the road, this is where we come home to.
When we come home to Dolphins games, it’s going to be exciting."
Williams toldPreventionthat she began experiencing symptoms of Sjogren’s syndrome all the way back in 2004.
At first, she couldn’t figure out what was going on.
It was really frustrating."
Things got so bad that she even had to stop playing tennis at the professional level.
While she will likely battle the condition for the rest of her life, the symptoms are mostly manageable.
Fortunately, Williams has found medication that works for her.
As she told Prevention, life before the medication was horrible.
She explained, “Just being alive was very uncomfortable.
I was exhausted to the point that I was just always uncomfortable or in pain.”
I needed to fuel my body in the best way possible."
While Williams mostly focused on eating plant-based, she admits to sometimes straying from the path.
Her go-to while on the road at tournaments is a simple vegan Caesar salad.
It turns out that players in the women’s division haveVenus Williamsto thank.
As such, the two entered the 2012 Games in London as the team to beat.
She said, “For us it’s so exciting in this Olympics winning the gold together.
You don’t always know if someone will love what you design as much as you do.
It’s satisfying to see people working out, doing something positive in EleVen.”
It was like family, like it was my school, and I was so excited."
From there, I found my passion and pursued it."
Sadly, another half-sister on her mom’s side, Yetunde Price, was killed in 2003.
Venus has considerably more half-siblings on her father’s side.
The Sun states that her father,Richard Williams, has seven other children.
AsEllenotes, she had a masterful and successful year as a professional tennis player at the age of 37.
As Williams told the publication, “I would just like to win tournaments and majors.
I set the goals in practice and have to execute them.”
I just want memories like that to continue for as long as possible."
The speed made Venus pause and laugh, and she later said, “I loved it.
I just lost a bit of focus there, for sure.”
She explained that while that wasn’t her goal with her record-setting serve, it still happened.
It comes hard."
