Serena Williams might have retired from tennis, but she is actually busier than ever. The mom of two spoke to TODAY on Thursday about her new life at home with her daughters, and the super athlete said that it’s keeping her busier than she ever was a tennis champion.
Williams, who is mom to 6-year-old daughter Olympia and 7-month-old daughter Adira with husband Alexis Ohanian, retired from tennis last June in an effort to focus on her family. And it seems as though mom life is really keeping her on her toes. “As a mom, I’m actually way more active than what I was during tennis,” Williams explained on TODAY, going on to note that motherhood is a 24/7 commitment on a different level. “Obviously, (with) tennis, I was playing Wimbledons and stuff. But, as a mom, I’m gone all day.”
Being gone all day means volunteering in Olympia’s classroom, because Williams is following some parenting advice she was given to “spend more time with the oldest, because they’ll remember.” And what Olympia might remember is that her mom brought her A game to being a classroom volunteer. “I’m really competitive about it, too,” she said. “I sign my name up whenever I can, whenever there’s a spot open.”
