If you're a working mother, Serena Williams is here for you.
The tennis champion recently gave fans a real glimpse of what motherhood actually looks like.
If you're a working mother, Serena Williams is here for you.
The tennis champion recently gave fans a real glimpse of what motherhood actually looks like.
The 38-year-old tennis professional athlete balances a demanding tennis career with her two-year-old daughter, Alexis Olympia, who she had with husband, Alexis Ohanian.
For instance, she spoke to Vogue editor-in-chief, Anna Wintour earlier this month, via Time, about how becoming a mother has impacted her.
“To have a baby and then have to go to work two or three weeks later or work a nine to five … I’m fortunate to not have to do that.”
She continued:
"I never felt that way until I became a mom. I think women need to be recognized.”
The athlete has a lot on the go, including her S by Serena fashion line, which includes ready-to-wear items, such as dresses, bodysuits, and blazers.
“I basically don’t balance,” she said.
“When I do something one day, it is 100 percent. Then when I am done, I am done and on to the next thing!"
You go, girl!
This includes being tired and exhausted all the time, while still having to put on a brave face and get it done.
"I am not sure who took this picture but Working and being a mom is not easy. I am often exhausted, stressed, and then I go play a professional tennis match," she wrote.
Having a kid may have slowed her down for a bit in tennis, but she's even found her stride again.
In January of this year, she won the ASB Classic in New Zealand.
This marked her first tennis title since becoming a mother!
Model Karlie Kloss commented two hearts and a crown emoji, since Williams is clearly a queen.
"Yes, yes and yesssss! I feel this. Thanks for sharing and lifting others up in the process," added The Office alum, Angela Kinsey.
"Motherhood isn't pretty, real women especially real mothers, know that. Its all that you said it is and more but its the best job that there is. You look beautiful in the pic because it shows you doing what you do best and thats being a mom..." wrote another fan.
"No matter what I’ve heard, and no matter how many times people have told me, 'You don’t have to be perfect,' and I say, 'I know that,' every time [I still feel I] have to be perfect," Williams shared in an interview with Glamour.
BRB, taping this message on the fridge.
Thanks, Serena!