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.
"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,"
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