Family as Inspiration
Being a mother and an athlete is a double challenge, but it makes me stronger.
Serena Williams
American tennis champion with 23 Grand Slam singles titles, one of the greatest athletes of all time.
All moments: Serena Williams
- Evolution and New Paths — Serena Williams
Life doesn't end when sports end. It starts a new chapter.
- Legacy Beyond the Game — Serena Williams
I want to be remembered not just as a tennis player, but as someone who inspired others.
- When Tears Tell of Victory — Serena Williams
These tears are not defeat. They're joy from knowing I can still compete.
- The Right to Try — Serena Williams
I had to try. I couldn't leave the question unanswered.
- Life Beyond Championships — Serena Williams
Success in tennis was half of my life. The second half is beginning now.
- Return to Tennis: Reflections on Purpose — Serena Williams
I came back because I have something to prove to myself, not to the world.
Related moments
- The Purest Love of Family — John Legend
The most pure love you can have is the love you have for your family
- Growing Up Fast — Aretha Franklin
I had to grow up fast. That shaped who I am.
- Family as Foundation — Bruce Springsteen
The E Street Band is my family. We grow together, suffer together, triumph together.
- Marriage and Honesty — Dolly Parton
47 years of marriage is work. It takes honesty, laughter and lots of love. I'm lucky to have found a man who understands that.
- Godfather to Megalopolis — Francis Ford Coppola
The Godfather was about family, about how power destroys a man
- The Sacred in Woman — Al Pacino
The woman is sacred. We all come from a woman.