“Complete self-honesty and self-reflection,” Venus Williams reveals her biggest learnings from playing tennis
Venus Williams
Former world No. 1, Venus Williams is regarded as one of the greatest players to ever grace the game. She has 7 Grand Slam singles titles – five at Wimbledon and two at the US Open, and multiple Olympic gold medals to her name. In doubles, her total major tally stands at a whopping 14, all partnering with her younger sister and former tennis professional Serena Wiliams. Along with Serena, she is credited with ushering in a new era of power and athleticism on the women’s professional tennis tour.
Recently, the 42-year-old took to her official Instagram handle and shared her thoughts on multiple aspects of her tennis career and of the sport in general, through her fashion brand ElevenbyVenus. Williams believes that the sport has taught her the importance of self-reflection and honesty along with self-belief regardless of the situation.
“Complete self-honesty and self-reflection. It’s the only way to improve. And to dig in deep and run through walls. To believe in yourself, even when you can’t, or don’t. Believe anyway. Know you are the ONE,” Williams responded to a fan’s question about the biggest lessons tennis has taught her.
Elaborating further, Williams said that those aspects are crucial to improvement. She also opined that there is nothing more important than self-belief and confidence in tennis as well as in life. She answered candidly when other fans asked about what she learned from her two consecutive defeats to the same player, Timea Bacsinszky in the French Open (2016 and 2017).
“I learned luck runs out,” Williams wrote.
Venus Williams to play in the Dallas exhibition in early February
Out of the court since her first-round exit at the US Open, 42-year-old former world No 1 is all set to play an exhibition against Australian Open runner-up Danielle Collins in Dallas in early February. They will play a best-of-three singles match with a tiebreak for the third set at the inaugural Women’s Tennis Classic Showcase in Dallas.
After the retirement of her younger sister Serena, early this year, questions have been raised about her future too. However, Venus delighted her fans by releasing a video of herself, in which she addressed her potential return to tennis next year and talked about how much time she has been spending on tennis courts. She updated her fans that she has been practicing regularly since her first-round exit at the US Open and would love to be back on the court for competition.
The news of her comeback of Venus has delighted her fans on social media. “I hope she never retires!”, wrote one fan. It will be very interesting to watch Venus Williams return to the action again. All we need to do is to sit back and wait.
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