>> SHE’S ALSO A MOM AND A VERY SUCCESSFUL BUSINESSWOMAN.
SUCCESSFUL BUSINESSWOMAN. SHE WAS THE FIRST WOMAN TO GET A
STORY IN "THE SELF-MADE WOMAN."
>> I SAW A CHANGE IN YOU THE
MOMENT OLYMPIA STEPPED INTO YOUR
LIFE.
LIFE. I DON’T KNOW IF IT’S POSSIBLE,
BUT YOUR EYES LOOK DIFFERENT TO
ME, YOUR EXPRESSIONS.
HOW DID THAT TINY MOMENT CHANGE
WHO YOU ARE AS A PERSON?
>> YOU KNOW, JUST HAVING A CHILD
AND BEING ABLE TO HAVE A CHILD
AND JUST HAVE A HEALTHY KID IS
THE BEST THING THAT’S GOING TO
HAPPEN TO ME.
WE LOVE TWINNING.
OH, MY GOSH, THAT’S SO CUTE!
SHE’S SO FUNNY.
OH, MY GODNESS, SHE’SODNESS, SHE
I NEVER THOUGHT ABOUT WHAT IT
WOULD BE LIKE TO BE A MOM, THEN
I HAD THE BABY AND JUST KIND OF
JUMPED INTO IT WITHOUT KNOWING
WHAT TO EXPECT OR WHAT TO DO.
IT’S BEEN BY FAR THE BEST THING
I’VE EVER BEEN A PART OF.
>> I’M SURE YOU’RE TEACHING HER
THINGS AS SHE GOES THROUGH LIFE.
I SAW HER WHEN SHE HAD THAT
TENNIS RACKET.
TENNIS RACKET. I MELTED.
I MELTED. I WATCHED THE VIDEO LIKE A
STALKER.
STALKER. I WAS LIKE, OH, MY GOD, HOW
CUTE.
CUTE. WHAT SHZHAS SHE TAUGHT YOU?
>> SHE TAUGHT ME YOU JUST NEED
TO GROW AND STILL LEARN.
IT’S GREAT TO SEE A KID’S MIND
EXPAND, AND YOU ARE THE PERSON
THAT’S HOPEFULLY GOING TO SHAPE
YOUR CHILD OR A CHILD TO WHAT
THEIR FUTURE CAN BE.
IT’S JUST A HUGE RESPONSIBILITY.
>> IT’S A LITTLE SCARY, ISN’T
IT?
IT? >> IT’S THE BIGGEST
RESPONSIBILITY I EVER HAD, SO I
JUST FEEL LIKE, OKAY, I’M TAKING
THIS RESPONSIBILITY ON AND I’M
ENJOYING IT.
ENJOYING IT. I’M REALLY LOVING IT.
>> WHEN I LOOK AT YOU, I OFTEN
SEE A LITTLE GIRL, TOO, BECAUSE
I FEEL LIKE WE ALL GREW UP AND
WE GOT TO SEE YOU AS YOU GREW
THROUGH LIFE, AND I PICTURE
YOU -- IT’S LIKE 1984 IN COMPTON
AND JUST REALLY HUSTLING TO BE
THE INCREDIBLE TENNIS PLAYER
THAT YOU ARE TODAY.
YOU CAME FROM LEANING IN AND
WANTING AND DESIRING AND
SOMETIMES KIDS GET THINGS -- NO
FAULT OF YOURS OR MINE, THEY
JUST GET THINGS.
SO HOW DO YOU FEEL LIKE YOU WANT
TO RAISE YOUR LITTLE GIRL SO
THAT SHE HAS THE FIGHT IN HER,
THE FIRE IN HER THAT YOU HAVE?
>> I THINK THAT’S THE TOUGHEST
QUESTION EVERY PARENT HAS TO
FACE.
FACE. WILL SHE EVER HAVE THE SAME FIRE
THAT I HAVE?
I DON’T KNOW.
SHE DOES HAVE SO MUCH TENACITY
AND SHE’S VERY, LIKE,
BULL-HEADED.
BULL-HEADED. REALLY STRONG-MINDED,
REALLY STRONG-MINDED, STRONG-WILLED.
STRONG-WILLED. IT’S INTERESTING, I DON’T KNOW.
YOU JUST NEVER KNOW.
BUT I ALWAYS TRY TO JUST TALK TO
HER --
HER -- >> WHAT DO YOU SAY TO HER?
>> I JUST ALWAYS TALK TO HER
ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF
LISTENING, THE IMPORTANCE OF
BEING HARD-WORKING, THE
IMPORTANCE OF CLEANING UP AFTER
YOURSELF.
YOURSELF. >> DOES SHE DO THAT?
>> NO, BUT I TELL HER TO AND WE
DO IT TOGETHER.
>> YOU’RE A MOM WHICH SEEMS LIKE
A TOTAL FULL-TIME JOB THE WAY
YOU’VE DESCRIBED.
YOU’VE DESCRIBED. YOU HAVE A TOTAL JEWELRY LINE.
I DIDN’T KNOW YOU WENT TO
FASHION SCHOOL.
FASHION SCHOOL. YOU HAVE THIS WHOLE OTHER PART
OF YOU.
OF YOU. >> I ALWAYS JOKE THAT I WENT TO
FASHION SCHOOL IN BETWEEN
WINNING THE U.S. OPEN AND THE
WIMBLEDONS.
WIMBLEDONS. AS YOU KNOW, WE HAVE OUR
CLOTHING LINE, BUT NOW IT’S
JEWELRY.
JEWELRY. >> WHAT’S NEXT?
>> NEXT IS AUSTRALIA.
FOUR BIG TOURNAMENTS NEXT YEAR
INCLUDING OTHER LITTLE ONES THAT
I PLAN ON DOING REALLY WELL IN.
IT’S A JOURNEY.
THAT’S ONE THING I LEARNED ABOUT
OLYMPIA, IT’S A JOURNEY.
I’VE GOTTEN THE FOUR GRAND SLAM
TITLES.
TITLES. LOOKING BACK, ONE I SHOULDN’T
HAVE BEEN IN.
SIX MONTHS AFTER HAVING A BABY,
I’M LIKING, HOW DID I DO THAT?
I WAS BREAST FEEDING TWO MONTHS
PRIOR.
PRIOR. OUT OF SIX I’VE PLAYED,’ BEEN IN
THE FINALS OF FOUR.
THAT’S PRETTY IMPRESSIVE.
>> I WATCHED YOU SPEAK WHEN YOU
WERE GIVEN THE SPORTS
ILLUSTRATED SPORTS PERSON OF THE
YEAR, WHICH IS A REALLY BIG
DEAL.
DEAL. YOU TALKED ABOUT SELF-BELIEF.
WHAT ADVICE DO YOU HAVE FOR
YOUNG PEOPLE WHO ARE STRUGGLING
WITH THAT?
WITH THAT? HOW DO YOU FIND THAT?
>> MY ADVICE IS THAT’S NORMAL.
I STRUGGLE WITH SELF-BELIEF BUT
IT’S REALLY ABOUT PUSHING
YOURSELF.
YOURSELF. NO ONE IS GOING TO WAKE UP EVERY
DAY AND SAY, I’M THE GREATEST,
I’M THE STRONGEST.
MAYBE SUPERMAN, BUT HE’S NOT
REAL.
REAL. IT’S REALLY IMPORTANT TO JUST
TELL YOURSELF THAT, YOU KNOW, I
DON’T FEEL AS STRONG TODAY.
THAT’S OKAY BECAUSE I’M GOING TO
WORK HARDER SO I CAN PREPARE.
>> THANKS FOR COMING TO SEE ME,
SERENA.