WATCH: Serena Williams hilariously checks herself after comment about winning Wimbledon & gold medals not being necessary to be a 'champion'
When asked for advice on becoming a champion, Serena Williams initially stated that everyone is a champion. However, she hilariously checked herself after suggesting that winning a Wimbledon title or gold medal is not a prerequisite to be considered one.
During INBOUND 2024, a three-day conference dedicated to the latest trends in marketing, sales, and other fields, Williams sat down with Kara Swisher in a candid interview in front of an audience.
The former player discussed her journey from the tennis court to the business world and also shared insights on motherhood. In the final minutes of their interview, Swisher asked Williams for parenting advice and guidance on becoming a champion.
When it came to parenting, Williams admitted she was open to taking advice herself.
"Please give it to me, thank you very much!” Williams said while breaking into a laugh.
"I don’t have any [advice]... Wake up, that’s all I do. I could barely wake up today!" she added.
While imparting her 'champion advice', the 42-year-old said:
"I feel like everybody’s a champion. You don’t have to be winning Wimbledon or a gold medal to be a champion."
The seven-time Wimbledon singles champion and four-time Olympic gold medalist paused after saying this and laughed while saying,
"I mean I did that too."
Watch the hilarious video of Williams checking herself while speaking her mind on how to be a champion.
"Being a champion is really just being there for your kids. I think that’s a huge champion," she continued.
A look at Serena Williams' record at Wimbledon
Serena Williams has won 23 Grand Slam titles, with a significant portion of her success attributed to her dominance on the lush green grass of Wimbledon. The American has clinched 14 titles at the Grasscourt Slam.
Williams has won seven singles titles, six women's doubles titles, and one mixed doubles title at Wimbledon. Her first taste of success in London came back in 1998 when she partnered with Max Mirnyi to defeat the duo of Mahesh Bhupathi and Mirjana Lučić in the mixed doubles final.
Her first women's doubles title at Wimbledon came in 2000 with her sister Venus Williams. The Williams sisters went on to win five more women's doubles titles at Wimbledon in 2002, 2008, 2009, 2012, and 2016.
Williams' first singles title at the Grasscourt Slam came in 2002, when she defeated Venus in the final. She successfully defended her title in 2003 in a rematch of the previous year's final. The rest of her Wimbledon singles titles came in 2008, 2010, 2012, 2015, and 2016.