Serena Williams Says She's Fully "Prepared" For Retirement And "Always Had A Plan"

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"If you've seen King Richard — you know that my dad always said you got to prepare."

Serena Williams, as you know, is one of the most accomplished people on the planet.

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Serena's a world-famous tennis star and the winner of 23 Grand Slam singles titles, and she's a mom to 4-year-old Alexis Olympia Ohanian Jr., aka Olympia.

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Anyway, Serena recently opened up to Entertainment Tonight about her career trajectory and the possibility of having more kids with husband Alexis Ohanian.

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Serena noted that she is "prepared" for her eventual retirement from tennis, saying, "I am prepared for that day, I've been prepared for that day for over a decade. If you've seen King Richard — you know that my dad always said you got to prepare, so I've been prepared for that. You know, at the end of the day, I think it's really important to always have a plan and that's kind of what I did. I always had a plan."

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"I definitely want to have more kids," she added. "It's just like, balance is key, you know, and just trying to find that balance."

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"I don't know, it's always like, OK, are we ready? And I know the clock is ticking so I'm just like OK, I need to figure out when that's going to be, but hopefully soon when I will feel no pressure."

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"It is a balancing act and some days it's harder than the others," Serena added about her many business ventures. "It was definitely more tough because I'm still a mom and I'm still a wife and I'm still, you know, I want to be able to spend time and I like to be good at things."

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"I want to be the best mom, you know, and I just have a wonderful team around me. ... There are days that are overwhelming ... but I'm just like, OK, I just got to like, figure it out and just make it work."

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