Tennis legend Serena Williams addressed the body insecurity she struggled with as a professional athlete and how she dealt with the negativity.
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“It does affect you mentally.”
Over the course of her iconic 27-year tennis career, Serena Williams learned to shut out her critics, including the vocal body-shamers. Still, the GOAT battled insecurities, particularly when she was younger. Speaking to Porter for a cover story published on Nov. 30, she recalled comparing her physique to those of other athletes and struggling with feeling “different.”
“It was hard because when I was playing in the beginning — the first 15 years — my body was different,” Williams, now 44, told the magazine. “I had big boobs; I had a big butt. Every athlete was like super flat, super thin and beautiful, but in a different way.
