You already know Venus Williams as a 7-time Grand Slam champion and 4-time Olympic gold medalist, but there’s more to this tennis superstar than her legendary serve.
Read on to discover 25 surprising facts that offer a behind-the-scenes look at her life — from her favorite snacks and guilty pleasures to her cherished childhood memories. Plus, find out how you could meet Venus Williams by entering the Blue Diamond sweeps!
- If I’m not working out, I feel extremely guilty. I love lifting weights — I do not love cardio, but I get it done.
- My glam routine every day is just a ton of moisturizer on my face.
- A super power I would love to have is to never age. That way I could play tennis forever.
- My favorite go-to snack is Blue Diamond almonds. They have protein and pair perfectly with whatever you want, like a fruit or smoothie or dried fruit or yogurt. And it gives me just what I need to stay in good shape and stay on the court.
- My favorite court to play on is a hard court because the bounce is always true.
- I love [board] games with words, like Scrabble.
- My favorite workout that’s not tennis? I definitely had my beach volleyball moment.
- My proudest accomplishment is being a big sister.
- If I could compete in another sport, it would be track and field.
- My post competition ritual depends on if I won or lost. If I won, it’s champagne and dinner, if I lost it’s any sweet treats and cartoons.
- I am most competitive with myself.
- My favorite place to eat is Italy.
- The most competitive person in my family is my sister Serena.
- My favorite way to spend the weekend is sleeping in.
- My nieces call me Auntie Vivi.
- It would be fun [for me] to play more tournaments.
- My first job was delivering phone books. I was three years old. My dad insisted that we worked — it didn’t matter how old you were.
- My favorite childhood memory was going to the playground.
- I’m really good in scary escape rooms.
- My favorite place to vacation is Europe. I feel very at home there.
- I’m really bad at basketball. I’m 6”1” so everybody expects me to be good at it.
- I have a little dog named Harold. We travel together. He’s 18 years old and he’s still so sweet.
- My favorite sweet treats are gummy bears, gummy worms, gummy whatever – I’m in for it.
- My favorite place to unwind is at home. I travel so much it’s a luxury just to sit on my own couch.
- My happy place is my mom’s house. It’s always so warm and cozy there.
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