Williams is largely recognized as one of the greatest tennis players of all time, and with good cause. The American has won 23 singles Grand Slam titles and was ranked No. 1 for 319 weeks. However, the tennis player was often scrutinized for her muscular figure throughout her career, and she once said that the criticism contributed to her body image issues.
In an interview with CNN earlier this year, the American explained that she’d become ‘more kind’ about her body image issues since becoming a mother. Now, Serena Williams has revealed that she doesn’t rely on weighing scales anymore, writing on X,
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“I can’t take anymore negativity and lies. And that’s why I won’t get on scales anymore. Can you relate?”
Williams has previously admitted to battling with her physical image as a player. In a 2014 interview with Fitness Magazine, she revealed,
“When I was young I thought I should be built more like an athlete – long and lean – not with a womanly figure. Unless I’m eating really healthy, I feel that way almost every other week. I feel as if I can do better and be smaller, which I think is just a natural thing for women to feel. We’re taught that we have to look a certain way.”
