What the name of the book Serena Williams wrote where she discusses her weight and other things?”
One of the biggest stars in tennis, Serena Williams has captured every major title. Her 2009 Australia Open championship earned her the #1 world ranking for the third time in her illustrious career – and marked only the latest exclamation point on a life well and purposefully lived. As a young girl, Serena began training with an adult-sized racquet that was almost as big as her. Rather than dropping the racquet, Serena saw it as a challenge to overcome-and she has confronted every obstacle on her path to success with the same unflagging spirit. From growing up in the tough, hardscrabble neighborhood of Compton, California, to being trained by her father on public tennis courts littered with broken glass and drug paraphernalia, to becoming the top women’s player in the world, Serena has proven to be an inspiration to her legions of fans both young and old. Her accomplishments have not been without struggle: being derailed by injury, devastated by the tragic shooting of her older sister,
Grand Slam goddess Serena Williams has won 22 titles and two Olympic gold medals. She’s designed fashion lines for Puma and Nike and is known for her vivacious color on the court. But her new book, On the Line, shows a whole other side. Released today, the book tells readers that despite her tennis and fitness finesse, “Serena Slam” deals with the same body issues and concerns as every other female out there.
