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As she prepares to bid farewell at the U.S. Open, she reflects on her legacy on tennis, motherhood, and more._  by [Brian Braganza](https://time.com/author/brian-braganza/)  ## Brian Braganza Aug 29, 2022 8:00 AM UTC Serena Williams—arguably the greatest athlete of all time—spoke to TIME’s Sean Gregory about her decision to move away from tennis and into the next chapter of her life. As she prepares to bid farewell at the U.S. Open, she reflects on her legacy on tennis, motherhood, and more.  by [Brian Braganza](https://time.com/author/brian-braganza/)  ## Brian Braganza Aug 29, 2022 8:00 AM UTC ## Transcript [00:00] I've never thought about changing the world. [00:03] I just think if you can just affect yourself and and be kind [00:08] and be humble, and be loving and I'm all the things that we learn [00:12] about when we read about in the Bible that those are things [00:15] that I think are the most important things to do. [00:23] Yeah, I'm having really known how to feel cuz I've been doing [00:28] this since I was born. [00:31] Literally, as time goes on, you just become a better version [00:34] of yourself. So I think I think everyone just continues [00:38] to get better and better and that's kind of what it's about. [00:45] I've been emotional like I when I was in Toronto, [00:48] I got really emotional and I was trying like not the crying [00:51] of this. [00:53] Interesting cry face. [00:54] I'll say I'll use the word interesting, [00:57] not competitive off the tennis court and I think I leave so much [01:03] so much competition on that. [01:05] I still like everything else. [01:08] I approached it in a different way. [01:09] I love the drive and I love to win but I approach it differently. [01:13] So I just want to be the best mom that I can be. [01:19] And I want to always put a smile on my daughter's face as much [01:23] as I can, but I'm excited for the possibilities and train Adventures [01:28] as well, which is another chapter that I thoroughly enjoy and I [01:32] have fun in finding different Founders in investing in them [01:36] and in particular, women Founders and people of color and we continue to [01:40] grow and we continue to learn and I like to see myself [01:43] at the visualize that is like I'm the sponge and every day. [01:46] There's something there's an opportunity for me to learn something, [01:49] right? [01:53] but I definitely, I'm trying to get to a point where I'm going [02:00] to enjoy my time out there and [02:04] take it all in for one last time. [02:08] Sad. But yeah, one last time [02:11] Thank you. Thank you so much. [02:15] I am so overwhelmed and it's just been [02:22] Incredible incredible ride. [02:25] And I'm so happy that you guys are on it with me. 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