This TED Talk features tennis legend Serena Williams in conversation with journalist Gail King, recorded live at TED 2017.

Have a seat, Serena Williams. So should we say, have a seat, Mom?

So no doubt you guys were like me.

You saw the release of Serena in that great yellow bathing suit last week,

and when I saw it, all I could think of was,

gosh, why couldn't she have waited

until we sat on stage for TED? I was very selfish, I know. So I asked you about that picture,

and you said, nobody was supposed to see that picture. What do you mean? Well, actually, it was an accident.

I was on vacation, just taking some time for myself, and I have this thing where I've been, you know, checking my status

and taking pictures every week to see how far along I'm going.

And sharing it with friends, maybe?

No, I actually have just been saving it.

Oh.

And I didn't really tell a lot of people, to be quite honest.

And I've been saving it.

And, you know, social media is you press the wrong button.

And there it was.

So 30 minutes later, my phone doesn't ring that much.

And 30 minutes later, I miss like four calls.

And I'm like, that's weird.

And then I picked it up.

And I was like, oh, no.

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