Months after the slap heard and seen around the world during the 2022 Oscars the tennis legend and considered the Greatest Of All Time, Serena Williams speaks on the infamous slap. According to The Root, she was speaking with Gayle King during an interview for CBS Mornings, Williams indirectly reacted to “that moment at the Oscars” as King put it—initially explaining how unfortunate it was for drummer and musician Questlove (his feature directorial debut, Summer of Soul, was announced as the winner for the category by Chris Rock mere moments after the comedian got slapped by Smith) but that she ultimately knows how it feels to be under pressure and make mistakes.
She goes on to say “I also feel that I’ve been in a position where I’ve been under a lot of pressure and made a tremendous amount of mistakes,” Williams continued. “I’m the kind of person that’s like, I’ve been there, I’ve made a mistake, it’s not the end of the world. We’re all imperfect and we’re all human, and let’s just be kind to each other. And I think that’s often forgotten a lot.”
Maybe we could learn a lot from what she says and maybe we all have done something that we regret. All of us aren’t perfect.
