Alexis Ohanian’s daughter Olympia might have a future in sports activities — however her dad and mom wish to make she’s getting paid first.
Talking at ADWEEK’s Brandweek convention on Monday, Sept. 23, the Reddit co-founder, 41, answered if he thought his daughter Olympia, 7, whom he shares along with his tennis legend spouse Serena Williams, would ever grow to be an expert athlete.
“We have been watching the ultimate of the World Cup in 2019 from our rented home in Wimbledon,” Ohanian remembered. “Olympia was working round in her Alex Morgan jersey, and I mentioned, ‘Would not it’s nice if she performed on a nationwide workforce sooner or later?'”
“And Serena was like, ‘Not till they pay her what she’s price.’ And I used to be like, ‘Touché, okay, problem accepted.’ And that is what motivated me to purchase a workforce and assist be part of the change.”
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Ohanian and Williams are dad and mom to daughters Olympia and Adira, 12 months.
In early September, the proud dad shared a carousel of photographs on Instagram from his trip to New York City with daughter Olympia, who just lately turned 7. The daddy-daughter duo may very well be seen going to a play collectively, visiting Milk Bar and spending time on the American Lady Retailer.
In his caption, Ohanian took a second to replicate on how huge his older daughter is getting. “Lovely weekend with our SEVEN yr outdated Alexis Olympia Ohanian Jr. 🥹 My coronary heart is full.”
“We bought to have a good time the ultimate days of being six in Papa’s birthplace. 🗽 @olympiaohanian your mama and I really like you extra with each passing yr. My life modified September 1, 2017 🙏 thanks,” Ohanian wrote.
In Could, Ohanian spoke with PEOPLE about his daughters’ relationship, saying that Adira brings out the “maternal” spirit in Olympia.
“She’s capable of have much more enjoyable along with her sister by way of taking part in. You’ll be able to already see the interactions between them. It is a big age gap, and Olympia has somewhat little bit of that maternal spirit. She’s like, ‘That is my child,’ and it is nice to see them collectively,” Ohanian shared.
“They play and type wrestle and all that. We’re very fortunate as a result of Adira’s bought an important persona and Olympia does too, plus she’s so excited to be a giant sis. So seeing the 2 of them work together with one another has been a particular form of enjoyable. Adira’s getting extra cell and ore vocal, and it is solely going to get much more enjoyable.”
He joked, “I assume in some unspecified time in the future they will combat over issues, however for now, let me dwell in bliss.”