Serena Williams Gets a Nike World Headquarters Building Named after Her

If not for anything else, I want to be successful to have places named after me–so that even after I am gone from this world, I’ll still be remembered.

Getting immortalized by having places and things named after you seems to be the new trend these days. First, it was Rihanna getting the streets she grew up in in her home country Barbados, named after her.

Now, Sports brand Nike is planning to enlarge its campus in Beaverton Ore with four new buildings. The biggest of these buildings will be named after award-winning American tennis player, Serena Williams.

The tennis star  took to her Instagram page to announce the great achievement saying she is honored and grateful.

The Tennis star wrote:

What a year it has been. First a grand slam win followed by a awesome baby… than the most magical wedding. What next? How about a building!!… Nike announced yesterday that one of its new world headquarters buildings will be named after me. It will be the biggest on campus and is scheduled to open in 2019. I am honored and grateful! #TeamNike @nike

The building is to cover more than one million square feet and it is expected to be opened in 2019.

Other buildings will be named after two-time Olympic gold medal runner Sebastian Coe and five-time national champion winning coach Mike Krzyzewski while a new parking garage celebrates the sporting heritage of New York City.