United Kingdom, Feb. 13 -- Venus Williams is stunned 45 per cent of girls are dropping out of sports over body confidence issues.

The iconic 43-year-old tennis player - who has amassed seven Grand Slam singles titles and 14 Grand Slam doubles titles alongside her sister Serena Williams, 42, as well as two Grand Slam mixed titles - added there is "no feeling" like the one she feels when winning in her game and said it has given her confidence in every aspect of her life.

She told People at the Flag Football for Change: Dove x Sports Legends Venus Williams and Steve Young event in Las Vegas during the Super Bowl weekend: "I had no idea some of the statistics of girls dropping out of sports. "Forty-five percent of girls globally - because ...