Richard Williams

Richard Dove Williams Jr. (born February 14, 1942) is an American former tennis coach and the father of tennis players Venus and Serena Williams. Quotes I knew she was a champion. On maybe 300, she'd swing and miss completely. Because she loved it too much. I wasn't looking to develop a tennis player, I was looking to develop a human being. It's not important anymore for them to be good players. It used to be. No more. What I want is for them to be good human beings. What is a coach going to tell you today that he didn't tell you yesterday? I've been out there with them, and I can't say anything different. But I'm not that bright to begin with," he says. Tennis doesn't take much work. He believes in practicing "maybe an hour and a half a day on the court. That's enough. If it's not, I convince myself that it is. Serena is going to be better than Venus. I have never seen a girl that the public takes to as much as they do Venus. She reminds me of Ali. that all Africans might eat you up. Time for everyone to stand up and be responsible. And that's the problem with most black people. In their minds, they are in chains. They are enslaved. If she stays in tennis until she is 23, [Venus] will have $1 billion easy .... She will be the highest-paid player in the history of tennis. They can help you get your English together. They can teach you how to go to work, work like a mule, and live like a dog. But they don't teach you how to make money. They just teach you to get a job and in 25 or 30 years, get a watch, a pat on the back. In the Words of Father, Coach, and Manager ...May 22 1998 External Links Category:1942 births Category:1940s Category:Tennis coaches