Black and White: The Way I See It

Black and White: The Way I See It

The fascinating, revealing, and in-depth memoir of Richard Williams, a self-made businessman, tennis coach, and father to two of the greatest athletes of all timeâ€”Venus and Serena Williams.

Heâ€™d set his mind to raise two of the greatest women champions in professional tennis well before they could even hold a racket. The father of Venus and Serena Williams had a grand plan for his daughters. The source of his vision, the method behind his execution, and the root of his indomitable spirit he held private. Until now. What he reveals about his successâ€”his story of struggle, determination, hard work, and familyâ€”is told in the pages of this inspiring memoir, Black and White: The Way I See It.

Richard Williams, for the first time ever, shares stories about the poverty and violence of his early life in Shreveport, Louisiana, in the 1940sâ€”a life that could have ended on the day he was born because of indifference, racism, and cruelty were it not for the strength of his mother and the kindness of a stranger. Williamsâ€™s mother was his hero, just as he became a hero to Venus and Serena, who express in the book the lessons he taught them and how much they love their much-criticized and even maligned father. His critics claimed that he was â€œin the wayâ€ of his daughtersâ€™ athletic success, that he was â€œdestroying his daughtersâ€™ marketing and advertising abilities,â€ and even accused him of â€œabuse.â€

Richard Williams describes a family life held together by the principles that matter most: courage, confidence, commitment, faith, and above all, love.

â€œWhen youâ€™re younger, as a female, you flock to your father. When you get older, youâ€™re closer to your mother. I still feel really, really close to my father. . . . We have a great relationship. There is an appreciation. There is a closeness because of what weâ€™ve been through together, and a respect,â€ says Serena.

â€œTraining started early for my kids, but it wasnâ€™t only on the tennis courts. I used to take Venus and Serena to work with me so they could learn the importance of planning, responsibility, and a strong work ethic, even at their early age,â€ Richard Williams writes. The self-made man saw the value of education and had the discipline to practice what he learned. He went so far as to write a plan for his familyâ€™s future before his tennis champion daughters were ever born.

Richard Williams has walked a long, hard, exciting, and ultimately rewarding road for seventy years, fighting every hand raised against him while raising a loving family and two of the greatest tennis players who ever lived.
Country USA
Brand Atria Books
Manufacturer Atria Books
Binding Hardcover
ReleaseDate 2014-05-06
UnitCount 1
EANs 9781476704203

Country	USA
Brand	Atria Books
Manufacturer	Atria Books
Binding	Hardcover
ReleaseDate	2014-05-06
UnitCount	1
EANs	9781476704203

Black and White: The Way I See It

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