Black and White: The Way I See It - Inspirational Memoir by Blind Advocate | Perfect for Book Clubs, Motivational Reading & Disability Awareness
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Black and White: The Way I See It - Inspirational Memoir by Blind Advocate | Perfect for Book Clubs, Motivational Reading & Disability Awareness
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The fascinating, “upfront and unapologetic” (Kirkus Reviews) memoir of Richard Williams, a businessman, tennis coach, subject of the major motion picture King Richard, and father to two of the greatest athletes and professional tennis champions of all time—Venus and Serena Williams.Born into poverty in Shreveport, Louisiana in the 1940s, Richard Williams was blessed by a strong, caring mother who remained his lifelong hero, just as he became a hero to Venus and Serena. From the beginning of his life, Richard’s mother taught him to live by the principles of courage, confidence, commitment, faith, and love. He passed the same qualities on to his daughters, who grew up loving their father and valuing the lessons he taught them. “I still feel really close to my father,” says Serena. “We have a great relationship. There is an appreciation. There is a closeness because of what we’ve been through together, and a respect.” A self-made man, Williams has walked a long, hard, exciting, and ultimately rewarding road during his life, surmounting many challenges to raise a loving family and two of the greatest tennis players who ever lived. Black and White is the extraordinary story of that journey and the indomitable spirit that made it all possible.
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I finally got the important pieces that were missing from the puzzle of my 23 years of being an ardent fan of the Williams family. Especially of Richard, Venus and Serena.I am a lifelong tennis player (since age 11) I was a Lynwood, California resident from 1933 to 1953..that's right I'm 80 years old. I retired from the Lynwood School District in 1992. During the last years before retirement I would run across Richard with Serena and Venus on the public courts of Lynwood and Hollydale . I remember distinctly how gracious, friendly, and proud Richard was when he would come over to the tennis court fence and talk with me while the girls were practicing. I guess he could tell I was totally impressed with what I was watching when he saw my jaw hanging close to the top of my chest. I got to talk with both Richard and Venus at Indian Wells at both the Tennis Garden and Grand Champions (the venue of the tourney before the garden) I was in the last two days of my first year of volunteer ushering at the Tennis Garden when the Venus-Serena semi was supposed to be played and it was canceled before it was played. I was ushering in lower bowl the Sunday of Serena's final with Kim Clister and witnessed the booing of Richard ,Venus and finally Serena as they came into the main stadium. I was never so disappointed in tennis fans in my life. I spent 13 more years volunteering at The Garden without being able to see them. Now that you know something about the person writing the review I will write about the book. The story of Venus and Serena and Richard coaching his daughters. This story is undoubtedly the best sports story of the last century. I wasn't very far into the book when it dawned on me that this would make a great movie. I have long thought that Richard must have at least been a top collegiate player to be able to produce such beautiful strokes from those two little girls. Boy was I wrong. The part of the book that described his dream and how he made it come true was my favorite part. This book is a must read to understand the total story that is still unfolding about the lives of these two super champions. .
