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Product Description The lives and careers of the tennis superstars Venus and Serena Williams are documented, with special attention paid to the training techniques of their father Richard Williams. .com With authorized bios like this, who needs exposés? While thrilling tournament footage attests to Venus and Serena Williams's domination of tennis, they come off as mere pawns to their father, self-proclaimed "master planner" Richard, who, as the narrator informs viewers, "single-mindedly raised two sporting champions." Richard has served as the sisters' manager, coach, and father, and according to this program he planned his daughters' destinies before they were born. There is no arguing with his success, which is delineated in the number of championships won, the endorsements earned, and the sisters' phenomenal net worth. But self-deprecation ("I'm just a poor little cotton picker") is not Richard's game. "People look up to me wherever I go," he states at one point. "It's like I'm a god almost." There is much here to inspire young fans, who may enjoy the charming home movie footage and living vicariously through the women's glamorous off-court activities, which range from fashion shoots and music video appearances to commercials. But Richard's harrowing memories of growing up in the segregated South may be too graphic for some. --Donald Liebenson
L**E
Raising Tennis Aces - The Williams Story
This is a good documentary about the Serena and Venus, the William Sisters. It shows how the father Richard Williams puts his heart and soul into his daughters. Heart felt, genuine and rewarding incredible.
K**T
AN INSIGHTFUL LOOK - MORE THAN JUST TENNIS
"Raising Tennis Aces" is an insightful look into the tennis phenoms Venus and Serena Williams. But more than that, this documentary takes the viewer into an in-depth look at the force behind these two players; their father, Richard Williams.Mr. Williams' upbringing in the deep south embedded a philosophy of family devotion, pride, respect of ones' self, hard work, perserverance, resourcefulness, strength, power and faith that he obviously instilled into Venus and Serena.This film shows that is takes more than just physical strength to overcome your opponent; whether it be on a tennis court or off. I admire what Mr. Williams did with these two great athletes. Everything they have, they can outrightly claim they earned. You don't have to have country club money to be a winner. But possessing the internal workings of a mind that is set, focused, dedicated and ready to withstand all of the stumbling blocks that can be thrown in ones' path is found in this story.It is a great documentary, and the viewer is priviliged to be invited into the Williams' world.
H**L
Eye Opening and Heart Warming
This is a beautiful documentary on a very important and usually overlooked chapter of U.S. History. A pleasant and fun account of how a very poor and socially despised young black man raised two of his daughters to be the world's champion tennis players, did it with them in Compton, California, and later parts East. The little girls are adorable and gifted; their father is loving, very creative and wise. Get ready to laugh, get ready to grip the edges of your seats; and get ready to grow, learn, and understand.
S**S
Good
Good video. The quality isn't the best. But my kids enjoyed it. The videos are from 1990s therefore, you can't expect HD quality.
S**E
so proud of these two strong black women
this was a good introduction of the Williams sisters i got their book which is like this movie i am so proud of these two women they are role models for young women of all races. they are bless to have smart parents to teach them to play tennis andbe thebest in the world
S**R
The Best success formula I've ever seen!!!
I studied many success stories of many greats past & present. By far Richard and the producers of this dvd have done a great job. The documenting of the Williams sisters was warm, entertaining, as well as educationally informative. With heart, dedication, the right amount of effort (work) and determination anything is possible. What I loved the most was Richard's "no pressure" approach to training the sisters in a tight-knit family. I just couldn't believe I knew so little about the Williams family story.
L**G
Double Trouble
The Williams sisters - Venus and Serena - changed the game of women's tennis by adding power to the game. This DVD tells their story and shows them in their youth on the tennis court and with their family. Serena had so much energy. Richard Williams tells some of his story in learning the game of tennis and teaching his girls different training techniques that helped their games and sent both of them to the number one position in the sport.
D**N
For tennis buffs, of course
I doubt that anyone who never has followed tennis would really enjoy this. But for those of us who miss the good old days, it's atreat to recall the good old days when these two wonderful women won everything in sight!
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