1 00:00:49,315 --> 00:00:51,510 I'll take that. Thank you. 2 00:00:51,718 --> 00:00:54,654 [man] Where I grew up, Louisiana, Cedar Grove... 3 00:00:54,721 --> 00:00:59,659 tennis was not a game peoples played. We was too busy running from the Klan. 4 00:01:00,460 --> 00:01:04,297 But here it is, when I'm interested in a thing, I learn it. 5 00:01:04,364 --> 00:01:07,734 How it works, how the best peoples in the world do it. 6 00:01:07,834 --> 00:01:10,804 And that's what I did with tennis, with the girls. 7 00:01:10,870 --> 00:01:12,739 [instructor, on tape] If you look at the biggest servers; 8 00:01:12,739 --> 00:01:16,576 Sampras, Lendl, Connors, you'll see the break of their wrists 9 00:01:16,676 --> 00:01:19,212 is like a smack, like a high-five. 10 00:01:19,312 --> 00:01:21,648 That's what you're looking for when you hit it. 11 00:01:21,715 --> 00:01:22,816 That "pop." 12 00:01:22,882 --> 00:01:28,188 All we need is a club... for training, and clinics, the whole deal. 13 00:01:28,254 --> 00:01:32,258 Everything the girls need to go from prodigy to pro. 14 00:01:32,359 --> 00:01:35,395 I wrote me a 78-page plan for their whole career 15 00:01:35,495 --> 00:01:36,763 before they was even born. 16 00:01:36,863 --> 00:01:38,498 [chuckling] 17 00:01:38,565 --> 00:01:41,868 It was 1977, I had watched this tennis match... 18 00:01:41,935 --> 00:01:44,104 and, uh, I seen them get this girl, Virginia Ruzici, 19 00:01:44,204 --> 00:01:46,773 $40,000 for four days' work. 20 00:01:46,873 --> 00:01:49,876 And since I knew I had only made $52,000 all year, 21 00:01:49,943 --> 00:01:52,112 I knew I was in the wrong business. 22 00:01:52,212 --> 00:01:56,249 Went home that night, told the wife, "We need to make two more kids." 23 00:01:57,500 --> 00:02:01,388 So that night I wrote up the plan. One for Venus, one for Serena. 24 00:02:01,488 --> 00:02:04,124 -All right. Step in a little bit more. -Cover their whole tennis... 25 00:02:04,224 --> 00:02:07,694 Cover their education, foreign languages, everything. 26 00:02:07,761 --> 00:02:09,529 -And now that plan say... -All right, shorten it up. 27 00:02:09,562 --> 00:02:13,800 ...it's time for us to come see you to help turn them into champions. 28 00:02:13,900 --> 00:02:16,469 Now, I know what you thinking, 29 00:02:16,569 --> 00:02:20,373 "This family is from the ghetto. How they gonna pay old me?" 30 00:02:20,974 --> 00:02:23,410 Well, don't you worry about that. We're not here to rob ya. 31 00:02:23,510 --> 00:02:24,911 We here to make you rich. 32 00:02:24,978 --> 00:02:26,880 You ever think about basketball? 33 00:02:29,582 --> 00:02:31,117 Best of luck to you, I... 34 00:02:31,217 --> 00:02:33,219 Okay, you making a mistake, but I'm gonna let you make it. 35 00:02:33,253 --> 00:02:34,988 -[laughing] Okay. -All right. 36 00:02:35,880 --> 00:02:37,390 -Them pants look expensive. -Oh, they are. 37 00:02:37,457 --> 00:02:39,592 [man 2] If I had a dollar for every crazy parent 38 00:02:39,693 --> 00:02:42,128 that told me their kid would make it to number one, 39 00:02:42,228 --> 00:02:43,763 well, I'd be a rich man. 40 00:02:44,798 --> 00:02:48,335 -You look pretty rich to me. -Well, there you go. 41 00:02:50,970 --> 00:02:52,972 You need to open your stance up a little more. 42 00:02:53,730 --> 00:02:54,474 Your stance too closed. 43 00:02:54,574 --> 00:02:56,843 [indistinct chatter] 44 00:03:02,248 --> 00:03:05,919 [indistinct chatter] 45 00:03:17,330 --> 00:03:18,998 Serena, those books are bigger than you are. 46 00:03:18,998 --> 00:03:21,267 No, they're not. I can do it. I can carry more than you. 47 00:03:21,334 --> 00:03:23,603 -And break your back while you're at it? -Wanna bet? 48 00:03:23,670 --> 00:03:25,538 -Serena! -[both laughing] 49 00:03:26,806 --> 00:03:29,209 [exclaims] Phone book! 50 00:03:31,511 --> 00:03:32,612 Phone book. 51 00:03:34,748 --> 00:03:36,182 Phone book! 52 00:03:37,183 --> 00:03:38,885 [giggles] Phone book. 53 00:03:40,286 --> 00:03:42,220 -[Serena] Phone book! -Girls. 54 00:03:42,622 --> 00:03:43,823 [girl laughing] Hey. 55 00:03:43,890 --> 00:03:45,580 -Told you I'd win. -You cheat. 56 00:03:45,158 --> 00:03:47,627 -Hi, Mrs. Strickland. -Thank you. 57 00:03:47,694 --> 00:03:50,563 Now, you need to go tell your father to stop working you so hard. 58 00:03:50,663 --> 00:03:55,135 I seen y'all practicing in the rain. The man is crazy. 59 00:03:56,690 --> 00:03:58,805 Girls. Y'all go ahead back in the house. 60 00:03:59,673 --> 00:04:02,208 Tell your sisters we leaving in a few minutes. 61 00:04:02,308 --> 00:04:04,344 We'll deliver the rest of them books later. 62 00:04:05,545 --> 00:04:09,215 I ain't gonna tell you again, do not talk to them kids. 63 00:04:09,315 --> 00:04:12,652 Excuse me. They came onto my lawn. 64 00:04:12,719 --> 00:04:15,255 And somebody has gotta, as hard as you're working 'em. 65 00:04:15,355 --> 00:04:19,392 They work as hard as they need to to stay off these streets. 66 00:04:19,492 --> 00:04:22,395 -I'm in the champion-raising business. -[snickers] 67 00:04:22,495 --> 00:04:24,431 I got a book about it about to come out soon. 68 00:04:24,531 --> 00:04:26,866 Maybe I give a copy to your daughter. 69 00:04:26,933 --> 00:04:29,703 -Remind me which corner she working on? -Get off my property. 70 00:04:29,803 --> 00:04:31,771 -Richard, leave that nosy woman alone. -Yeah, just stop talking to my kids. 71 00:04:31,805 --> 00:04:34,140 Got your little booty-hugging shorts. You need some bigger shorts! 72 00:04:34,174 --> 00:04:35,909 [woman] You know, she just wanna rile you up. 73 00:04:36,242 --> 00:04:37,877 -I gotta get to work. -All right. 74 00:04:39,120 --> 00:04:40,113 I think you riling me up 75 00:04:40,213 --> 00:04:42,480 -with them little nurse shoes on. -[laughing] 76 00:04:42,582 --> 00:04:45,850 -I love them little nurse shoes. -Get these girls to practice. 77 00:04:45,185 --> 00:04:47,954 -All right. Have a good day. -You, too. 78 00:04:48,388 --> 00:04:49,589 [girl 2] Yes, I have my homework. 79 00:04:49,589 --> 00:04:51,758 Keep turning those hips if you wanna get that power. 80 00:04:51,858 --> 00:04:53,930 [girls] Bye, Mom. 81 00:04:53,193 --> 00:04:54,928 -Tunde, dang, you're a nerd. -Stop. 82 00:04:55,280 --> 00:04:56,629 Why you doing homework on a Saturday? 83 00:04:56,730 --> 00:05:00,367 Because I am trying to get an A. You should try it with your B-plus. 84 00:05:00,433 --> 00:05:02,680 [laughter] 85 00:05:02,135 --> 00:05:03,803 Where are we practicing today, Daddy? 86 00:05:03,903 --> 00:05:06,606 -[Serena] Yeah, where are we practicing? -At the club. 87 00:05:06,706 --> 00:05:09,109 And Serena, stop saying everything Venus say. 88 00:05:09,209 --> 00:05:11,770 Hope they don't steal our balls again. 89 00:05:11,144 --> 00:05:13,980 Lyn, you probably told 'em to do it so we wouldn't have to practice. 90 00:05:14,714 --> 00:05:16,883 [Richard] We got us a van full of balls. 91 00:05:16,950 --> 00:05:19,919 And you don't need to be worrying about what other folks is doing anyway. 92 00:05:19,986 --> 00:05:21,454 You need to worry about what you doing. 93 00:05:21,454 --> 00:05:24,657 We out here getting great, that's what we need to be worrying about. 94 00:05:24,758 --> 00:05:25,959 You understand that? 95 00:05:26,590 --> 00:05:28,795 -[all] Yes, Daddy, we do. -All right. 96 00:05:29,429 --> 00:05:30,730 -Oh. -[honking horn] 97 00:05:30,797 --> 00:05:35,268 -Say hi to the peoples that's gone. -Hi to the people that's gone. 98 00:05:35,335 --> 00:05:37,837 [continues honking horn] 99 00:05:37,937 --> 00:05:41,341 ["Get Me Back On Time, Engine Number 9 Pt. 1 & Pt. 2" by Wilson Pickett playing] 100 00:05:43,176 --> 00:05:45,178 [Serena] I feel like I'm in church. 101 00:05:47,447 --> 00:05:51,685 -Okay, who ready to work? -[Serena] We're ready to work! 102 00:05:57,524 --> 00:05:59,492 -[Richard] Say again? -[girls] We're ready, Daddy. 103 00:05:59,592 --> 00:06:02,662 [Richard] All right, all right. That's what I like to hear. 104 00:06:16,476 --> 00:06:19,479 Stay up on your toes. You're making too much noise. 105 00:06:22,215 --> 00:06:25,785 King Richard, don't get much rest ever, do you? 106 00:06:25,852 --> 00:06:28,621 Don't nothing come to a sleeper but a dream. 107 00:06:30,623 --> 00:06:32,392 -[Lyn giggling] -[Tunde] Are you ready to be dropped? 108 00:06:32,392 --> 00:06:33,560 'Cause I will drop you. 109 00:06:35,128 --> 00:06:36,296 [girls squealing] 110 00:06:36,830 --> 00:06:38,631 Oh, no, watch out. Watch out. 111 00:06:39,799 --> 00:06:40,900 There you go. 112 00:06:41,100 --> 00:06:43,536 Keep that wrist like the smack. It's like with the "pop" on top. 113 00:06:43,536 --> 00:06:45,405 [both grunting] 114 00:06:45,505 --> 00:06:47,841 [Richard] Throw it to the sky. Get this one over the fence. 115 00:06:47,874 --> 00:06:49,476 I like that. Yeah, that's it. 116 00:06:50,176 --> 00:06:51,578 [grunts] 117 00:06:51,678 --> 00:06:52,879 [Richard] There you go! 118 00:06:52,979 --> 00:06:56,416 First drill. Whoever hit that, one dollar. 119 00:06:57,884 --> 00:07:00,520 Yes, yes, good power. 120 00:07:01,921 --> 00:07:05,191 -[grunts] -Yes, there you go. There you go. 121 00:07:07,160 --> 00:07:09,396 Yes! Ooh, watch out, Martina. 122 00:07:09,496 --> 00:07:10,930 Speed that racket head up. 123 00:07:11,564 --> 00:07:14,340 Oh! Almost, Venus Williams! 124 00:07:14,100 --> 00:07:17,300 -[rap music playing on car stereo] -Forehand. 125 00:07:17,700 --> 00:07:20,540 Yes, you keep that stance open or else I'mma come down there and tickle you. 126 00:07:21,107 --> 00:07:23,343 -[grunts] -Very good. Get to it. Get to it. 127 00:07:23,410 --> 00:07:25,245 There you go! There you go! 128 00:07:25,912 --> 00:07:28,682 Don't wait for that ball, go get it. Yes. 129 00:07:30,950 --> 00:07:32,519 [music stops] 130 00:07:35,522 --> 00:07:37,557 [Richard] Good depth, good depth there. 131 00:07:39,793 --> 00:07:41,127 Switch it backhand. 132 00:07:42,620 --> 00:07:44,931 Don't get too excited. This is your game. 133 00:07:45,799 --> 00:07:47,200 Get it all the way up to that cotton picker. 134 00:07:47,233 --> 00:07:48,968 All the way up to the sky. 135 00:07:50,700 --> 00:07:52,605 Yes, Venus Williams. Come on in here. 136 00:07:52,706 --> 00:07:56,910 That's a very, very good day today. You did good work. 137 00:07:56,976 --> 00:07:58,278 -Venus Williams... -Hm? 138 00:07:58,378 --> 00:08:00,980 -Who is your best friend? -You, Daddy. [laughs] 139 00:08:01,810 --> 00:08:02,382 -Serena Williams... -[giggling] 140 00:08:02,449 --> 00:08:03,950 -Who is your best friend? -Venus. 141 00:08:04,500 --> 00:08:06,886 -Then you, after Venus. It's okay. -That's unbelievable. That's unbelievable. 142 00:08:06,920 --> 00:08:08,922 -Give your daddy a kiss. -[laughing] 143 00:08:08,988 --> 00:08:11,291 -Thank you. All right. -[men chattering loudly] 144 00:08:11,391 --> 00:08:14,928 Y'all go ahead, uh... get the... pick the balls and everything up. 145 00:08:14,994 --> 00:08:16,229 [men chattering] 146 00:08:16,296 --> 00:08:18,932 How you doing? I'm sorry, what's your name, mama? 147 00:08:20,300 --> 00:08:24,304 You ain't gotta act like that, love. We just tryin' to talk to you, that's all. 148 00:08:24,404 --> 00:08:25,638 [Richard] Tunde! 149 00:08:25,739 --> 00:08:28,508 Pick your things up, get your sisters, go ahead to the bus. 150 00:08:28,608 --> 00:08:30,143 [young man] Yetunde, that's your name? 151 00:08:30,510 --> 00:08:32,812 Hey, the homie said he wanna talk to you, but, Tunde, 152 00:08:32,912 --> 00:08:34,981 you ain't gotta be acting like that, love. 153 00:08:36,820 --> 00:08:37,617 [man 2] She studying. Where she going? 154 00:08:38,118 --> 00:08:40,587 [young man] Don't drop your backpack, baby. 155 00:08:41,210 --> 00:08:43,857 [young men chattering, indistinct] 156 00:08:43,957 --> 00:08:47,494 -[chatter continues] -[rap music playing in car] 157 00:08:47,594 --> 00:08:50,630 [young man laughing] Keep talkin' all that shit. 158 00:08:54,300 --> 00:08:55,502 [young man] Oh, Tunde! 159 00:08:56,836 --> 00:08:59,390 Tunde, the homie's still right here. 160 00:09:00,473 --> 00:09:02,342 [men laughing] 161 00:09:05,478 --> 00:09:08,515 [young man] I be tellin' this love right here... 162 00:09:09,115 --> 00:09:10,950 [whispering] What is he doing? 163 00:09:11,518 --> 00:09:14,454 [young man] Nigga be acting like he scared or something like... 164 00:09:14,521 --> 00:09:18,324 [Richard] Young man, now I asked you a couple times. 165 00:09:18,391 --> 00:09:19,793 [man 3] Young man? 166 00:09:19,859 --> 00:09:24,364 Now, that girl there is only 16 years old. And she out here to work. 167 00:09:25,331 --> 00:09:28,468 -Just leave her alone. Leave her alone. -[laughter] 168 00:09:28,535 --> 00:09:31,905 -I talk to whoever I want, homie. -Oh, he upset, nigga. 169 00:09:32,500 --> 00:09:33,873 You leave these girls at peace. 170 00:09:33,973 --> 00:09:36,743 Hey yo, come on, homie, man. Leave this old-*** nigga alone. 171 00:09:36,843 --> 00:09:39,479 [young man] What, now you feel like you're better than us or something, homie? 172 00:09:39,512 --> 00:09:42,682 Hey, homeboy, you know you hear me talking to you. 173 00:09:43,483 --> 00:09:44,584 [man 3] Come on! 174 00:09:45,819 --> 00:09:48,388 What's up, homie, you got something you wanna say? 175 00:09:48,488 --> 00:09:51,858 I done said what I wanna say. Just mind your business. 176 00:09:51,925 --> 00:09:53,927 She not interested in you. 177 00:09:54,270 --> 00:09:55,528 -[Richard grunts] -[all gasp] 178 00:09:55,595 --> 00:09:57,197 [men exclaiming, laughing] 179 00:09:57,263 --> 00:09:59,532 Yeah, now you my business, *****. 180 00:09:59,599 --> 00:10:01,668 [man 2] Oh, damn! Come on, Roc! 181 00:10:01,735 --> 00:10:03,837 [Roc] See your daddy now, huh, Tunde? 182 00:10:03,903 --> 00:10:06,439 [man 2] Come on, man. He's an old-*** nigga, man. 183 00:10:06,539 --> 00:10:09,275 [Roc] That's your homie, man. What's going on with him? 184 00:10:09,376 --> 00:10:11,878 -Come on, man. -Hey, keep your old *** at home, homie. 185 00:10:11,945 --> 00:10:14,748 Turn that music up! Turn that music up! 186 00:10:14,848 --> 00:10:16,883 [Roc] Come over here trippin' and shit, man. 187 00:10:16,950 --> 00:10:18,918 [rap music continues, louder] 188 00:10:19,190 --> 00:10:20,387 [Richard coughs] 189 00:10:21,554 --> 00:10:23,690 [men chattering, indistinct] 190 00:10:24,958 --> 00:10:26,860 [Roc] Came over here with that stupid shit. 191 00:10:26,926 --> 00:10:29,290 [man 3] Punk-*** nigga, say what? 192 00:10:38,872 --> 00:10:40,473 Daddy, are you okay? 193 00:10:41,941 --> 00:10:45,645 When I was your age I used to have to fight every day. 194 00:10:45,745 --> 00:10:49,490 If it wasn't the Ku Klux Klan or the police or... 195 00:10:49,749 --> 00:10:52,285 the white boys from the next town... 196 00:10:52,385 --> 00:10:55,755 somebody was always beating on me for something. 197 00:10:56,823 --> 00:10:59,726 And I ain't had no daddy to stand in their way. 198 00:11:01,828 --> 00:11:05,565 This world ain't never had no respect for Richard Williams. 199 00:11:07,167 --> 00:11:08,768 But they gonna respect y'all. 200 00:11:11,137 --> 00:11:13,600 They gonna respect y'all. 201 00:11:21,815 --> 00:11:23,983 [siren wailing in distance] 202 00:11:24,840 --> 00:11:25,852 [tires screeching] 203 00:11:25,952 --> 00:11:27,687 [car motor revving] 204 00:11:34,327 --> 00:11:36,996 Somebody ought to call the cops on you. 205 00:11:37,970 --> 00:11:39,165 [helicopter whirring overhead] 206 00:11:39,265 --> 00:11:40,834 Daddy, what's happening? 207 00:11:41,434 --> 00:11:44,537 -Nothing, Junior. Go in the house. -Okay. 208 00:11:44,637 --> 00:11:46,473 [Venus laughing] 209 00:11:46,539 --> 00:11:48,808 -Hi, Mom. -[mom] Hey, girls, dinner's ready. 210 00:11:48,875 --> 00:11:50,643 -How was practice? -It was good. 211 00:11:50,710 --> 00:11:52,278 Daddy got beat up again. 212 00:11:53,130 --> 00:11:55,150 -[mom] Did you work on your serve? -[Venus] Yeah. 213 00:11:56,160 --> 00:11:58,184 Tunde, get the plates. 214 00:11:58,284 --> 00:12:01,321 If we eat fast enough we'll probably have time for the talent show. 215 00:12:01,388 --> 00:12:02,956 [Serena] Oh, wait, hold on. I'm going first. 216 00:12:02,989 --> 00:12:05,458 -I already know what I'm singing. -[Lyn] Let me guess... 217 00:12:05,525 --> 00:12:12,232 [girls singing] Because the greatest love of all... 218 00:12:12,332 --> 00:12:15,335 Stop! What's so funny? The song is a great song. 219 00:12:15,402 --> 00:12:17,504 -Move, move, move. -Yes, ma'am. 220 00:12:17,570 --> 00:12:18,571 Leave Serena alone. 221 00:12:18,672 --> 00:12:20,640 -Here, give this out. -Thank you, Mama. 222 00:12:20,707 --> 00:12:21,808 Y'all go wash up. 223 00:12:23,576 --> 00:12:25,979 [girls chattering, giggling] 224 00:12:29,683 --> 00:12:30,984 [mom] What happened? 225 00:12:31,751 --> 00:12:34,721 That same boy, sniffing around Tunde. 226 00:12:35,321 --> 00:12:36,856 [Richard groans softly] 227 00:12:37,757 --> 00:12:39,559 -Give me this. -Thank you. 228 00:12:39,659 --> 00:12:42,495 All right. I got to get to work. 229 00:12:44,230 --> 00:12:47,567 Okay, girls, half hour. Finish your homework, then get to bed. 230 00:12:48,401 --> 00:12:50,570 -Y'all clean up. -You got it? Yes, ma'am. 231 00:12:52,172 --> 00:12:53,873 Something has to change. 232 00:12:54,874 --> 00:12:57,610 -What you mean? -We can't keep up this pace. 233 00:12:59,179 --> 00:13:02,949 Me nursing all day, you working all night. 234 00:13:03,490 --> 00:13:06,190 Coaching in-between. Now look at your face. 235 00:13:06,860 --> 00:13:08,621 Oh, I done already put this behind me. 236 00:13:08,722 --> 00:13:10,590 -[mom sighs] -Okay, we just got to stick to the plan. 237 00:13:10,590 --> 00:13:12,692 We got champions in the other room. 238 00:13:12,759 --> 00:13:15,562 Richard, we have done a great job with them. 239 00:13:15,628 --> 00:13:17,630 They are great. 240 00:13:17,130 --> 00:13:18,898 But they're not going to Wimbledon like this. 241 00:13:19,799 --> 00:13:22,402 Not with hitting with you and me on those raggedy courts. 242 00:13:23,136 --> 00:13:27,407 They need better surfaces than-- They need better everything. 243 00:13:27,474 --> 00:13:30,777 And not playing with you with your busted-up feet. 244 00:13:30,877 --> 00:13:33,613 My feets are fine. Okay? 245 00:13:34,714 --> 00:13:37,917 Okay, actually they was hurting out there a little bit today. 246 00:13:37,984 --> 00:13:39,452 [Tunde] Oh, my gosh. 247 00:13:39,552 --> 00:13:41,388 [girls giggling] 248 00:13:41,454 --> 00:13:44,958 Richard, you playing. I'm serious. 249 00:13:45,725 --> 00:13:47,930 I'm serious. 250 00:13:48,895 --> 00:13:50,897 [girls laughing] 251 00:13:52,732 --> 00:13:55,502 [girls singing faintly] 252 00:13:57,337 --> 00:13:59,272 -You are right. -I know I'm right. 253 00:13:59,339 --> 00:14:00,507 Yeah. 254 00:14:01,975 --> 00:14:04,511 You should have seen Venus out there today. 255 00:14:05,578 --> 00:14:09,816 Just something done clicked in her mind. She is so ready. 256 00:14:09,916 --> 00:14:12,850 -Yeah, she ready. -She ready for that next level. 257 00:14:12,152 --> 00:14:15,522 [Serena singing] ...that shows me how And when the night falls 258 00:14:15,622 --> 00:14:16,656 She ready. 259 00:14:16,756 --> 00:14:20,930 You got to trust me. Okay? 260 00:14:20,593 --> 00:14:21,661 All right. 261 00:14:21,761 --> 00:14:23,630 I'm gonna get us some help. 262 00:14:24,497 --> 00:14:28,101 Venus and Serena gonna shake up this world. 263 00:14:28,168 --> 00:14:30,337 [girls singing loudly] 264 00:14:30,437 --> 00:14:33,139 And they gonna need to 'cause they not gonna make it as singers. 265 00:14:33,206 --> 00:14:36,476 -[cracking up] -They not 'cause... 266 00:14:37,811 --> 00:14:39,846 [laughing] Oh, Serena. 267 00:14:39,946 --> 00:14:43,717 I got to get to work. All right? 268 00:14:43,817 --> 00:14:44,984 That's what I want to hear. 269 00:14:45,510 --> 00:14:48,540 [girls singing] With somebody who loves me 270 00:14:48,154 --> 00:14:50,290 Say you wanna dance Don't you wanna dance 271 00:14:50,357 --> 00:14:51,891 [Richard] We're gonna shake up this world. 272 00:14:51,891 --> 00:14:53,590 [girls laughing] 273 00:14:53,159 --> 00:14:55,995 -[Serena singing] Oh, I wanna dance... -[girls singing] ...with somebody 274 00:14:56,620 --> 00:14:59,833 ["I Shall Be Released" by Nina Simone Playing] 275 00:14:59,899 --> 00:15:01,701 -A basketball hoop? -Dancing together? A hole? 276 00:15:01,735 --> 00:15:02,736 Ballet? 277 00:15:02,802 --> 00:15:05,739 Oh, a ring? A basketball... hoop? 278 00:15:05,839 --> 00:15:08,208 -Ten o'clock, girls. Time for bed. -[girls] What was it? 279 00:15:08,308 --> 00:15:09,976 -So, what was it? -Saturn. 280 00:15:10,430 --> 00:15:12,545 [all] Oh! 281 00:15:13,680 --> 00:15:17,250 All right. Y'all wrote in your journals? Made your plans for tomorrow? 282 00:15:17,350 --> 00:15:18,551 [girls] Yes, Daddy. 283 00:15:18,651 --> 00:15:21,488 That's right. Got to have a plan for every day, else what? 284 00:15:21,554 --> 00:15:23,656 [all] If you fail to plan, you plan to fail. 285 00:15:23,723 --> 00:15:26,590 -That's right. We not failing, are we? -[all] No, Daddy. 286 00:15:26,159 --> 00:15:28,280 Okay, all the way to the top. 287 00:15:28,940 --> 00:15:30,730 [Venus] Come on, Meka. Just get in. 288 00:15:30,830 --> 00:15:32,932 [Richard] You know, one day not too long from now, 289 00:15:33,330 --> 00:15:36,403 somebody gonna hand you girls a check for one million dollars. 290 00:15:37,270 --> 00:15:40,400 And you gonna buy as many beds as you want. 291 00:15:40,106 --> 00:15:42,942 -In one check? Really? -Maybe even a couple of 'em. 292 00:15:44,440 --> 00:15:46,713 But we not gonna be like this forever, okay? 293 00:15:48,915 --> 00:15:50,383 -Okay. -All right. 294 00:15:51,351 --> 00:15:53,860 You girls go to bed. 295 00:15:53,186 --> 00:15:55,210 [girls] Good night, Daddy. 296 00:15:56,389 --> 00:15:58,725 [song continues] 297 00:16:14,708 --> 00:16:18,478 [car starting] 298 00:16:32,580 --> 00:16:34,600 [faint chatter in Spanish] 299 00:17:13,833 --> 00:17:17,203 [steel doors closing] 300 00:17:40,960 --> 00:17:44,664 ["Cissy Strut" by The Meters playing] 301 00:17:47,567 --> 00:17:50,970 [Richard on video] As you notice, Vic, they have very good form. 302 00:17:51,370 --> 00:17:55,742 And, uh, you can see their serve looks very good... hopefully. 303 00:17:56,409 --> 00:17:58,678 Raise your hand, Serena. 304 00:17:58,745 --> 00:18:00,246 Venus Williams. 305 00:18:02,716 --> 00:18:07,887 And, we have your tape, "Tennis Our Way," and we've been viewing it. 306 00:18:07,987 --> 00:18:11,191 However, the tape say you'll be good by Friday. 307 00:18:11,257 --> 00:18:12,492 Well guess what, Vic... 308 00:18:12,559 --> 00:18:14,427 -...we got good by Tuesday. -[mouthing silently] 309 00:18:14,427 --> 00:18:16,730 -That's how good your tape is. -[chuckles] 310 00:18:16,830 --> 00:18:20,367 These girls is looking for some coaching, and we think you'd be great. 311 00:18:20,433 --> 00:18:23,169 So, you want to relax, take it easy... 312 00:18:23,670 --> 00:18:27,173 and get a chance to see some real good tennis players. 313 00:18:27,240 --> 00:18:28,375 That's it. 314 00:18:28,441 --> 00:18:30,343 So I guess you made that yourself? 315 00:18:30,410 --> 00:18:32,946 Yes, I did. Yes. Uh... 316 00:18:33,460 --> 00:18:35,882 When the girls was younger, I had bought me this camcorder. 317 00:18:35,949 --> 00:18:39,552 So I filmed myself in the mirror asking questions, things, and the such. 318 00:18:39,619 --> 00:18:42,389 Then when they got older, I start doing it with them. 319 00:18:42,455 --> 00:18:44,391 I called it their "media training." 320 00:18:44,457 --> 00:18:46,726 I see. Well, that's... very industrious. 321 00:18:46,793 --> 00:18:49,729 Oh, yeah, I'm a businessman, Vic. 322 00:18:50,463 --> 00:18:55,268 Uh, this deal you're asking for, you know, all of this for... for free, Richard... 323 00:18:56,703 --> 00:18:58,405 Nobody's taking that bet. 324 00:18:58,972 --> 00:19:03,760 Tennis is a technical game, you know, probably one of the most. 325 00:19:03,143 --> 00:19:07,470 And if you didn't grow up with the game, then... 326 00:19:07,981 --> 00:19:09,449 It's like playing the violin. 327 00:19:09,549 --> 00:19:11,918 You know, it takes hours and hours a day. 328 00:19:11,985 --> 00:19:16,389 You know, year after year of expensive expert instruction, 329 00:19:16,456 --> 00:19:18,725 just to hold the thing right. 330 00:19:18,792 --> 00:19:23,963 Yeah, and even then... even for families with unlimited financial resources, 331 00:19:24,640 --> 00:19:27,167 the chances of achieving the kind of... 332 00:19:27,267 --> 00:19:31,271 [inhales] ...mastery and success that you're talking about... 333 00:19:31,338 --> 00:19:34,341 I mean, for one kid, let alone two, it's... 334 00:19:35,442 --> 00:19:39,312 It's like asking somebody to believe that you got the next two Mozarts 335 00:19:39,412 --> 00:19:42,282 living in your house, you know? [chuckling] 336 00:19:42,349 --> 00:19:46,319 It's just... It's just very, very unlikely. 337 00:19:46,419 --> 00:19:48,588 [tape ejects] 338 00:19:48,655 --> 00:19:51,358 I'm sorry, that's... just my two cents. 339 00:19:51,458 --> 00:19:53,526 -Yeah. -I, uh... 340 00:19:54,194 --> 00:19:56,763 -Yeah. Okay. -Maybe you can prove me wrong. 341 00:19:57,997 --> 00:20:00,200 [tennis balls striking] 342 00:20:06,172 --> 00:20:07,207 [Venus] Daddy? 343 00:20:15,215 --> 00:20:17,851 [Richard] Dear Heavenly Father, Jehovah, God... 344 00:20:17,951 --> 00:20:19,953 we thank you for this food. 345 00:20:20,200 --> 00:20:24,891 We ask you to bless the hands of the peoples that prepared this food. 346 00:20:24,991 --> 00:20:29,362 We thank you for this opportunity as a family to come together. 347 00:20:29,462 --> 00:20:32,198 And we ask you to please... 348 00:20:32,298 --> 00:20:34,467 please don't let nobody get fat 349 00:20:34,534 --> 00:20:37,237 -from eating all this food. -[laughter] 350 00:20:37,337 --> 00:20:39,239 In Jesus's name we pray. Amen. 351 00:20:39,339 --> 00:20:42,800 [all] Amen. [giggling] 352 00:20:43,810 --> 00:20:45,445 [Tunde] Meka, I think he was talking to you. 353 00:20:45,478 --> 00:20:46,846 [Serena] Oh! 354 00:20:48,715 --> 00:20:50,784 -Look at all this cheese. -[Tunde] What'd you get, Isha? 355 00:20:50,817 --> 00:20:53,353 I got a little bit of work I got to do. Uh... 356 00:20:53,420 --> 00:20:55,889 Y'all ride home with your mother. All right? 357 00:20:55,989 --> 00:20:57,590 Everything okay? You all right? 358 00:20:57,691 --> 00:20:59,693 Oh, everything's great. Y'all just go and eat. 359 00:20:59,759 --> 00:21:01,661 Bring-- bring my food home when you come. 360 00:21:03,763 --> 00:21:05,598 -[girls] Bye, Daddy. -[Richard] All right. 361 00:21:05,699 --> 00:21:06,766 [entry bell jingles] 362 00:21:07,834 --> 00:21:09,502 -[Lyn] You eating his food? -[Isha] Uh-huh. 363 00:21:23,490 --> 00:21:25,118 [car approaching] 364 00:21:29,956 --> 00:21:31,124 [car doors closing] 365 00:21:38,531 --> 00:21:40,367 [Roc] Hey, where Tunde at, homie? 366 00:21:40,433 --> 00:21:42,235 [man 2] Roc, what you doin', man? 367 00:21:43,570 --> 00:21:45,380 [Roc] Did I stutter, nigga? 368 00:21:45,105 --> 00:21:47,700 [man 2] Hey, let's roll, homie. Fool just went right now. 369 00:21:47,400 --> 00:21:50,110 We bounce, we can smoke 'em. Leave this old-*** dude alone. 370 00:21:51,644 --> 00:21:53,580 [Roc] You know what my daddy taught me? 371 00:21:56,116 --> 00:21:57,784 How to smoke a blunt. 372 00:21:59,619 --> 00:22:01,588 And how to smoke a ***** nigga, too. 373 00:22:04,124 --> 00:22:05,658 I'm real good at both. 374 00:22:08,795 --> 00:22:10,663 [man 2 muttering nearby] 375 00:22:11,731 --> 00:22:13,400 [Roc] What you scared for, homie? 376 00:22:14,434 --> 00:22:19,673 Tell Tunde me and the homies might come by later and run a train on her. 377 00:22:20,173 --> 00:22:22,242 -[Richard grunts] -[man 2] Oh! Oh, oh! 378 00:22:23,143 --> 00:22:25,178 Get his ***! Get his ***! 379 00:22:25,745 --> 00:22:28,810 [Richard grunting in pain] 380 00:22:28,148 --> 00:22:29,683 Get off me, man! 381 00:22:31,151 --> 00:22:32,952 [Richard groans] 382 00:22:34,654 --> 00:22:36,189 [Roc] Get the **** out the way, homie. 383 00:22:36,289 --> 00:22:38,491 -[Richard groans] -[gun cocks] 384 00:22:38,591 --> 00:22:42,328 Smoke him, homie. On the turf, homie. Smoke him. 385 00:22:43,863 --> 00:22:46,299 -He came and disrespect you in our hood? -[panting] 386 00:22:47,600 --> 00:22:50,103 [Roc] Don't nobody give a damn about you, homeboy. 387 00:22:50,170 --> 00:22:51,471 [pained groan] 388 00:22:52,372 --> 00:22:53,807 Nobody. 389 00:22:57,610 --> 00:22:59,112 [grunts] 390 00:23:03,283 --> 00:23:04,651 [Roc] Let's roll. Let's roll. 391 00:23:05,485 --> 00:23:07,530 [man 3] Take your balls, nigga. 392 00:23:28,508 --> 00:23:30,810 [men chattering, indistinct] 393 00:24:01,274 --> 00:24:02,876 [motor shuts off] 394 00:24:21,940 --> 00:24:23,960 [indistinct chatter] 395 00:24:34,741 --> 00:24:37,770 [chatter continues] 396 00:24:38,311 --> 00:24:39,879 [Roc] See y'all later then. 397 00:24:41,810 --> 00:24:43,216 -[engine racing] -[gunfire burst] 398 00:24:43,283 --> 00:24:44,884 [broken glass tinkling] 399 00:24:44,951 --> 00:24:46,920 [car alarms blaring] 400 00:24:47,253 --> 00:24:48,254 [man 3] Yo, they got Roc! 401 00:24:48,321 --> 00:24:51,825 [man 4] Roc? Hey, call an ambulance! Call an ambulance! Roc? 402 00:24:51,925 --> 00:24:54,461 [man 2] Come on, Roc, wake up! Talk to me! 403 00:24:54,561 --> 00:24:55,729 [man 4] Get up, man! 404 00:24:55,795 --> 00:24:58,498 -[engine racing] -[tires skidding] 405 00:25:00,660 --> 00:25:03,300 [man 2] I said put a call out, come on, let's go! 406 00:25:05,739 --> 00:25:07,273 [men continue shouting] 407 00:25:07,340 --> 00:25:08,942 [bus starting] 408 00:25:09,900 --> 00:25:12,612 [siren approaching] 409 00:25:33,166 --> 00:25:34,667 [tears paper towel] 410 00:25:40,774 --> 00:25:42,142 [exhales softly] 411 00:25:42,208 --> 00:25:43,810 [door opens] 412 00:25:44,778 --> 00:25:46,813 [soft footfalls] 413 00:25:51,170 --> 00:25:52,552 [groans quietly] 414 00:25:54,521 --> 00:25:57,724 [exhales] Give me this. Give me this. 415 00:26:01,861 --> 00:26:03,229 [tears package] 416 00:26:07,300 --> 00:26:08,568 [pops lid] 417 00:26:11,400 --> 00:26:14,700 [whispering] I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry. Sorry, sorry, sorry. 418 00:26:33,993 --> 00:26:36,620 How many fingers am I holding up? 419 00:26:37,897 --> 00:26:40,767 How you get all nine fingers on one hand? 420 00:26:40,867 --> 00:26:42,869 [laughing] 421 00:26:45,500 --> 00:26:46,272 You fine. 422 00:26:47,741 --> 00:26:49,442 I'mma go take a shower. 423 00:27:00,420 --> 00:27:02,522 ["The Love You Gave" by Dolly Parton Playing] 424 00:27:02,589 --> 00:27:04,357 [Venus] Where are we practicing today, Daddy? 425 00:27:04,424 --> 00:27:06,226 [Serena] Yeah, where are we practicing today? 426 00:27:06,292 --> 00:27:08,261 We going some place special today. 427 00:27:08,361 --> 00:27:10,363 These houses are huge. 428 00:27:10,430 --> 00:27:13,330 Yes, that one looks like a castle. 429 00:27:13,990 --> 00:27:15,101 -[Richard] Y'all like these houses? -[both] Yes. 430 00:27:15,201 --> 00:27:16,569 [Serena] That one looks like the White House. 431 00:27:16,603 --> 00:27:18,938 Which one? Which one you like? What's your favorite? 432 00:27:19,390 --> 00:27:20,573 I like that one. 433 00:27:20,940 --> 00:27:22,575 [Serena] Yeah, that one's nice. 434 00:27:22,642 --> 00:27:26,279 If that was my house, I'd put a pool in the front and a slide on the roof. 435 00:27:26,379 --> 00:27:28,148 -You'd put your pool in the front? -Have a big pool party. 436 00:27:28,148 --> 00:27:30,500 Everybody's gonna want to come to my house. 437 00:27:30,116 --> 00:27:32,520 Oh, you just gonna be the crazy lady on the block. 438 00:27:32,850 --> 00:27:34,421 [Serena] No. I'm gonna be the coolest person on the block. 439 00:27:34,487 --> 00:27:37,590 -[both] That one has a tennis court. -[Richard] Oh, that's the one then. 440 00:27:37,657 --> 00:27:38,825 -[Serena] Yeah. -[laughing] 441 00:27:38,925 --> 00:27:41,895 You gonna have any one of these houses you want. 442 00:27:41,961 --> 00:27:45,765 Beverly Hills, Hollywood Hills, any of these old hills. 443 00:27:45,832 --> 00:27:47,834 'Cause you got a plan and you gonna stick to it. 444 00:27:49,302 --> 00:27:52,238 When I was a little boy, my moms used to say, "Son... 445 00:27:52,305 --> 00:27:55,750 the most strongest, the most powerful, 446 00:27:55,141 --> 00:27:58,111 the most dangerous creature on this whole Earth 447 00:27:58,178 --> 00:28:01,281 is a woman who know how to think. 448 00:28:01,981 --> 00:28:04,170 Ain't nothing she can't do." 449 00:28:04,117 --> 00:28:06,453 -Y'all know how to think? -[both giggling] Yes, Daddy. 450 00:28:06,519 --> 00:28:09,989 Now, these peoples we about to go see, you gonna show them how dangerous you are? 451 00:28:10,900 --> 00:28:11,257 [both] Yes, Daddy. 452 00:28:11,324 --> 00:28:12,926 Let me see your dangerous face. 453 00:28:12,992 --> 00:28:14,940 [Venus and Serena growl] 454 00:28:14,160 --> 00:28:15,628 Where your-- That's your dangerous face? 455 00:28:15,662 --> 00:28:16,930 -[roaring] -There you go. 456 00:28:16,996 --> 00:28:18,298 -That's your dangerous face. -[giggling] 457 00:28:18,331 --> 00:28:19,699 Okay, don't do that for the peoples. 458 00:28:19,699 --> 00:28:20,967 -Don't do that. -Don't do that. 459 00:28:28,842 --> 00:28:30,276 [horn honks] 460 00:28:34,681 --> 00:28:35,782 [Richard] That's a nice shirt. 461 00:28:35,815 --> 00:28:37,884 [Serena in English accent] Top of the morning to you. 462 00:28:38,218 --> 00:28:40,854 [girls giggling] 463 00:28:43,456 --> 00:28:45,892 [tennis balls striking] 464 00:28:47,494 --> 00:28:50,830 [Richard] Look at that. Look at that. Come on. 465 00:28:54,670 --> 00:28:56,503 -You see who that is? -Yes. 466 00:28:56,569 --> 00:28:58,138 -Who's that? -John McEnroe. 467 00:28:58,204 --> 00:29:00,840 -That's right. Who's that? -[Serena] That's Pete Sampras. 468 00:29:00,907 --> 00:29:01,975 [Richard] Mm-hm. 469 00:29:02,409 --> 00:29:06,413 One day, they gonna be bragging about the time they met the two of you. 470 00:29:09,315 --> 00:29:11,351 -What are you doing, Johnny? -What? 471 00:29:11,418 --> 00:29:14,540 [chuckling] You know he's a smoker. Get off your heels. 472 00:29:14,521 --> 00:29:16,489 -[McEnroe] Ah, screw you. -[coach] Screw me? 473 00:29:16,556 --> 00:29:18,910 All right, Pete, let's take a break. 474 00:29:18,191 --> 00:29:20,927 Why are you guessing early? Just read the toss. 475 00:29:21,270 --> 00:29:22,362 [McEnroe] It looked like it was going outside. 476 00:29:22,395 --> 00:29:24,330 -It did not. -You see what he did? 477 00:29:24,397 --> 00:29:26,599 Yeah, but that's what you've been working so hard for... 478 00:29:26,700 --> 00:29:28,668 -Excuse me, Mr. Cohen? -Getting that shot-- 479 00:29:28,735 --> 00:29:29,836 Yeah? 480 00:29:29,903 --> 00:29:32,839 Uh, Richard Williams. We spoke on the phone. 481 00:29:32,906 --> 00:29:35,909 -Oh, yeah. I remember. The brochure. -Yep, that's right. 482 00:29:36,900 --> 00:29:38,211 I actually brought you another one in case you misplaced the first-- 483 00:29:38,244 --> 00:29:39,913 No, no, no. I got it. 484 00:29:40,130 --> 00:29:41,214 What can I do for you? 485 00:29:41,281 --> 00:29:43,817 Uh, well, we figured you was busy. That's why we came to see you. 486 00:29:43,850 --> 00:29:44,718 Yeah. 487 00:29:44,784 --> 00:29:46,853 Everybody says I got these two great tennis players 488 00:29:46,920 --> 00:29:48,540 and we're still looking for a coach. 489 00:29:48,880 --> 00:29:49,522 Oh, yeah, Mr. Wilson, listen. 490 00:29:49,589 --> 00:29:50,957 -No, it's Williams. -We're in the middle of practice here. 491 00:29:50,957 --> 00:29:53,560 This my daughter, that's Venus. This is my other daughter, Serena. 492 00:29:53,593 --> 00:29:54,594 Nice to meet you, girls. 493 00:29:54,694 --> 00:29:56,463 It won't take but a minute to watch them hit a few balls. 494 00:29:56,463 --> 00:29:59,299 I'm sorry. I'm not taking any juniors now and we're in the middle of practice. 495 00:29:59,299 --> 00:30:01,201 I don't mean to interrupt nothing, Mac, Pete. 496 00:30:01,267 --> 00:30:02,635 Oh, tough break at Wimbledon. 497 00:30:02,736 --> 00:30:04,537 -[sardonic chuckle] -I seen what happened to you, Mac. 498 00:30:04,571 --> 00:30:07,207 Uh, you gonna win again. Just keep your head up. 499 00:30:07,273 --> 00:30:09,542 -Mr. Williams, this is not a good time. -Wait. Listen. Look... 500 00:30:09,576 --> 00:30:12,579 -I just want you to watch them hit a few-- -We're in the middle of-- 501 00:30:12,645 --> 00:30:14,581 Look, Mac is gone. Mac is gone. 502 00:30:14,647 --> 00:30:17,584 The way Pete whipping up on him, he may never come back. 503 00:30:17,650 --> 00:30:20,720 Pete, you don't mind if he just watch 'em hit a few balls, do you? 504 00:30:20,787 --> 00:30:22,255 It's okay with me. 505 00:30:22,322 --> 00:30:25,725 See? Come on. Mac is gone. Pete's okay. We ready. 506 00:30:25,792 --> 00:30:27,260 You the only person got a problem with this. 507 00:30:27,293 --> 00:30:28,895 Come on. Watch 'em hit a few balls. 508 00:30:29,562 --> 00:30:30,764 You girls are pretty good, huh? 509 00:30:30,797 --> 00:30:31,965 -Yes, sir. -Yes, sir. 510 00:30:32,650 --> 00:30:33,566 [Richard] Oh, they better than good. 511 00:30:34,300 --> 00:30:37,837 -All right. A few balls. -A few balls. That's... Come on. 512 00:30:37,937 --> 00:30:39,239 -Come on, girls. -Show him this magic. 513 00:30:39,272 --> 00:30:40,840 -Show him this magic. -This'll take a minute. 514 00:30:40,840 --> 00:30:44,277 Hey, that's their brochure, Pete. 515 00:30:44,344 --> 00:30:46,913 Now you take a look at that. I'mma have them sign it for you later. 516 00:30:46,946 --> 00:30:48,148 -Come on, come on. -Got it. 517 00:30:48,248 --> 00:30:50,830 -So tell me your names again. -I'm Venus. 518 00:30:50,150 --> 00:30:52,819 -I'm Serena. -Venus and Serena. I'm Paul. 519 00:30:52,919 --> 00:30:56,890 Uh, no, no, you not Paul. You Mr. Cohen. 520 00:30:56,156 --> 00:30:57,257 Mr. Cohen, right. 521 00:30:57,323 --> 00:30:59,359 All right, Serena, why don't you start at forehand? 522 00:30:59,459 --> 00:31:01,695 Venus, backhand. We'll hit some down the line, all right? 523 00:31:01,695 --> 00:31:03,697 That's good, Paul. That's how I usually start with 'em too. 524 00:31:03,697 --> 00:31:05,131 -That's real smart. -[Paul] Good. 525 00:31:05,665 --> 00:31:06,766 All right, ready? 526 00:31:08,340 --> 00:31:10,103 [girls grunting] 527 00:31:19,112 --> 00:31:21,140 [Richard] That's right. Show him the magic. 528 00:31:21,648 --> 00:31:24,500 There you go. Good power, Venus Williams. 529 00:31:25,510 --> 00:31:26,186 That's it. 530 00:31:27,887 --> 00:31:30,523 -What you think, Pete? -[Sampras] They look good. 531 00:31:30,623 --> 00:31:33,360 They good. I know they good. I know they good. 532 00:31:35,995 --> 00:31:39,999 Pete Sampras is looking at you. Pete Sampras gonna steal your stuff. 533 00:31:41,568 --> 00:31:44,400 All right, great job, girls. 534 00:31:44,700 --> 00:31:47,273 Serena, why don't you go get some water? I wanna hit with your sister for a minute. 535 00:31:47,307 --> 00:31:48,208 [rackets clack] 536 00:31:48,308 --> 00:31:50,377 Venus, you want to try something a little different? 537 00:31:50,477 --> 00:31:52,312 Okay, so start in the middle. 538 00:31:52,379 --> 00:31:54,681 I want you to go after every single ball, all right? 539 00:31:54,748 --> 00:31:55,849 I'm not gonna tell you where they're coming. 540 00:31:55,882 --> 00:31:57,317 But don't stop until we're done. 541 00:31:57,384 --> 00:31:59,519 Oh, she do that. She'll do that. 542 00:32:02,722 --> 00:32:04,190 There you go. 543 00:32:04,257 --> 00:32:06,920 [Paul] Okay, I want you to recover each time. 544 00:32:07,227 --> 00:32:10,960 [tennis shoes squeaking] 545 00:32:11,765 --> 00:32:13,933 [Richard] Get it. Show it to him. 546 00:32:14,534 --> 00:32:16,360 You have to show him that magic. 547 00:32:21,207 --> 00:32:22,275 Yes. 548 00:32:22,876 --> 00:32:25,345 There you go. There you go. 549 00:32:25,845 --> 00:32:28,715 -Get it. All right. -Okay. 550 00:32:29,582 --> 00:32:31,718 Girls, come here and talk to me for a second. 551 00:32:31,785 --> 00:32:33,420 Hustle, hustle, hustle. 552 00:32:35,255 --> 00:32:37,900 [Paul] Let me ask you both something. 553 00:32:38,191 --> 00:32:39,392 What do you want out of this? 554 00:32:39,893 --> 00:32:42,950 I know what your dad wants, but what about you? 555 00:32:42,862 --> 00:32:46,533 Well, I want to win Wimbledon as many times as anyone's ever won it. 556 00:32:46,599 --> 00:32:48,601 You think you can do that? 557 00:32:48,702 --> 00:32:49,969 I know I can. 558 00:32:51,137 --> 00:32:54,974 What about you? Who on the tour do you wanna play like? 559 00:32:57,711 --> 00:33:00,480 Well, I'd like other people to want to play like me. 560 00:33:00,580 --> 00:33:01,781 [Paul chuckles] 561 00:33:01,881 --> 00:33:03,283 I bet they will. 562 00:33:04,117 --> 00:33:06,419 All right, you girls go pick 'em up. 563 00:33:11,891 --> 00:33:13,426 [McEnroe] Come on, Paul, let's go. 564 00:33:16,296 --> 00:33:17,630 You taught 'em all this? 565 00:33:17,731 --> 00:33:21,167 Oh, yeah, me and my wife Brandy. We both athletes. 566 00:33:22,268 --> 00:33:24,700 So, what you think? 567 00:33:27,407 --> 00:33:29,900 -Is this a bee you're drawing? -Yes, it is. 568 00:33:29,900 --> 00:33:32,512 -You're not working on-- -I thought y'all were doing homework. 569 00:33:38,852 --> 00:33:41,321 [exhales] We got a coach. 570 00:33:41,421 --> 00:33:44,124 [all shrieking joyfully] 571 00:33:47,930 --> 00:33:50,300 You little fakers. You little fakers! 572 00:33:52,320 --> 00:33:55,935 -Pete Sampras's coach? -Sure as hell. 573 00:33:56,200 --> 00:33:57,871 So he's gonna do it for free? 574 00:33:57,971 --> 00:34:01,641 Uh... he said he can't do two for free. 575 00:34:01,708 --> 00:34:03,209 What? 576 00:34:03,309 --> 00:34:04,844 He only gonna teach Venus. 577 00:34:04,944 --> 00:34:07,180 [Serena] Okay, okay, you should have seen Venus. 578 00:34:07,280 --> 00:34:09,449 Pete Sampras was there and I don't think he could beat her at all. 579 00:34:09,482 --> 00:34:10,984 Sampras? Okay, Venus! 580 00:34:11,510 --> 00:34:12,719 [Serena] We were so good. 581 00:34:12,819 --> 00:34:14,387 Did you tell Serena? 582 00:34:14,487 --> 00:34:16,156 [girls chattering quietly] 583 00:34:16,222 --> 00:34:17,557 [Serena] We only hit the net, like, twice. 584 00:34:17,557 --> 00:34:18,958 Do you want to? 585 00:34:19,559 --> 00:34:21,628 -Oh, Richard. -Yeah. 586 00:34:21,695 --> 00:34:23,563 [all chanting] We got a coach. We got a coach. 587 00:34:23,663 --> 00:34:25,198 We got a coach. We got a coach. 588 00:34:31,571 --> 00:34:34,674 It's not fair. I want to go with you. 589 00:34:35,408 --> 00:34:37,344 I know. I want you to, too. 590 00:34:39,579 --> 00:34:42,480 Meka, Daddy said he's gonna record everything 591 00:34:42,148 --> 00:34:43,717 and then we can watch it together. 592 00:34:43,817 --> 00:34:45,552 He has a plan, okay? 593 00:34:46,152 --> 00:34:47,420 Yeah, for you. 594 00:34:47,520 --> 00:34:50,560 Okay, Meka, your mom ready. Y'all gonna practice today. 595 00:34:50,590 --> 00:34:54,561 But Daddy, I can't practice on her court. She always hits slices. 596 00:34:54,661 --> 00:34:57,970 That ain't nothing but a few minor adjustments. 597 00:34:57,530 --> 00:35:01,167 You got to stay prepared for whatever's unpredictable. Okay? 598 00:35:02,350 --> 00:35:04,204 Come on now, give your daddy a kiss. 599 00:35:04,270 --> 00:35:07,907 Don't put no mean on my face. Come on. Daddy love you. 600 00:35:08,800 --> 00:35:10,276 Mm? Come on, Junior, let's go. 601 00:35:17,283 --> 00:35:21,421 I know you feel left out. But you're not left out. 602 00:35:23,456 --> 00:35:25,392 You got something great, too. 603 00:35:25,458 --> 00:35:27,727 -What? -Me. 604 00:35:28,528 --> 00:35:30,864 Come on, we got work to do. 605 00:35:30,930 --> 00:35:33,366 -Right now? -Yeah, right now. 606 00:35:33,433 --> 00:35:35,101 I ain't raised no poop butts. 607 00:35:35,635 --> 00:35:38,371 -Mom. -Come on. We got work to do. 608 00:35:38,438 --> 00:35:42,142 [Paul] Go. That's it. Back. Center. And back. 609 00:35:43,109 --> 00:35:44,711 What you're going through is the Paul Cohen 610 00:35:44,744 --> 00:35:46,579 first-strike strategic tennis system. 611 00:35:46,646 --> 00:35:48,548 It's gonna turn you into a killer. 612 00:35:48,615 --> 00:35:50,917 You'll learn to think about this tennis court as a chess board 613 00:35:50,950 --> 00:35:53,720 made up of 228 shots. 614 00:35:53,787 --> 00:35:55,455 You will learn to perfect them all. 615 00:35:55,555 --> 00:35:57,323 Did I say stop? Go, go, go. Again. 616 00:35:57,824 --> 00:35:59,426 -[Venus grunts] -Center. 617 00:35:59,793 --> 00:36:01,961 [Brandy] Come on! Up, up, up! Explode! 618 00:36:02,929 --> 00:36:04,264 Side! 619 00:36:05,465 --> 00:36:07,133 Up, up, up! Back! 620 00:36:07,934 --> 00:36:11,271 Side, side, side, side. I need you to be faster, Serena. 621 00:36:12,138 --> 00:36:14,274 -[Venus grunts] -[Rick] Twenty-four... 622 00:36:15,775 --> 00:36:17,477 Twenty-five... Oh, halfway there. Come on. 623 00:36:18,611 --> 00:36:19,846 Twenty-six... 624 00:36:21,748 --> 00:36:25,418 Oh! Come on, back to the middle each time. Let's get 50. 625 00:36:25,485 --> 00:36:27,420 Make sure you keep that stance open. 626 00:36:27,487 --> 00:36:28,788 [Paul] Please, Richard. 627 00:36:31,240 --> 00:36:33,660 -[ball hits net] -Oh! Blame your dad. 628 00:36:34,160 --> 00:36:36,763 Wait, wait, wait. Stop, stop. What are you doing? 629 00:36:36,830 --> 00:36:39,265 This is it. What! That's it. 630 00:36:42,202 --> 00:36:43,603 Trust it, trust it. 631 00:36:43,670 --> 00:36:46,840 -[grunts] -Better! Yes! 632 00:36:47,340 --> 00:36:48,942 [hearty laugh] 633 00:36:50,276 --> 00:36:51,311 [Paul] Yeah. 634 00:36:53,130 --> 00:36:56,516 Let me see a little bit more pronation on that wrist right at the end. 635 00:36:56,616 --> 00:36:57,684 You just focus right here. 636 00:36:57,784 --> 00:36:59,285 [lowering voice] You know exactly what you're doing. 637 00:36:59,319 --> 00:37:01,955 Do you want to be the best? You can do it. You know why? 638 00:37:02,655 --> 00:37:06,159 Because you're a killing machine. You're a goddamn attack dog. 639 00:37:06,226 --> 00:37:07,494 So bite. 640 00:37:08,795 --> 00:37:10,230 Talk a little louder, Paul. Can't hear you. 641 00:37:10,230 --> 00:37:13,199 -That wasn't for you, Richard. -Trying to record though, Paul. 642 00:37:13,299 --> 00:37:15,135 [Paul] You can interview me later. 643 00:37:18,471 --> 00:37:20,306 -Yes! Yes! -[Paul] There you go. 644 00:37:20,373 --> 00:37:22,842 That's what the pronation gets you right there. 645 00:37:24,678 --> 00:37:25,879 Really? 646 00:37:27,847 --> 00:37:29,749 Yeah! Keep it up. Keep it up. 647 00:37:30,250 --> 00:37:33,353 That's the move. Now get back to the middle. Get back to the middle. 648 00:37:33,420 --> 00:37:35,755 You never know where that ball's gonna go. You gotta be ready. 649 00:37:35,755 --> 00:37:38,391 Stay low, stay low, stay low... 650 00:37:38,491 --> 00:37:39,926 Yeah, baby! Yes! 651 00:37:40,260 --> 00:37:42,280 -[Venus grunting] -[Paul] Go! 652 00:37:42,896 --> 00:37:45,365 Get around it. That's it. 653 00:37:46,366 --> 00:37:49,202 End the point. Recover, quick! You gotta move faster. 654 00:37:49,269 --> 00:37:51,370 -[Venus strikes ball] -Hold on, Junior, Junior. Junior. 655 00:37:51,710 --> 00:37:52,839 Uh, Paul, one second. 656 00:37:52,906 --> 00:37:54,641 Look, you just got a little closed up that time. 657 00:37:54,674 --> 00:37:56,976 You're doing real good. You just gotta keep that stance open. 658 00:37:57,100 --> 00:37:59,312 -You plant that right foot... -What are you doing, Richard? 659 00:37:59,346 --> 00:38:02,115 -That's how you get a little closed off. -Richard, what are you doing? 660 00:38:03,160 --> 00:38:04,684 I'm talking to my daughter. Is something wrong with that? 661 00:38:04,718 --> 00:38:06,186 No, nothing wrong with that. 662 00:38:06,252 --> 00:38:07,987 Except you want me to fix her stance and I can't do that 663 00:38:08,210 --> 00:38:09,389 if you keep telling her to hit open. 664 00:38:09,422 --> 00:38:12,192 Well, Paul, ain't no reason to fix something that's not broke. 665 00:38:12,258 --> 00:38:15,695 Okay? You've been hollering at the girl all day long to get back to the middle. 666 00:38:15,762 --> 00:38:18,231 That's all I hear you saying. Yet you instructing her 667 00:38:18,298 --> 00:38:19,699 -to close her stance. -That's right. 668 00:38:19,733 --> 00:38:22,469 How can she get back to the middle with her stance all closed up? 669 00:38:22,569 --> 00:38:25,872 Okay, if she stays open, she can plant that foot. 670 00:38:25,939 --> 00:38:28,808 -More power, more speed. -No! That is not how you get power. 671 00:38:28,908 --> 00:38:31,711 You want power in your stroke, you square your shoulders, 672 00:38:31,778 --> 00:38:34,314 you close your stance, hold your head right at contact, 673 00:38:34,414 --> 00:38:36,816 and blast through it. You do not hit open stance. 674 00:38:36,916 --> 00:38:38,218 -Okay? -Yep. 675 00:38:38,284 --> 00:38:40,387 -Can we please get back to it? -Well, just keep your mind open, Paul. 676 00:38:40,420 --> 00:38:42,922 You know, just in case you not the smartest person in the whole world. 677 00:38:42,956 --> 00:38:44,657 It would be really helpful if we could actually hit a few. 678 00:38:44,657 --> 00:38:47,560 Because I got about 18 minutes left and I'd like to finish this practice. 679 00:38:47,594 --> 00:38:49,629 It just don't make no sense what you sayin', Paul. 680 00:38:49,729 --> 00:38:52,650 If she keep her stance closed, feet are all jumbled up, 681 00:38:52,132 --> 00:38:53,633 she not gonna be able to get back. 682 00:38:53,733 --> 00:38:55,502 I'll get my lesson from you when we're done, okay? 683 00:38:55,502 --> 00:38:57,737 -Right now, I'd like to focus on Venus. -I keep forgetting you know everything. 684 00:38:57,771 --> 00:39:00,106 -17 minutes now. -I keep forgetting that. 685 00:39:00,473 --> 00:39:01,474 That's it! 686 00:39:01,808 --> 00:39:04,177 -Okay, just as long as she hits some open. -[Venus grunting] 687 00:39:08,848 --> 00:39:11,384 -Keep that stance open, Junior. -Now, recover, recover, recover. 688 00:39:11,785 --> 00:39:13,820 Get around it. Get around it. I want a forehand. 689 00:39:13,920 --> 00:39:16,956 I want a forehand. Get back to center. There you go! 690 00:39:17,424 --> 00:39:19,759 [VCR whirring] 691 00:39:19,826 --> 00:39:21,261 [Paul groans softly] 692 00:39:21,327 --> 00:39:23,563 [woman on TV] Great serve. You know, Capriati is really... 693 00:39:23,596 --> 00:39:25,198 Dang, that's Capriati? 694 00:39:25,298 --> 00:39:27,200 [Paul] Now, she's a freaking killer. 695 00:39:27,300 --> 00:39:31,204 Won the Junior Orange Bowl in Miami in the US 18-and-Under when she was 12. 696 00:39:31,304 --> 00:39:32,639 Just went pro last year. 697 00:39:33,173 --> 00:39:35,208 That's her coach, Rick Macci. He's in Florida. 698 00:39:35,308 --> 00:39:37,310 Not as dumb as the rest, but... 699 00:39:37,377 --> 00:39:40,280 She is the youngest pro ever to be ranked in the top ten. 700 00:39:40,347 --> 00:39:44,217 And guess what she just did? She just beat Steffi Graf. 701 00:39:44,317 --> 00:39:46,986 How do you think she learned how to do that? Juniors. 702 00:39:47,721 --> 00:39:49,220 That's where the fight is. 703 00:39:49,122 --> 00:39:51,124 That's where you face adversity, competition. 704 00:39:51,725 --> 00:39:53,393 It's also where you get noticed by agents 705 00:39:53,493 --> 00:39:55,829 who can help you pay for the training and introduce you to sponsors. 706 00:39:55,862 --> 00:39:58,565 Capriati signed a two million dollar contract with Diadora 707 00:39:58,665 --> 00:40:01,201 before she played a single pro match. 708 00:40:01,301 --> 00:40:03,536 How do you think that happened? Juniors. 709 00:40:03,636 --> 00:40:05,872 [chatter continues on TV] 710 00:40:06,239 --> 00:40:10,100 So what do you guys say? Want to play Juniors? 711 00:40:13,346 --> 00:40:14,881 I think I can add that to the plan. 712 00:40:14,981 --> 00:40:16,249 [Paul and Venus laugh] 713 00:40:16,349 --> 00:40:17,817 We'll play some Juniors. 714 00:40:17,884 --> 00:40:22,355 ["Cruel Summer" by Bananarama playing] 715 00:40:22,422 --> 00:40:25,191 Come on. Come on. Do you feel good? 716 00:40:25,258 --> 00:40:27,394 -Yes. I'm excited. -Okay. 717 00:40:27,494 --> 00:40:29,596 [indistinct chatter] 718 00:40:29,696 --> 00:40:32,499 -[Richard] Good morning. Good morning. -[Venus] Did you see that, Mom? 719 00:40:33,330 --> 00:40:36,936 It's okay. They're just not used to seeing good-looking peoples like us. 720 00:40:37,370 --> 00:40:39,706 You don't worry about them. Let them worry about you, Venus. 721 00:40:39,773 --> 00:40:42,175 Oh, this it. This it right here. 722 00:40:43,843 --> 00:40:47,247 Come on, come on, come on. Just leave your stuff there. 723 00:40:47,347 --> 00:40:48,848 -[Lyn] Kick her butt. -[Tunde] All right, y'all. 724 00:40:48,882 --> 00:40:50,850 -Have fun. Bye. -Okay. Love you. 725 00:40:50,917 --> 00:40:51,918 All right. 726 00:40:53,553 --> 00:40:57,123 Okay. You just focus on that ball. Okay? 727 00:40:57,223 --> 00:41:00,226 You... are Venus Williams. 728 00:41:00,960 --> 00:41:02,595 You gonna win Wimbledon. 729 00:41:03,229 --> 00:41:07,534 These girls ain't never gonna want to see your name in their draw. Okay? 730 00:41:07,600 --> 00:41:10,537 -Okay, Daddy. -You just go out there and have fun. 731 00:41:10,603 --> 00:41:13,106 I know. I got this. 732 00:41:13,206 --> 00:41:14,708 -All right. -Okay. I love you. 733 00:41:14,774 --> 00:41:16,109 I love you. 734 00:41:37,464 --> 00:41:39,766 [distant applause, cheering] 735 00:41:41,634 --> 00:41:43,937 [woman] All right, girls, meet at the net. 736 00:41:56,820 --> 00:41:58,985 Best of three sets. Tiebreaks at six-all. 737 00:41:59,850 --> 00:42:00,653 I'm covering three courts. 738 00:42:00,754 --> 00:42:03,990 So keep your own score and call your own lines. 739 00:42:09,629 --> 00:42:11,197 Good luck. 740 00:42:14,868 --> 00:42:16,803 [girl] Okay, up or down? 741 00:42:17,837 --> 00:42:19,973 Up, I guess. Thanks. 742 00:42:20,400 --> 00:42:21,508 [racket clatters] 743 00:42:23,443 --> 00:42:25,779 Down. You can serve. 744 00:42:37,791 --> 00:42:39,392 [sighs] 745 00:42:40,527 --> 00:42:43,830 She knows who she is. We've done our job. 746 00:42:43,897 --> 00:42:45,310 Yeah, yeah. 747 00:42:45,131 --> 00:42:46,633 -She'll be fine. -Mm-hm. 748 00:42:46,700 --> 00:42:49,869 -[Serena] Come on, V, you got this. -[Tunde] Good luck, V! 749 00:42:50,637 --> 00:42:52,238 [Brandy] Come on, Venus! 750 00:42:55,241 --> 00:42:56,176 [grunts] 751 00:42:56,242 --> 00:42:59,346 She's nervous. Take a step up. 752 00:43:00,480 --> 00:43:02,315 [Richard] You just have some fun out there, Venus Williams. 753 00:43:02,349 --> 00:43:04,170 That's all this about. Have some fun. 754 00:43:07,320 --> 00:43:09,422 [bounces ball] 755 00:43:14,928 --> 00:43:16,162 [scattered applause] 756 00:43:16,229 --> 00:43:17,263 [Tunde] Good job, V! 757 00:43:17,364 --> 00:43:19,933 Maybe she ought to take a few more steps up. 758 00:43:20,330 --> 00:43:21,835 Just get some place safe. 759 00:43:23,570 --> 00:43:25,500 Don't move. 760 00:43:30,110 --> 00:43:31,778 [grunts] 761 00:43:36,950 --> 00:43:39,419 -[yelps] You are so freaking stupid. -[loud cheering] 762 00:43:39,519 --> 00:43:41,755 -[Brandy] All right, Venus! -[Tunde] Go, Venus! 763 00:43:41,855 --> 00:43:44,240 [all cheering] 764 00:43:44,900 --> 00:43:45,291 [Serena] All right, V. 765 00:43:47,127 --> 00:43:48,595 -You watching? -Mm-hm. 766 00:43:48,695 --> 00:43:50,397 [grunting] 767 00:43:53,299 --> 00:43:55,268 -You're so bad! -[Tunde] Yes! 768 00:43:55,368 --> 00:43:57,370 [family cheering] 769 00:43:57,103 --> 00:43:59,472 -Damn! -[Tunde] Great job! 770 00:44:01,107 --> 00:44:02,676 I am talking to you. I am talking to you. 771 00:44:02,709 --> 00:44:05,111 Do you even want to be out there right now? Do you? 772 00:44:05,211 --> 00:44:08,480 Because the way that you just played, it's hard to believe that you do. 773 00:44:10,830 --> 00:44:11,985 [scattered applause] 774 00:44:12,850 --> 00:44:13,453 Thank you. 775 00:44:13,553 --> 00:44:15,488 [wild cheering] 776 00:44:15,588 --> 00:44:17,123 [girls] Venus! 777 00:44:17,624 --> 00:44:20,260 -[Richard] Get in here, get in here. -[Brandy] I'm so proud of you! 778 00:44:20,326 --> 00:44:21,928 -[Richard] Get in my picture. -[Brandy] Take a picture. 779 00:44:21,961 --> 00:44:23,663 Come on, come on. Come on, Paul! 780 00:44:24,397 --> 00:44:27,634 -[Richard] Say, "Venus!" -[all] Venus! 781 00:44:27,734 --> 00:44:29,269 [Richard] That's it. That's it. 782 00:44:29,336 --> 00:44:32,172 [applause] 783 00:44:33,807 --> 00:44:35,241 Bad sportsmanship. 784 00:44:35,308 --> 00:44:37,911 Yes! 785 00:44:37,977 --> 00:44:39,846 Can I take a picture with the winner! 786 00:44:40,580 --> 00:44:41,815 [Richard] Right there. Hold it. 787 00:44:41,848 --> 00:44:43,283 -You look so good. -So proud of you. 788 00:44:43,817 --> 00:44:45,452 [grunting] 789 00:44:45,518 --> 00:44:46,653 [grunts loudly] 790 00:44:46,753 --> 00:44:48,455 -[cheering] -Let's go, Venus. 791 00:44:48,521 --> 00:44:52,158 Hey, Kelly. Kelly, Kelly. It was out. Call it. 792 00:44:52,659 --> 00:44:53,927 It was out. 793 00:44:53,993 --> 00:44:55,428 -[Brandy] What? -[Serena] I know, she's lying. 794 00:44:55,462 --> 00:44:57,263 [Brandy] No, no... no, it wasn't. 795 00:44:58,365 --> 00:45:00,200 -It wasn't out, though. -[Serena] Can they do that? 796 00:45:00,200 --> 00:45:02,569 -It's all right. That's okay, Junior. -[Serena] They can't do that. 797 00:45:02,602 --> 00:45:04,537 Just do what you do. 798 00:45:04,637 --> 00:45:07,173 -[Brandy] Just cheating. -[Richard] That's all right. 799 00:45:07,273 --> 00:45:08,708 Just watch this one. 800 00:45:09,976 --> 00:45:12,512 -Come on, Venus. -[Tunde] You got this, V. 801 00:45:12,612 --> 00:45:13,880 30-40. 802 00:45:18,184 --> 00:45:19,552 [explosive grunt] 803 00:45:22,722 --> 00:45:24,324 -[hard grunt] -[exclaims] 804 00:45:24,391 --> 00:45:28,161 -[Brandy] Yeah! Yeah! -[Tunde] Yeah, V, good job! Yeah! 805 00:45:29,529 --> 00:45:32,165 All right. All right. All right. That's it. 806 00:45:36,302 --> 00:45:37,904 -[Serena] Come on, y'all. -[Brandy] What's wrong? 807 00:45:37,904 --> 00:45:39,572 -[Richard] That's okay. -[Brandy] What's wrong? You won. 808 00:45:39,572 --> 00:45:41,541 Okay, you can smile. You can smile. 809 00:45:42,342 --> 00:45:45,211 That was good. A little adversity, that's okay. 810 00:45:45,311 --> 00:45:47,213 [Venus grunting] 811 00:45:50,500 --> 00:45:52,852 -[Brandy] You're missing it. -No, I can hear everything with that ball. 812 00:45:52,886 --> 00:45:54,487 -[Tunde] Good play. -[Serena] Come on! 813 00:45:54,554 --> 00:45:55,889 [Tunde] You got this. 814 00:45:56,723 --> 00:45:58,658 -[family cheering] -[girl grunts loudly] 815 00:45:59,659 --> 00:46:01,995 [all cheering] 816 00:46:02,620 --> 00:46:04,698 -Did you see any of it? -Yeah, I saw some of that. 817 00:46:04,764 --> 00:46:05,832 [laughter] 818 00:46:05,899 --> 00:46:09,235 -Okay, come on, y'all. Come on. -Wait, where's Meka? She okay? 819 00:46:09,335 --> 00:46:12,205 Yeah, she's fine. She's just bored. Said she knew you would win. 820 00:46:12,272 --> 00:46:13,273 [laughs] 821 00:46:16,209 --> 00:46:18,178 -[Tunde] You were so good. -[Venus] Thank you. 822 00:46:18,244 --> 00:46:19,245 [Brandy] Did you see it? 823 00:46:20,447 --> 00:46:22,480 [Serena] I told you that girl was a pusher. 824 00:46:22,820 --> 00:46:24,718 Yeah, Paul calls that "playing patty-cake." 825 00:46:24,784 --> 00:46:26,720 [laughing] That's why she got moded. 826 00:46:27,287 --> 00:46:31,391 [both, singsong] Moded. Corroded. Your booty exploded. 827 00:46:31,458 --> 00:46:34,270 -[applause] -[chair umpire] 40-15. 828 00:46:50,760 --> 00:46:51,978 [both grunting] 829 00:47:02,255 --> 00:47:03,323 [desperate grunt] 830 00:47:10,964 --> 00:47:12,565 [loud cheering] 831 00:47:12,632 --> 00:47:14,667 [panting] 832 00:47:19,773 --> 00:47:20,840 Thank you. 833 00:47:23,410 --> 00:47:25,278 [loud cheering] 834 00:47:29,282 --> 00:47:30,450 [all] Cheese! 835 00:47:30,517 --> 00:47:32,185 -[shutter clicking] -[Richard] There you go. There you go. 836 00:47:32,185 --> 00:47:34,200 -Thank you so much. -Thank you. 837 00:47:34,120 --> 00:47:35,588 -Nice meeting you. -Nice to meet you. 838 00:47:35,655 --> 00:47:37,357 -[Richard] You did real good. -[girls] Bye. 839 00:47:37,424 --> 00:47:38,892 You should be very proud of yourself. 840 00:47:38,925 --> 00:47:40,860 -You did good. Well done. -[girls shrieking] 841 00:47:41,661 --> 00:47:43,290 Mommy, look! 842 00:47:43,129 --> 00:47:47,701 The first place Junior Tennis Tournament is presented to... 843 00:47:47,801 --> 00:47:49,335 Venus Williams! 844 00:47:49,436 --> 00:47:51,338 [all cheering, whooping] 845 00:47:52,472 --> 00:47:54,674 -[Lyn] Go, V! -[Isha] She won! 846 00:47:54,774 --> 00:47:56,776 [all] She won. She won. 847 00:47:56,843 --> 00:48:00,460 Moded. Corroded. Your booty exploded. 848 00:48:00,146 --> 00:48:01,281 [laughing] 849 00:48:01,348 --> 00:48:03,616 [Tunde] That looked kinda heavy up there. Let me see. 850 00:48:03,683 --> 00:48:06,820 Let me see that big ol' thing. Ooh, I'm about to drop it. 851 00:48:06,886 --> 00:48:09,389 -[Serena] Were you nervous at all, V? -Why is she nervous? 852 00:48:09,489 --> 00:48:12,726 That girl looked like she was 18 and Venus still whupped her anyway. 853 00:48:12,826 --> 00:48:14,961 -Yeah! [laughing] -Yes, she did. 854 00:48:15,280 --> 00:48:17,797 Okay, that's enough of that back there. No more tennis talk. 855 00:48:17,864 --> 00:48:20,734 -And stop all that bragging. -[Lyn] Daddy, we're not bragging. 856 00:48:20,834 --> 00:48:22,802 Oh, you're not? What you doing? 857 00:48:22,869 --> 00:48:26,306 I mean, it's just the truth and... here's the proof. 858 00:48:26,373 --> 00:48:27,474 -[laughter] -[Brandy] That's right. 859 00:48:27,507 --> 00:48:30,176 All right now, let's hear what I'm saying. Stop all that bragging. 860 00:48:30,243 --> 00:48:32,120 Richard, they're not bragging. 861 00:48:32,780 --> 00:48:34,800 -They bragging. I'm listening to 'em. -They're having fun. 862 00:48:34,800 --> 00:48:36,149 -I know what bragging sounds like. -The girl won. She's just happy. 863 00:48:36,182 --> 00:48:39,190 Look, Junior won, the other girl lost. Everybody did their best. 864 00:48:39,850 --> 00:48:41,421 And I'm not gonna hear no more about it now. 865 00:48:44,891 --> 00:48:48,940 If that was that girl's best, then she needs to practice some more. 866 00:48:48,194 --> 00:48:50,897 -[laughing loudly] -I'm just sayin'. Jeez. 867 00:48:58,705 --> 00:49:02,542 Okay, you big shots. Here's five bucks. Go on and get me something to drink. 868 00:49:02,609 --> 00:49:04,244 -I wanna get something-- -Stop! 869 00:49:04,344 --> 00:49:06,846 -Give the money to Tunde. -Stop arguing. 870 00:49:06,913 --> 00:49:10,830 Why they always taking the money from me? Daddy gave it to me, not you, Tunde. 871 00:49:11,351 --> 00:49:14,921 [indistinct chatter] 872 00:49:24,297 --> 00:49:27,767 Richard... where are you going? 873 00:49:27,867 --> 00:49:30,937 They wanna brag, let them brag about how they walked three miles home. 874 00:49:31,370 --> 00:49:33,106 Richard, you can't leave those girls like that! 875 00:49:33,206 --> 00:49:35,642 I done told them I didn't wanna hear nothing about no tennis and no bragging. 876 00:49:35,642 --> 00:49:37,977 Stop! Stop! 877 00:49:38,812 --> 00:49:42,480 You can't leave them back there like that. Leaving 'em out on the streets like that. 878 00:49:42,820 --> 00:49:44,818 -You can't do that. -Okay, look at me. Listen here. 879 00:49:44,918 --> 00:49:47,120 I'm listening. You go back and get my girls. 880 00:49:47,220 --> 00:49:48,588 When these matches is over, 881 00:49:48,655 --> 00:49:52,225 I don't wanna hear nothing about no tennis. Okay? 882 00:49:52,292 --> 00:49:54,561 They can talk about Kingdom Hall, 883 00:49:54,627 --> 00:49:57,130 they can talk about dinosaurs, they can talk about space. 884 00:49:57,230 --> 00:49:58,264 Space? 885 00:49:58,331 --> 00:50:01,167 Why is it that you gotta ruin everybody else's day? 886 00:50:01,267 --> 00:50:03,903 You don't wanna be happy so you don't want nobody else to be happy. 887 00:50:03,937 --> 00:50:06,206 [Richard] This ain't about being happy. It's about bragging. 888 00:50:06,239 --> 00:50:07,607 [Brandy] You don't want nobody else to be happy 889 00:50:07,640 --> 00:50:09,442 so you gotta make everybody else upset. 890 00:50:09,509 --> 00:50:12,112 I have never in my life-- Never, ever, met somebody 891 00:50:12,178 --> 00:50:14,514 who just don't want to be happy. 892 00:50:14,614 --> 00:50:16,850 -I don't want no bragging. -You go back and get my girls. 893 00:50:16,950 --> 00:50:18,485 -They coming now. -That's what you do. 894 00:50:18,585 --> 00:50:20,253 They right down on the street. 895 00:50:23,256 --> 00:50:25,910 [Isha] I can't believe he done left us. 896 00:50:28,328 --> 00:50:30,864 Daddy, where were you going? I thought you were leaving us. 897 00:50:30,964 --> 00:50:33,833 Yeah, I was. Thank your mother. She made me come back. 898 00:50:33,933 --> 00:50:35,268 Who got my change? 899 00:50:36,803 --> 00:50:38,371 -Family meeting. -[VCR clicking] 900 00:50:38,471 --> 00:50:39,873 We gonna watch something. 901 00:50:41,341 --> 00:50:43,109 [theme song playing on TV] 902 00:50:43,176 --> 00:50:45,111 We gonna watch. We gonna learn. 903 00:50:50,383 --> 00:50:52,118 Cinderella? 904 00:50:52,185 --> 00:50:53,987 [girls murmuring, chuckling] 905 00:51:06,666 --> 00:51:08,234 [giggles] 906 00:51:08,868 --> 00:51:10,737 [movie end music playing] 907 00:51:10,837 --> 00:51:12,639 [clapping] 908 00:51:15,308 --> 00:51:16,576 Okay. 909 00:51:21,314 --> 00:51:22,882 [stops movie] 910 00:51:22,982 --> 00:51:24,317 Okay, what you learn? 911 00:51:25,418 --> 00:51:27,687 -Isha? -To be polite? 912 00:51:27,754 --> 00:51:29,189 Mm-hm. Mm-hm. 913 00:51:29,255 --> 00:51:31,558 -That's good. Lyn? -To be brave. 914 00:51:32,258 --> 00:51:34,994 Brave? Explain how you mean. 915 00:51:35,610 --> 00:51:37,430 Well, you gotta be pretty brave to take a ride in a pumpkin. 916 00:51:38,310 --> 00:51:40,266 [girls snickering] 917 00:51:40,367 --> 00:51:42,602 -[Richard] Okay, go to your room. -But... 918 00:51:42,702 --> 00:51:44,371 'Cause you fooling with me, and I'm not fooling with you. 919 00:51:44,404 --> 00:51:45,905 Go ahead, go to your room. 920 00:51:46,573 --> 00:51:48,842 -[Lyn] Okay! -Junior? 921 00:51:52,212 --> 00:51:53,913 Never stop dreaming, I guess. 922 00:51:54,140 --> 00:51:57,384 Mm-hm. That's good. Come on, Meek. 923 00:51:58,351 --> 00:52:00,200 Remember your shoes? 924 00:52:00,854 --> 00:52:03,189 Okay, that's good, but everybody's wrong. 925 00:52:03,256 --> 00:52:06,559 -So we gonna watch the film again. -No, Richard. No. 926 00:52:06,626 --> 00:52:09,596 [Richard] Lyn, come on out here. We watching this film again. 927 00:52:09,696 --> 00:52:13,660 No, ain't nobody listening. If you're not gonna listen to the film... 928 00:52:13,133 --> 00:52:14,801 -[all complaining] -[Brandy] They answered your questions. 929 00:52:14,801 --> 00:52:17,937 -They answered your questions. -Okay. All right. Hold on. Hold on. 930 00:52:18,380 --> 00:52:20,740 The point is she was humble. 931 00:52:21,875 --> 00:52:26,479 No matter how them peoples treated her, no matter how disrespected... 932 00:52:26,579 --> 00:52:30,984 she stayed calm, she kept her heart clean. 933 00:52:31,840 --> 00:52:32,619 She was humble. 934 00:52:33,620 --> 00:52:35,755 Now, we gonna go out here and we gonna play these matches 935 00:52:35,789 --> 00:52:37,791 and we gonna compete. 936 00:52:37,891 --> 00:52:41,610 But we gonna stay humble else we not gonna do it. 937 00:52:43,763 --> 00:52:45,899 All right, y'all can go ahead with yourself. 938 00:52:56,760 --> 00:52:57,911 You feel good about yourself? 939 00:52:59,946 --> 00:53:03,183 -I mean, I think they got the point. -Never drive off on my kids again. 940 00:53:04,170 --> 00:53:07,320 -Oh, that's where you still at? -Ever. Yes, it is. Yes, it is. 941 00:53:13,460 --> 00:53:15,161 [thunder rumbling faintly] 942 00:53:15,261 --> 00:53:16,996 [both laughing] 943 00:53:17,970 --> 00:53:21,134 [Richard] Okay, okay, now when these balls is wet, they heavy. 944 00:53:21,701 --> 00:53:24,237 So you can't let them hit the ground 'cause they not gonna bounce. 945 00:53:24,270 --> 00:53:26,600 If they hit the ground, they gonna skid. 946 00:53:26,106 --> 00:53:27,974 I need you to take it right out the air. 947 00:53:28,410 --> 00:53:30,100 Take it right out the air. 948 00:53:30,110 --> 00:53:31,177 Right out the air. 949 00:53:31,277 --> 00:53:32,645 -[Serena shrieks] -There you go. 950 00:53:32,712 --> 00:53:34,881 I like that. I like that. 951 00:53:34,981 --> 00:53:39,520 Don't let it bounce. Don't let it bounce. Don't let it bounce. 952 00:53:39,953 --> 00:53:41,855 Boom! Boom! 953 00:53:41,955 --> 00:53:44,524 Oh, now that shot right there gonna make me call the police. 954 00:53:44,624 --> 00:53:47,160 That's the shot I got to call the police. 955 00:53:48,495 --> 00:53:50,930 Well, at least ain't nobody gonna have to take no bath tonight. 956 00:53:50,964 --> 00:53:52,532 [girls laughing] 957 00:53:52,632 --> 00:53:55,135 [car approaching] 958 00:53:55,201 --> 00:53:58,304 [motor revving] 959 00:53:58,371 --> 00:54:00,640 -[man] Hey. -Get back, get moving. Hey. 960 00:54:02,676 --> 00:54:05,110 See what y'all are doing out there. 961 00:54:06,880 --> 00:54:10,383 Don't sweat it, we good. We got you. 962 00:54:20,427 --> 00:54:22,395 Okay, go ahead, I got this. Y'all get in the car. 963 00:54:22,495 --> 00:54:23,697 [Venus] Come on. 964 00:54:56,730 --> 00:54:59,566 -[Serena] Daddy, why are the police here? -[Richard] I don't know. 965 00:55:03,269 --> 00:55:06,600 [woman] So you sometimes don't get to have dinner before you go to sleep? 966 00:55:06,390 --> 00:55:07,140 [Tunde] No, ma'am. 967 00:55:07,707 --> 00:55:09,576 [Richard] What's going on? Everybody okay? 968 00:55:09,642 --> 00:55:11,211 They got a call. 969 00:55:11,277 --> 00:55:14,748 Said there was trouble in the house, that we were being rough with the girls, 970 00:55:14,814 --> 00:55:16,649 and they needed to look. 971 00:55:16,750 --> 00:55:19,719 -A call from who? -Not at liberty to say. 972 00:55:22,422 --> 00:55:24,758 -Okay, okay. -Yeah. 973 00:55:24,824 --> 00:55:26,926 You all need to look around? 974 00:55:26,993 --> 00:55:29,620 Go ahead, you can check on in the cupboards. 975 00:55:29,129 --> 00:55:31,531 Maybe you can go check under their beds, make sure there's no monsters. 976 00:55:31,564 --> 00:55:33,500 It's a little wet for practice, don't you think? 977 00:55:33,600 --> 00:55:36,469 -Don't the girls have schoolwork to do? -[Brandy] They do their homework. 978 00:55:37,170 --> 00:55:40,674 Tunde's first in her class. Lyn and Isha are too. 979 00:55:40,774 --> 00:55:43,977 That's right. Girls, spell "civilization." 980 00:55:44,770 --> 00:55:48,181 [all] C-I-V-I-L-I-Z-A-T-I-O-N. 981 00:55:48,281 --> 00:55:50,984 -Mr. Williams, this is not necessary. -[Richard] Hold on. Hold on. 982 00:55:51,840 --> 00:55:54,254 You wanna check on the kids? Let's check on the kids. 983 00:55:55,922 --> 00:56:01,528 We got future doctors and lawyers, plus a couple tennis stars in this house. 984 00:56:02,662 --> 00:56:04,664 Now, I understand you got to do your job, 985 00:56:04,764 --> 00:56:09,335 even if some crazy-*** neighbor do call, talking foolishness. 986 00:56:09,436 --> 00:56:12,138 And I don't even mind you saying we hard on these kids, you know why? 987 00:56:12,172 --> 00:56:13,773 'Cause we are! 988 00:56:13,840 --> 00:56:16,843 That's our job, to keep 'em off these streets. 989 00:56:17,944 --> 00:56:20,347 You want to arrest us for that? Fine. 990 00:56:20,447 --> 00:56:22,782 But what you not gonna never do is come knock on this door 991 00:56:22,849 --> 00:56:25,952 talking about you had to blow their damn brains out in them streets 992 00:56:26,190 --> 00:56:28,855 'cause they running with hoodlums and doing drugs and things. 993 00:56:28,955 --> 00:56:31,624 That's what you not never gonna say in this house. 994 00:56:32,625 --> 00:56:36,196 You wanna arrest us for that? That's fine. 995 00:56:36,296 --> 00:56:38,598 You need to be arresting them parents at them tennis matches. 996 00:56:38,631 --> 00:56:40,967 That's who needs to be getting arrested. 997 00:56:50,810 --> 00:56:52,712 [neighbor] Just over there bustin' his chops. 998 00:56:52,812 --> 00:56:54,347 -You know how these police be. -[neighbor 2] Mm-hm. 999 00:56:54,381 --> 00:56:57,984 As usual. No business. 1000 00:56:58,510 --> 00:57:00,253 -[Richard] Hey, where you going? -[Brandy] I'll be back. 1001 00:57:12,599 --> 00:57:14,367 [pounding on metal door] 1002 00:57:15,869 --> 00:57:17,837 [door opens] 1003 00:57:21,174 --> 00:57:23,343 -[Brandy] Hey, Betty. -Oracene. 1004 00:57:23,410 --> 00:57:25,912 -I've never been over here before. -You haven't. 1005 00:57:26,120 --> 00:57:27,947 -That's a shame. -It is. 1006 00:57:28,915 --> 00:57:31,751 I know you know how hard it is raising a daughter. 1007 00:57:33,520 --> 00:57:35,188 I have five of them. 1008 00:57:36,256 --> 00:57:37,290 Five. 1009 00:57:40,260 --> 00:57:42,562 Don't make me come back over here again. 1010 00:58:15,128 --> 00:58:16,696 [official] All right, Venus, you're running a little late. 1011 00:58:16,730 --> 00:58:18,531 It's about to start. So you're on court three. 1012 00:58:18,598 --> 00:58:19,833 -Good luck out there. -Thank you. 1013 00:58:19,833 --> 00:58:21,468 Okay, come on, come on, come on. 1014 00:58:22,669 --> 00:58:25,171 Can't be the only Black peoples here and be late. 1015 00:58:25,271 --> 00:58:26,506 [Lyn laughs] 1016 00:58:26,606 --> 00:58:27,974 -Hey. -Hi. 1017 00:58:28,641 --> 00:58:30,844 -Name? -Tiffany. Last name is Tanner. 1018 00:58:30,944 --> 00:58:33,446 Serena Williams. Ten and under. I'm signing in, too. 1019 00:58:33,513 --> 00:58:35,915 Oh. Okay. Let me find you here. 1020 00:58:35,982 --> 00:58:39,119 You are on court nine. I'll send your opponent right over. 1021 00:58:39,185 --> 00:58:40,353 -Good luck. -Thank you. 1022 00:58:40,453 --> 00:58:41,855 [Venus grunting] 1023 00:58:44,900 --> 00:58:45,325 -There you go. -[cheering] 1024 00:58:45,425 --> 00:58:48,940 Great shot, Venus Williams. Good decision. 1025 00:58:48,161 --> 00:58:50,163 Your daughter looks good out there. 1026 00:58:50,263 --> 00:58:52,320 Yeah, thank you. She a little tight today. 1027 00:58:52,132 --> 00:58:55,935 No, I mean the little one. She looks like a champ, too. 1028 00:58:56,200 --> 00:58:58,805 Could have warned us, man. I didn't know you had two. 1029 00:59:16,523 --> 00:59:19,993 [tennis ball striking] 1030 00:59:21,828 --> 00:59:23,396 [grunting] 1031 00:59:31,638 --> 00:59:33,873 May as well let her finish. 1032 00:59:33,973 --> 00:59:36,176 [loud grunt] Come on! 1033 00:59:36,242 --> 00:59:37,644 Whoo! 1034 00:59:45,585 --> 00:59:47,200 What you doing? 1035 00:59:49,356 --> 00:59:51,558 You done started, now you might as well finish. 1036 00:59:53,930 --> 00:59:55,595 Go on. Just make sure you have fun. 1037 00:59:55,695 --> 00:59:57,597 That's all we here to do. Go ahead. Have fun. 1038 00:59:58,898 --> 01:00:02,268 Serena Williams! [laughing] 1039 01:00:03,937 --> 01:00:06,600 -You knew about this? -No. 1040 01:00:06,539 --> 01:00:08,800 Mm-mm. 1041 01:00:09,750 --> 01:00:10,410 [Serena] That's real. 1042 01:00:11,845 --> 01:00:14,800 Hey, you want it? We can swap. 1043 01:00:14,180 --> 01:00:17,170 -I like silver better anyway. -Good. I like gold. 1044 01:00:17,830 --> 01:00:19,285 [laughter] 1045 01:00:19,386 --> 01:00:22,522 "At a time when tennis prodigies seem to be surfacing every week, 1046 01:00:22,589 --> 01:00:25,892 the latest hot prospect is Californian, Venus Williams." 1047 01:00:25,959 --> 01:00:28,610 [all cheering] 1048 01:00:28,128 --> 01:00:29,763 There she go. [chuckles] 1049 01:00:29,863 --> 01:00:33,767 "Last weekend, Williams captured her 17th singles title 1050 01:00:33,867 --> 01:00:37,137 in less than a year by winning the age 12 and under 1051 01:00:37,237 --> 01:00:39,239 Southern California Junior Sectional Championship." 1052 01:00:39,305 --> 01:00:41,241 [Tunde] Listen to this, y'all. "In the first place, 1053 01:00:41,274 --> 01:00:42,609 she played like she was 16..." 1054 01:00:42,709 --> 01:00:44,944 ...incident of police brutality in Los Angeles. 1055 01:00:45,450 --> 01:00:48,915 CNN's Robert Vito has the story, but first this word of caution. 1056 01:00:48,982 --> 01:00:50,450 Some of you may be disturbed 1057 01:00:50,550 --> 01:00:52,652 by the violent nature of the pictures contained... 1058 01:00:52,752 --> 01:00:56,156 "Her concentration was excellent. Boy, did she wax me." 1059 01:00:56,256 --> 01:00:59,225 -That's from Dorothy Cheney, y'all. -Dang, Venus, you're famous. 1060 01:00:59,292 --> 01:01:00,727 -[laughter] -[Brandy] One step at a time. 1061 01:01:00,760 --> 01:01:04,130 ...what appears to be a group of Los Angeles police officers 1062 01:01:04,230 --> 01:01:08,334 beating a suspect with nightsticks and kicking him as other officers look on. 1063 01:01:08,435 --> 01:01:09,469 George Holliday, 1064 01:01:09,569 --> 01:01:11,710 who works for a drain cleaning company, 1065 01:01:11,104 --> 01:01:12,505 -taped the incident... -[phone ringing] 1066 01:01:12,505 --> 01:01:14,240 -Tunde. -I'll get it. 1067 01:01:14,307 --> 01:01:15,608 Please. 1068 01:01:15,675 --> 01:01:17,644 ...police say the suspect, who is Black, 1069 01:01:17,744 --> 01:01:21,470 -was driving more than 100 miles an hour. -At least they got them on tape this time. 1070 01:01:22,415 --> 01:01:24,517 [Serena] Hello, Samson Security Service. 1071 01:01:25,318 --> 01:01:28,955 The suspect, identified as 25-year-old Rodney Glen King... 1072 01:01:29,220 --> 01:01:30,290 [Serena] Daddy, the phone's for you. 1073 01:01:30,323 --> 01:01:33,930 The guy's an agent and wants to talk to you about representation. 1074 01:01:33,159 --> 01:01:35,862 ["California Dreamin" by Bobby Womack playing] 1075 01:01:35,962 --> 01:01:39,366 [Nancy Reagan, over PA] I was at a clinic in Oakland, 1076 01:01:39,466 --> 01:01:42,936 when a young girl came up and asked me, 1077 01:01:43,200 --> 01:01:47,874 "What do we do if our friends pressure us to do drugs?" 1078 01:01:47,974 --> 01:01:54,140 And without thinking I said, "Just say no." 1079 01:01:55,382 --> 01:01:57,851 [cheering, applause] 1080 01:02:00,453 --> 01:02:01,888 Pretty incredible. 1081 01:02:03,156 --> 01:02:06,393 Your girls are standing with the former First Lady of the United States. 1082 01:02:07,160 --> 01:02:08,161 You did that. 1083 01:02:08,228 --> 01:02:10,797 [Reagan] Enjoy the tennis, everyone. 1084 01:02:18,304 --> 01:02:19,739 [Paul] There's the man. 1085 01:02:19,839 --> 01:02:22,909 Richard, I want you to meet George MacArthur and Laird Stabler. 1086 01:02:23,900 --> 01:02:25,412 -George. Laird. Hi. -Richard, nice to meet you. 1087 01:02:25,512 --> 01:02:27,247 -We spoke on the phone. -Oh, that's right. Good to meet you. 1088 01:02:27,247 --> 01:02:28,982 George is the head of their agency, right here. 1089 01:02:29,150 --> 01:02:30,617 -That the big boss. -[Laird] That's the big boss right there. 1090 01:02:30,650 --> 01:02:32,218 -Yeah, I can tell by the cigar. -Oh. 1091 01:02:32,318 --> 01:02:33,319 -[laughter] -Sit down, guys. 1092 01:02:33,353 --> 01:02:35,255 -Come on, sit down. -[Laird] Oh, thank you, yes. 1093 01:02:35,355 --> 01:02:38,358 Heck of a girl you got there. Just incredible. 1094 01:02:38,425 --> 01:02:41,161 Love to help you take her to the next level. Yeah. 1095 01:02:41,227 --> 01:02:43,563 -[waitress] Can I get you anything? -Usual. 1096 01:02:43,663 --> 01:02:45,765 -Fine, thank you. -I'll have an Arnold Palmer, please. 1097 01:02:45,832 --> 01:02:47,100 I'm good. 1098 01:02:47,934 --> 01:02:51,710 Well, thanks for coming, Richard. What do you think of the club? 1099 01:02:51,171 --> 01:02:53,273 [Richard] Oh, it's really great. 1100 01:02:53,373 --> 01:02:57,100 We appreciate everybody taking off their hoods before we came in. 1101 01:02:57,770 --> 01:02:59,112 -[Paul laughing] Richard... -[Richard] We like that. 1102 01:02:59,112 --> 01:03:01,348 No, I'm just kidding. I'm just kidding. 1103 01:03:01,414 --> 01:03:04,351 It's, uh... We've been here a couple of times. 1104 01:03:04,417 --> 01:03:07,354 Well, uh, Richard, first off, we would just like to congratulate you 1105 01:03:07,420 --> 01:03:11,910 on a great job you've done so far. Quite honestly, it's incredible. 1106 01:03:11,191 --> 01:03:12,792 -It's incredible? -Yes. 1107 01:03:12,892 --> 01:03:15,362 [crowd applauding] 1108 01:03:20,867 --> 01:03:23,436 I'm sure you know, but Laird here is the best. 1109 01:03:23,536 --> 01:03:24,871 -[Richard] Mm-hm. -[under breath] Well... 1110 01:03:24,904 --> 01:03:28,108 He discovered Capriati when she was ten. Mary Pierce, too. 1111 01:03:28,208 --> 01:03:30,443 And we believe that Venus can be bigger than both. 1112 01:03:30,543 --> 01:03:32,545 I'm sorry, you, uh... 1113 01:03:33,279 --> 01:03:36,490 You said two times already. You said it's incredible. 1114 01:03:36,616 --> 01:03:40,553 -Yeah. -And why is what we did so incredible? 1115 01:03:40,620 --> 01:03:43,556 Oh, I just meant with your resources and your experiences. 1116 01:03:43,623 --> 01:03:45,792 Richard, I think all that Laird is saying is that 1117 01:03:45,892 --> 01:03:47,494 you've done an incredible job with the girls. 1118 01:03:47,494 --> 01:03:49,429 Hold on. Hold on, Paul. 1119 01:03:49,496 --> 01:03:53,500 That is a full-grown adult man sitting right there. 1120 01:03:53,600 --> 01:03:56,136 He don't need you to say what he said. 1121 01:03:56,236 --> 01:03:58,738 If you was gonna say what he said, you could have said it back at the house. 1122 01:03:58,772 --> 01:04:01,441 We could have saved everybody the trouble of coming to this meeting. 1123 01:04:02,108 --> 01:04:05,110 Now, I asked this man a simplified question. 1124 01:04:05,111 --> 01:04:07,814 He over-emphasizing how incredible it is... 1125 01:04:07,914 --> 01:04:09,416 "it's so incredible" what we did. 1126 01:04:09,482 --> 01:04:12,118 I see all these white kids around here. He ain't saying how incredible that is. 1127 01:04:12,152 --> 01:04:13,553 -[bangs table] -Let him answer the question. 1128 01:04:13,586 --> 01:04:16,560 -Okay. That's why we're here. -Why it's so incredible what we did? 1129 01:04:16,890 --> 01:04:17,290 We're here to ask questions. 1130 01:04:17,357 --> 01:04:20,126 [Laird] I'm sorry. I mean, I certainly did not mean to... 1131 01:04:20,193 --> 01:04:22,462 make any offense there, Mr. Williams. I'm very sorry. 1132 01:04:22,529 --> 01:04:23,797 I just meant with your background... 1133 01:04:23,830 --> 01:04:27,133 Our background. Now, of course, what you mean is our race. 1134 01:04:28,702 --> 01:04:30,103 -No, it's okay. I get it. -[sighs] 1135 01:04:30,170 --> 01:04:32,505 You know, little Black girl, all-white sport. 1136 01:04:32,605 --> 01:04:34,107 That's why we picked tennis. 1137 01:04:34,774 --> 01:04:39,479 Your little, uh... ghetto Cinderella. Your Ghetto-rella. 1138 01:04:39,546 --> 01:04:42,549 [soft chuckle] Well, that's exactly what we're talking about, Richard. 1139 01:04:42,649 --> 01:04:44,317 We think Venus could be very inspirational 1140 01:04:44,384 --> 01:04:46,886 to a whole group of people who quite honestly, as an industry, 1141 01:04:46,986 --> 01:04:49,122 we have not done enough to reach. 1142 01:04:49,189 --> 01:04:52,325 Venus can open a lot of doors. And we'd like to help her do it. 1143 01:04:52,392 --> 01:04:55,462 Okay. So, uh, what you offering? 1144 01:04:55,528 --> 01:04:58,965 Whatever you need. Shoes, coaches, rackets. 1145 01:04:59,320 --> 01:05:00,333 Rackets? 1146 01:05:01,301 --> 01:05:02,736 They offering rackets? 1147 01:05:02,836 --> 01:05:05,238 [scoffs] We wouldn't even be sitting here if you hadn't seen 1148 01:05:05,338 --> 01:05:07,140 -what they had done with their rackets. -[Laird chuckles] 1149 01:05:07,173 --> 01:05:10,543 -That's true. Fair enough. Yes. -Come on. You sure you the best? 1150 01:05:10,643 --> 01:05:13,130 -Well, I don't know. He said it. -Richard, can I be frank? 1151 01:05:14,800 --> 01:05:16,149 I think you should be whoever the hell you wanna be. 1152 01:05:16,983 --> 01:05:19,152 What Venus needs now is more court time and training, 1153 01:05:19,219 --> 01:05:20,587 the right tournaments and exposure. 1154 01:05:20,587 --> 01:05:22,922 That's a hundred grand a year, easy. 1155 01:05:24,657 --> 01:05:28,328 You sign with us and we'll help you carry that burden. 1156 01:05:30,864 --> 01:05:32,332 Let us take it from here. 1157 01:05:33,500 --> 01:05:36,269 Let us make this a sure thing. 1158 01:05:37,937 --> 01:05:40,340 You don't want to risk all that, do you, Richard? 1159 01:05:43,410 --> 01:05:45,879 [Richard farts loudly, groaning] 1160 01:05:46,880 --> 01:05:48,882 [George exhales] 1161 01:05:49,749 --> 01:05:53,520 I think I'mma go get in the pool. Uh, we'll talk later. 1162 01:05:55,855 --> 01:05:57,424 Lovely to meet you. 1163 01:06:00,293 --> 01:06:01,761 What the hell was that? 1164 01:06:03,630 --> 01:06:04,631 [giggling] 1165 01:06:04,731 --> 01:06:07,670 [server] Okay, here you go. 1166 01:06:07,133 --> 01:06:09,469 -[Serena] Thank you. -[Richard] What you all doing? 1167 01:06:10,437 --> 01:06:13,740 -Hey, Daddy. You hungry? -You want something to eat? 1168 01:06:13,807 --> 01:06:16,776 -Where the food I packed for you? -Don't worry. It's all on our tab. 1169 01:06:16,876 --> 01:06:19,112 -[Venus] Mm-hm. -It's on your tab? 1170 01:06:19,212 --> 01:06:22,215 It's no big deal, Mr. Williams. All the food here is for free. 1171 01:06:22,282 --> 01:06:24,417 Nothing's for free. Somebody's paying for it. 1172 01:06:24,484 --> 01:06:25,485 Put it down. 1173 01:06:25,585 --> 01:06:27,554 Put it-- Don't you bite that cookie one more time. 1174 01:06:27,587 --> 01:06:28,822 Put it down. 1175 01:06:29,756 --> 01:06:32,325 Let's go. Get your little tabs out in the bus. 1176 01:06:33,760 --> 01:06:35,395 -Bye. -Bye, you guys. 1177 01:06:35,462 --> 01:06:37,130 [Venus] Daddy, what's wrong? 1178 01:06:37,230 --> 01:06:39,399 What's wrong? You sitting at some country club 1179 01:06:39,466 --> 01:06:42,235 with your legs all crossed like you Queens of Sheba from somewhere. 1180 01:06:43,690 --> 01:06:45,672 Never take anything from anybody for free. 1181 01:06:45,772 --> 01:06:47,974 Everything in this place got hooks in it. 1182 01:06:49,476 --> 01:06:52,979 -[Lyn] No, don't touch us, Panty-Man! -[girls shrieking playfully] 1183 01:06:54,514 --> 01:06:55,582 [Brandy] Y'all be careful. 1184 01:06:55,648 --> 01:06:57,170 -Hey, girls. -[Venus] Hi, Mr Cohen. 1185 01:06:57,830 --> 01:06:58,840 [chuckling] Heya... 1186 01:06:58,118 --> 01:06:59,519 -[Brandy] Hey, Paul. -Hey, Oracene, how you doing? 1187 01:06:59,519 --> 01:07:00,920 All right. I'll get you something to drink. 1188 01:07:00,954 --> 01:07:02,589 Yeah, sure. That'd be great. 1189 01:07:05,250 --> 01:07:07,930 So what are we doing here, Richard? 1190 01:07:07,160 --> 01:07:09,262 What the hell was that back there? 1191 01:07:09,329 --> 01:07:12,465 -Yeah, we-- we not doing this. -Not doing what? 1192 01:07:12,532 --> 01:07:16,469 We not signing with none of them agents. We not playing no more Juniors. 1193 01:07:16,536 --> 01:07:18,505 Have you lost your mind? 1194 01:07:18,605 --> 01:07:21,700 Venus is 63-and-oh, okay? 1195 01:07:21,107 --> 01:07:23,143 You pull her out of Juniors now, you're gonna ruin her. 1196 01:07:23,176 --> 01:07:25,545 Those girls need to play matches or they're gonna die on the vine. 1197 01:07:25,545 --> 01:07:28,214 Yeah, I-- I done heard the risk... 1198 01:07:28,314 --> 01:07:31,184 but this Junior circuit is worse than the ghetto. 1199 01:07:31,284 --> 01:07:34,654 -[scoffs] -Kids out there cracking up, burning out. 1200 01:07:34,721 --> 01:07:37,524 -Their parents ought to be shot. -What are you talking about? 1201 01:07:37,624 --> 01:07:38,958 -Your daughters are fine. -[girls shrieking] 1202 01:07:38,992 --> 01:07:41,461 Oh, yeah, they fine now. But you heard them agents, 1203 01:07:41,528 --> 01:07:43,296 they talking about pushing them up the ladders, 1204 01:07:43,329 --> 01:07:45,632 and Nationals and Internationals. 1205 01:07:45,699 --> 01:07:49,302 They just-- They don't need all that pressure. Okay? 1206 01:07:49,369 --> 01:07:52,339 They will play matches when they turn pro. 1207 01:07:52,405 --> 01:07:54,407 And right now they need to just do what they're doing. 1208 01:07:54,407 --> 01:07:57,177 -They need to just be kids. -No, there will be no pros, Richard. 1209 01:07:57,844 --> 01:07:59,412 And even if there were, you don't sign with an agent, 1210 01:07:59,412 --> 01:08:01,247 how're you guys going to afford all their training till then? 1211 01:08:01,247 --> 01:08:03,683 -Let me worry about that. -Did you know about this? 1212 01:08:08,254 --> 01:08:10,824 Richard, don't do this. 1213 01:08:11,324 --> 01:08:15,395 Every American player who's ever done anything got good following this path. 1214 01:08:15,495 --> 01:08:18,231 -Mac, Tracy, Agassi, Pete. -Yep. 1215 01:08:18,331 --> 01:08:22,680 This window you guys have is so freaking small. 1216 01:08:22,168 --> 01:08:23,203 -Yep. -And it will close. 1217 01:08:23,269 --> 01:08:24,871 I know you don't want to believe me, but it will. 1218 01:08:24,904 --> 01:08:29,209 Everybody talking about this window, this window they got to get through. 1219 01:08:29,275 --> 01:08:32,445 But peoples like us, we get shot when we go through those. 1220 01:08:32,545 --> 01:08:35,615 So I'm thinking we just gonna pause right here, 1221 01:08:35,715 --> 01:08:37,217 and then when the time is right, 1222 01:08:37,283 --> 01:08:39,850 we just gonna walk through the front door. 1223 01:08:39,185 --> 01:08:40,387 [sighs heavily] 1224 01:08:41,870 --> 01:08:42,722 Man, I don't understand. 1225 01:08:44,391 --> 01:08:46,126 You do not have a clue. 1226 01:08:46,226 --> 01:08:48,361 You are pissed off because some guy insulted you today, 1227 01:08:48,395 --> 01:08:50,630 -so now you wanna walk away. -Mm-mm. 1228 01:08:50,730 --> 01:08:54,100 You are the most stubborn person I have ever met in my life. 1229 01:08:54,200 --> 01:08:55,802 And I coach McEnroe. 1230 01:08:57,700 --> 01:08:59,372 We appreciate everything you've done, Paul. 1231 01:09:00,907 --> 01:09:04,711 But this part of our relationship is done. 1232 01:09:05,445 --> 01:09:09,783 And we will no longer be requiring your services anymore. 1233 01:09:09,883 --> 01:09:13,319 [Paul] Richard, no good coach is gonna take them for free 1234 01:09:13,420 --> 01:09:15,255 if they're not playing Juniors. 1235 01:09:15,321 --> 01:09:18,725 Well, you did. Remember? 1236 01:09:18,792 --> 01:09:20,794 And I think you're a pretty good coach. 1237 01:09:21,728 --> 01:09:23,329 [dry chuckle] 1238 01:09:25,598 --> 01:09:27,667 [sighs deeply] 1239 01:09:29,803 --> 01:09:31,237 All right. 1240 01:09:34,841 --> 01:09:37,177 I just pray you don't screw this up. 1241 01:09:37,277 --> 01:09:38,945 Yeah, we appreciate your prayers, Paul. 1242 01:09:39,120 --> 01:09:40,580 [Paul] Mm-hm. 1243 01:09:41,781 --> 01:09:43,950 [Tunde] Okay, Panty-Man, we gonna get her! 1244 01:09:44,170 --> 01:09:45,185 Oracene. 1245 01:09:45,919 --> 01:09:48,188 [girls laughing] 1246 01:09:48,288 --> 01:09:50,900 [Tunde] Come on, before Panty-Man gets you. 1247 01:09:56,529 --> 01:09:58,798 -Hey. -Hey. 1248 01:09:58,865 --> 01:10:00,800 I'll see you at Wimbledon, kid. 1249 01:10:06,706 --> 01:10:08,308 Are we a team? 1250 01:10:09,676 --> 01:10:12,450 Are we a team? We... we a family. 1251 01:10:12,145 --> 01:10:13,346 So we're a team? 1252 01:10:13,446 --> 01:10:16,820 -A family the best kind of team there is. -And you don't think that was a decision 1253 01:10:16,116 --> 01:10:18,485 that you should have discussed with me? 1254 01:10:19,119 --> 01:10:20,653 Discussed with Venus? 1255 01:10:21,554 --> 01:10:25,191 Richard, my faith dictates that I stand by your side. 1256 01:10:25,291 --> 01:10:28,828 -All right, just do that, then. -Don't mistake my silence for agreement. 1257 01:10:28,895 --> 01:10:32,632 You do that again, and I won't be quiet. 1258 01:10:32,699 --> 01:10:35,502 -Now, don't do that to me. -You don't make a fool out of me. 1259 01:10:35,568 --> 01:10:37,337 -Who made a fool out of you? -You. 1260 01:10:37,404 --> 01:10:38,938 -You made a fool out of me. -What are you talking about? 1261 01:10:38,972 --> 01:10:42,642 -Don't make a fool out of me. -Ain't nobody make no fool out of you. 1262 01:10:50,830 --> 01:10:53,553 [Rick] Good feet. Excellent. Get there. Work! Excellent. 1263 01:10:53,653 --> 01:10:55,722 I like it. I like it. Hey, who's aggressive? 1264 01:10:55,822 --> 01:10:58,158 -Who wants this point? -[man] Rick. Rick. 1265 01:10:58,224 --> 01:11:01,261 This guy Richard Williams keeps calling. It's like the tenth time in a row. 1266 01:11:01,361 --> 01:11:02,862 Told me to tell you it's urgent. 1267 01:11:02,929 --> 01:11:04,931 Urgent? What's so urgent? His backhand? 1268 01:11:05,310 --> 01:11:06,199 You gotta get that ball. 1269 01:11:06,266 --> 01:11:08,201 No, some, uh, father in California. 1270 01:11:08,268 --> 01:11:10,804 Says he's got two daughters, that they're the best in the state. 1271 01:11:10,837 --> 01:11:14,740 [Rick] Yeah, let me guess, next Jennifer Capriati? 1272 01:11:14,174 --> 01:11:16,710 These girls so great, how come I've never heard of 'em? 1273 01:11:17,410 --> 01:11:18,878 They're from Compton. 1274 01:11:19,412 --> 01:11:20,680 Compton? 1275 01:11:20,747 --> 01:11:22,582 All right, keep working. Cuz, it's on you. 1276 01:11:22,682 --> 01:11:25,251 -[coach] Let's keep those lines going! -[Rick] Let's go, guys. 1277 01:11:27,253 --> 01:11:28,488 -You guys are late. -[girl] Sorry. 1278 01:11:28,521 --> 01:11:30,560 Let's go. Move, move, move. 1279 01:11:31,124 --> 01:11:34,461 I like that. I like the visor. Are you eating that? 1280 01:11:34,861 --> 01:11:37,397 You put crap like that in your mouth, your game's gonna go south. 1281 01:11:37,464 --> 01:11:39,299 -Hey, Barry, which line? -[Barry] Line two. 1282 01:11:39,399 --> 01:11:41,201 Line two. Okay. 1283 01:11:43,370 --> 01:11:44,804 This is Rick Macci. 1284 01:11:51,478 --> 01:11:53,713 [Lyn] He's here! He's here! He's here! He's here! 1285 01:11:53,780 --> 01:11:56,783 Okay, okay. Relax, relax. Everybody, come on, get in your positions. 1286 01:11:56,883 --> 01:11:57,984 Let's go. 1287 01:11:59,786 --> 01:12:02,155 [Richard] Mr. Macci. Welcome, welcome. 1288 01:12:02,255 --> 01:12:03,556 Hello, everybody. 1289 01:12:04,157 --> 01:12:05,358 -[Brandy] Hello. -[Venus and Serena] Hi. 1290 01:12:05,392 --> 01:12:07,293 -I'm Richard Williams. -Mr. Williams. 1291 01:12:07,394 --> 01:12:08,928 This my wife. This Brandy. 1292 01:12:08,995 --> 01:12:10,764 -Hi, it's an honor. -We glad to see you. 1293 01:12:10,830 --> 01:12:12,766 -It's great to be here. -This is all our kids. This our family. 1294 01:12:12,799 --> 01:12:15,268 That's Venus, Serena, Tunde, Lyn, Isha. 1295 01:12:15,335 --> 01:12:16,503 -[Rick] Hello. -[girls] Hi. 1296 01:12:16,603 --> 01:12:18,438 Thank you for coming. We know you came a long way, 1297 01:12:18,471 --> 01:12:20,707 so we won't waste your time. You want to get over to the club? 1298 01:12:20,740 --> 01:12:23,143 -Let's get it started. -Come on, girls, let's go. 1299 01:12:23,243 --> 01:12:25,779 -Mr. Macci a busy man. -Be great, be great. 1300 01:12:25,845 --> 01:12:27,914 [Richard] Come on, y'all, let's go. Get on in there. 1301 01:12:28,982 --> 01:12:30,817 [Rick] Grab the door here. 1302 01:12:32,652 --> 01:12:35,355 Wow. [grunts] So, uh... 1303 01:12:35,455 --> 01:12:38,240 tell me one more time, which one of you is, uh... 1304 01:12:38,124 --> 01:12:39,759 Big one, Venus. Little one, Serena. 1305 01:12:39,826 --> 01:12:42,262 -Okay. I think I can handle that. -[bus starts] 1306 01:12:43,196 --> 01:12:44,631 [chuckles] 1307 01:12:46,299 --> 01:12:48,168 Oh, don't worry about that. You don't need that. 1308 01:12:52,439 --> 01:12:53,807 [Brandy] Bye, guys! 1309 01:12:56,443 --> 01:12:59,179 -[honking horn] -We got Rick Macci in Compton! 1310 01:12:59,279 --> 01:13:01,648 [all laughing] 1311 01:13:02,282 --> 01:13:05,852 There you go, Meka. Take that. And that. 1312 01:13:05,952 --> 01:13:08,722 -[Rick] Close her down, Richard? -Yeah, you can just close it up. 1313 01:13:10,690 --> 01:13:14,600 -[rap music playing] -[car engine revving] 1314 01:13:16,463 --> 01:13:20,834 Hey, hey, hey! Slow down, haircut. Hell you think you going? 1315 01:13:22,502 --> 01:13:25,505 Uh, well... just gonna play some tennis. 1316 01:13:25,572 --> 01:13:26,740 [man] Hey, yo, Richard! 1317 01:13:26,840 --> 01:13:29,209 This Jimmy Connors-looking cracker with you? 1318 01:13:29,309 --> 01:13:31,978 -Uh, yeah, yeah, white boy with us. -All right, it's spoke. 1319 01:13:32,545 --> 01:13:35,215 -Yeah, he just white. -I am that. 1320 01:13:35,915 --> 01:13:38,485 -[man] Get up out of here. -I ain't gonna let you get shot, Rick. 1321 01:13:38,551 --> 01:13:39,853 [Rick] Appreciate it. 1322 01:13:41,321 --> 01:13:43,323 -[Rick] This is it, huh? -[Richard] This it. 1323 01:13:44,900 --> 01:13:46,260 -Compton Country Club. -[grunts] 1324 01:13:46,826 --> 01:13:48,895 Really good, really good, really good. 1325 01:13:51,640 --> 01:13:53,660 They ain't gonna hit you. They ain't gonna hit you. 1326 01:13:53,666 --> 01:13:54,734 [Rick] Go get it. Forehand. 1327 01:13:55,168 --> 01:13:57,370 -[grunting] -Pop! Excellent. Backhand. 1328 01:13:57,437 --> 01:14:00,173 Attagirl, go! Move. Fast feet. Good recovery. 1329 01:14:00,240 --> 01:14:01,708 Excellent. Recover. 1330 01:14:01,775 --> 01:14:04,770 Wheels, wheels, recover. Go! 1331 01:14:05,178 --> 01:14:07,447 -Good! Again! -[vocal grunt] 1332 01:14:07,547 --> 01:14:09,616 Hey, I like it. Find the slot, rip the shot. 1333 01:14:10,830 --> 01:14:11,384 -[into camera] That's Rick Macci. -[Rick] Again! 1334 01:14:11,418 --> 01:14:13,190 Where you get that power from? 1335 01:14:13,860 --> 01:14:14,521 [Richard] Macci rhyme with "crazy." 1336 01:14:14,587 --> 01:14:16,220 [Rick] I'm sorry, was it something I said? 1337 01:14:16,560 --> 01:14:18,658 I think it's the 'stache. I think she doesn't like the guy with the 'stache. 1338 01:14:18,692 --> 01:14:21,361 Get there. I love it. Come on in for the approach. 1339 01:14:21,928 --> 01:14:24,464 -[grunts] -Yes! Come on. Get there. 1340 01:14:25,231 --> 01:14:26,566 What do you say? Fight it like you're angry. 1341 01:14:26,599 --> 01:14:28,368 Oh, I like it! Excellent work. 1342 01:14:28,435 --> 01:14:31,710 Hey, girls. Hey. I love what you're doing. 1343 01:14:31,137 --> 01:14:32,572 -Excellent job. -[Richard] There you go! 1344 01:14:32,605 --> 01:14:34,641 Put it right there. Did you guys have fun? 1345 01:14:34,741 --> 01:14:36,876 -[both] Yeah. -Good, good, good. I like it. 1346 01:14:36,943 --> 01:14:39,212 That father of yours, he's done a heck of a job, 1347 01:14:39,279 --> 01:14:41,214 so, uh, this was a lot of fun for me too. 1348 01:14:41,281 --> 01:14:43,416 So, thank you, girls. Thank you. 1349 01:14:43,483 --> 01:14:46,219 Richard, I'm, uh... I'm impressed. 1350 01:14:46,286 --> 01:14:48,655 [Richard] Y'all go get some water. Get some water. 1351 01:14:48,755 --> 01:14:50,824 They're, uh... they're terrific. I think... 1352 01:14:51,658 --> 01:14:54,794 I think you might just have the next Michael Jordan on your hands. 1353 01:14:54,894 --> 01:14:57,997 Oh, no, brother-man... I gots me the next two. 1354 01:14:58,980 --> 01:15:00,767 [hearty laugh] 1355 01:15:00,834 --> 01:15:02,469 I like the way you think. 1356 01:15:02,969 --> 01:15:06,639 This here... this is my standard agreement. 1357 01:15:06,740 --> 01:15:09,809 Same one I used with Jennifer. All right? 1358 01:15:09,909 --> 01:15:13,847 Instruction, housing, food, education. You don't pay for a thing. 1359 01:15:13,947 --> 01:15:16,349 Even trips to Disney World, which is right down the road. 1360 01:15:16,449 --> 01:15:20,200 But... uh, mostly, it's... it's my personal time. 1361 01:15:20,120 --> 01:15:21,821 Now, that I promise you will get. 1362 01:15:21,921 --> 01:15:25,258 You train at Rick Macci, you're gonna... you're gonna train with Rick. 1363 01:15:25,325 --> 01:15:27,794 Sounds expensive. What's in it for you? 1364 01:15:27,861 --> 01:15:30,330 My fee is 15 percent of their future earnings. 1365 01:15:30,430 --> 01:15:32,766 If you make nothing, I make nothing. 1366 01:15:32,832 --> 01:15:36,503 But, uh, I can tell you one thing, we are not gonna make nothing. 1367 01:15:36,603 --> 01:15:39,539 [chuckles] What you know about Nick Bollettieri? 1368 01:15:41,708 --> 01:15:45,110 -He a real famous tennis coach. -Sure, uh... 1369 01:15:45,111 --> 01:15:47,781 The boy keep calling here. Can't get him off the phone. 1370 01:15:47,847 --> 01:15:49,983 Yeah, Nick is, uh... he's a good coach. 1371 01:15:50,500 --> 01:15:54,200 You know, he's had a lot of success, but, uh... I can tell you now, 1372 01:15:54,120 --> 01:15:56,923 you go down to Bradenton to train with Nick, you're not gonna get Nick. 1373 01:15:56,956 --> 01:15:59,225 You're gonna get whatever hitting coach he's got available. 1374 01:15:59,225 --> 01:16:01,327 You're gonna... gonna get a factory. 1375 01:16:01,394 --> 01:16:03,229 Now, you train with me, I'm your coach. It's me. 1376 01:16:03,229 --> 01:16:04,798 A lot of people say Nick the best. 1377 01:16:04,864 --> 01:16:06,499 [Brandy] Mm-hm. 1378 01:16:06,566 --> 01:16:08,401 -Remember that man who said that? -Mm-hm. 1379 01:16:08,501 --> 01:16:11,671 Mr. and Mrs. Williams, whether it's Nick or Rick, 1380 01:16:11,738 --> 01:16:13,273 Tom or Harry, it doesn't matter. 1381 01:16:13,306 --> 01:16:16,242 If it's their dream to be a champion, well, then you got a chance. 1382 01:16:16,343 --> 01:16:18,178 But, you know, if it's yours, mine, no. 1383 01:16:18,244 --> 01:16:20,814 Crash and burn. It's not gonna happen. So... 1384 01:16:20,880 --> 01:16:22,882 you want to go with Nick, then... 1385 01:16:22,982 --> 01:16:25,685 you know, you gotta go with Nick. That's your prerogative. 1386 01:16:25,752 --> 01:16:27,220 No, we wanna go with you. 1387 01:16:27,320 --> 01:16:30,230 [relieved laugh] Oh! Thank heavens. I was... 1388 01:16:30,900 --> 01:16:32,250 We just wanted to hear you say what you had said. 1389 01:16:32,920 --> 01:16:33,526 Well... well done. 1390 01:16:33,593 --> 01:16:35,395 -[all laughing] -[Rick] Whoo! 1391 01:16:36,262 --> 01:16:38,531 -Tunde. Uh... -[Rick] Ah! 1392 01:16:38,598 --> 01:16:40,900 Now, this here is our standard agreement. 1393 01:16:41,000 --> 01:16:42,569 I'm sorry, your... 1394 01:16:43,903 --> 01:16:47,741 You know, you take these girls, you take us all, the whole family. 1395 01:16:49,576 --> 01:16:52,746 I'm sorry, you... You all wanna come to Florida? 1396 01:16:52,846 --> 01:16:56,716 Not Tunde. She just graduated valedictorian. 1397 01:16:56,783 --> 01:16:58,685 So, her life is here. 1398 01:16:58,752 --> 01:17:00,553 -Congratulations. -Thank you, sir. 1399 01:17:00,620 --> 01:17:03,690 Yeah, but all that other stuff that's in that contract, we need that. 1400 01:17:03,757 --> 01:17:08,194 We need a house, we need the best school, and a job for me on your staff. 1401 01:17:09,129 --> 01:17:11,865 It says here, a... mobile home? 1402 01:17:11,931 --> 01:17:14,134 Yeah, I mean, we got to get there, don't we? 1403 01:17:14,234 --> 01:17:17,203 -[Rick chuckles] -You believe in these kids or what? 1404 01:17:19,205 --> 01:17:22,442 You bet I do. I swear to you two. You bet I do. 1405 01:17:22,542 --> 01:17:24,844 Okay, then why are we still sitting here? We supposed to be in Florida. 1406 01:17:24,878 --> 01:17:27,480 [Rick] What are we doing? Let's go to Florida. 1407 01:17:27,580 --> 01:17:31,217 ["The Gambler" by Kenny Rogers playing] 1408 01:17:33,386 --> 01:17:36,122 [girls laughing, chattering] 1409 01:17:41,728 --> 01:17:43,596 -Oh, thank you. -[Brandy] Can you get me one? 1410 01:17:43,663 --> 01:17:45,298 Here you go. No, we can share that. 1411 01:17:45,398 --> 01:17:47,667 [Serena] No, 'cause y'all wouldn't let me sit with you. 1412 01:17:47,767 --> 01:17:49,669 [Brandy] You keep your hand on that wheel. 1413 01:17:49,769 --> 01:17:51,671 She got it. Do you need me, Junior? 1414 01:17:51,771 --> 01:17:54,974 -[Venus] No, I got it. -Put at least one hand on that wheel. 1415 01:17:55,750 --> 01:17:57,243 -[Richard] What's up? Hey, police. -[Isha] Hi, police! 1416 01:17:57,310 --> 01:17:59,450 [Richard] We were just breaking the law. Sorry. 1417 01:17:59,790 --> 01:18:01,948 -[laughter] -Okay, spell "Albuquerque." 1418 01:18:02,150 --> 01:18:06,286 [girls] A-L-B-U-Q... 1419 01:18:06,353 --> 01:18:10,123 -[Venus] No. A... Can't be L-R. -[laughing] 1420 01:18:10,190 --> 01:18:13,460 -[Isha] A-L-B... Q... -The word got, like, three Q's. 1421 01:18:13,526 --> 01:18:15,628 No, don't tell 'em. Let 'em do it. 1422 01:18:15,695 --> 01:18:18,665 [song continues] 1423 01:18:32,779 --> 01:18:35,181 [Richard singing] Know when to hold 'em 1424 01:18:35,949 --> 01:18:38,385 Know when to fold 'em 1425 01:18:38,485 --> 01:18:42,889 Know when to walk away And know when to run 1426 01:18:42,989 --> 01:18:45,725 -[chuckling] -You never count your money 1427 01:18:45,825 --> 01:18:48,228 When you're sittin' at the table 1428 01:18:48,328 --> 01:18:54,567 There'll be time enough for counting When the dealing's done 1429 01:18:58,238 --> 01:19:00,874 -[Richard] Look at that. We in Florida. -Oh, this is so pretty! 1430 01:19:00,974 --> 01:19:02,509 [Richard] There you go. Welcome to Florida. 1431 01:19:02,542 --> 01:19:04,477 [girls cheering] 1432 01:19:04,544 --> 01:19:08,181 -[Venus] Rick Macci, here we come. -[Richard] Rick Macci, there we go. 1433 01:19:08,248 --> 01:19:11,818 ["Only the Young" by Journey playing] 1434 01:19:17,357 --> 01:19:19,926 -There they are. Wow, look at that. -[girls] Hi! 1435 01:19:20,260 --> 01:19:23,430 Hello, everybody. Welcome to the Sunshine State. 1436 01:19:23,530 --> 01:19:26,399 Gosh, it's great to see you guys, huh? How was the trip? Was it good? 1437 01:19:26,499 --> 01:19:27,701 [both] Yeah. It was long. 1438 01:19:27,767 --> 01:19:30,503 -Long? Yeah, I bet it was. -It wasn't long. It was not long. 1439 01:19:30,570 --> 01:19:32,605 [Rick] Richard, do you see that blue bad boy right there? 1440 01:19:32,605 --> 01:19:33,840 -Mm-hm. -I call it the Comet. 1441 01:19:33,907 --> 01:19:36,176 I like to ride around, makes me feel like I own the place. 1442 01:19:36,242 --> 01:19:38,545 Which is crazy 'cause, you know, I kinda do. 1443 01:19:38,611 --> 01:19:40,780 -That gonna be mine. -Girls, these are the drilling courts. 1444 01:19:40,780 --> 01:19:44,250 That's Tommy Ho. He won the US Junior Nationals at 15. 1445 01:19:44,351 --> 01:19:48,288 He's top 50 in the country. That's Eric Taino. That's John Roddick. 1446 01:19:48,388 --> 01:19:51,224 They're both top five in the country right now for their age group. 1447 01:19:51,291 --> 01:19:53,260 -Now, John, he's got a little brother. -Yeah, he good. 1448 01:19:53,590 --> 01:19:55,428 His name's Andy. That kid is a savage. He breathes fire. 1449 01:19:55,528 --> 01:19:57,630 He's good. Wait till I get my hands on him. 1450 01:19:57,731 --> 01:19:58,732 This is it right here. 1451 01:19:58,798 --> 01:20:00,467 -Let's go. Dig, dig, dig, dig, dig! -[players grunting] 1452 01:20:00,467 --> 01:20:03,970 Feet. You hear that sound? That sound is effort. I love effort. 1453 01:20:04,700 --> 01:20:07,607 That's my happy place. Come with me. This is where we eat. 1454 01:20:07,707 --> 01:20:09,976 Hey, guys, don't eat too many of these things, all right? 1455 01:20:10,760 --> 01:20:11,311 This will give you horns. 1456 01:20:12,112 --> 01:20:13,646 Best French fries in Florida. 1457 01:20:13,747 --> 01:20:16,349 Now, look, this place will always be open and available to you guys. 1458 01:20:16,383 --> 01:20:19,850 -You help yourselves whenever you want. -All right, good, 'cause I'm hungry. 1459 01:20:19,119 --> 01:20:20,720 -For real? We just ate. -[Rick chuckles] 1460 01:20:20,787 --> 01:20:22,122 You got some place here, Rick. 1461 01:20:22,222 --> 01:20:24,424 -And it just got a lot better today. -[laughs] 1462 01:20:24,491 --> 01:20:26,860 -Come on, Richard, let's go. -Over here. Look at 'em walking off. 1463 01:20:26,893 --> 01:20:29,396 Try the cinnamon rolls. They're first class. 1464 01:20:30,897 --> 01:20:32,832 [Richard] What you got over there? That's the... the chum? 1465 01:20:32,832 --> 01:20:35,635 [laughs] Yeah, you know, you got a good eye, Richard. 1466 01:20:35,735 --> 01:20:37,904 -Mm-hm. -You know how that works. 1467 01:20:37,971 --> 01:20:40,607 You need a few cheeseburgers to pay for the sirloin. 1468 01:20:40,674 --> 01:20:43,476 You sell enough sirloin, you can get to the fillet mignon. 1469 01:20:43,576 --> 01:20:45,311 -Oh, there you go. -[laughs] 1470 01:20:45,412 --> 01:20:48,281 Here we are, girls. This is Mecca. 1471 01:20:48,348 --> 01:20:52,786 These two courts here, they're yours. Just you and me and the best pros we got. 1472 01:20:52,852 --> 01:20:56,423 This is where we hit the horn, we pop the corn, and when we pop it, 1473 01:20:56,489 --> 01:20:58,591 -we pop with extra butter, right? -Right. 1474 01:20:58,658 --> 01:21:00,260 -Huh? You feel me? Yeah? -Yep. 1475 01:21:00,326 --> 01:21:01,327 -Bang. -Bang. 1476 01:21:01,361 --> 01:21:02,762 -Right? Bang. -[giggles] Bang. 1477 01:21:02,829 --> 01:21:04,864 Now, look, I got a little surprise for you. 1478 01:21:04,964 --> 01:21:08,268 This... this won't happen every day, but since she's here, 1479 01:21:08,334 --> 01:21:10,870 I thought maybe you'd wanna hit a little bit. 1480 01:21:11,671 --> 01:21:12,772 Jennifer! 1481 01:21:13,173 --> 01:21:15,442 [Richard] Oh, look. That's Jennifer Capriati. 1482 01:21:15,508 --> 01:21:19,679 Hey. I hear you guys can play. You wanna hit? 1483 01:21:19,779 --> 01:21:20,780 -Yeah. -Yeah. 1484 01:21:20,847 --> 01:21:23,483 -Can we? -Yeah. Just take it easy on her though. 1485 01:21:23,550 --> 01:21:24,451 [laughs] 1486 01:21:24,517 --> 01:21:26,486 -[Venus] Let's go, Meka. -Have fun girls. 1487 01:21:27,530 --> 01:21:29,556 [Richard] This is really special. Have fun! 1488 01:21:29,656 --> 01:21:31,925 [Rick] This is special for her, too. I told her all about the girls, 1489 01:21:31,958 --> 01:21:33,660 and she wanted to meet Venus, so, yeah. 1490 01:21:33,727 --> 01:21:35,195 Yeah, you know how to throw a party. 1491 01:21:35,228 --> 01:21:37,897 [laughs] Well, it's good you guys are here. 1492 01:21:37,997 --> 01:21:39,799 -Nice to meet you. -Hey, girls. 1493 01:21:39,866 --> 01:21:41,968 [Rick] All right, girls, let's go. Warm up slow. 1494 01:21:42,350 --> 01:21:43,503 [Richard] Just have fun. 1495 01:21:43,570 --> 01:21:46,172 [Rick] Look at that. That's gotta be special for her, huh? 1496 01:21:46,239 --> 01:21:48,375 [Richard] Yeah. She looks strong. 1497 01:21:48,475 --> 01:21:51,411 She is. She is. A lot of work she's put in. 1498 01:21:51,511 --> 01:21:53,880 She's gonna get there. V's gonna get there. 1499 01:21:54,714 --> 01:21:57,917 That's it. Attagirl. Good. I like it. 1500 01:21:58,180 --> 01:22:00,854 I mean, look at that. That's... that's the model right there. 1501 01:22:00,920 --> 01:22:03,556 Now, I figure we mold her in Jennifer's path. 1502 01:22:03,656 --> 01:22:05,759 We start with the Easter Bowl, then the Orange Bowl. 1503 01:22:05,859 --> 01:22:07,727 -Just like how Jennifer did it, right? -Yep. 1504 01:22:07,827 --> 01:22:09,529 They're good tournaments, they're challenging. 1505 01:22:09,562 --> 01:22:12,432 I'm thinking we not gonna play the Easter Bowl though, Rick. 1506 01:22:13,990 --> 01:22:16,169 Okay, well, you... got another tournament in mind? 1507 01:22:17,837 --> 01:22:19,572 No, uh... 1508 01:22:19,673 --> 01:22:22,776 I meant to tell you, uh... we not playing no more Juniors. 1509 01:22:23,677 --> 01:22:26,513 Yeah, they'll play matches again when they turn pro. 1510 01:22:27,547 --> 01:22:29,249 [dry chuckle] Okay. 1511 01:22:29,349 --> 01:22:31,718 And when exactly is that gonna be, Richard? 1512 01:22:32,752 --> 01:22:36,890 When I say they ready. We're not gonna rush this, Rick. 1513 01:22:36,189 --> 01:22:38,525 Everything going good. We not gonna start rushing now. 1514 01:22:38,591 --> 01:22:40,760 Uh... what are they gonna do, Richard? 1515 01:22:40,860 --> 01:22:42,729 What... They gonna play ping-pong? 1516 01:22:42,796 --> 01:22:44,397 No, no. They gonna practice with you. 1517 01:22:44,464 --> 01:22:47,670 They gonna go to school, they gonna go to the Hall. 1518 01:22:47,133 --> 01:22:49,903 And pretty much, they gonna be kids. That's what I want. 1519 01:22:49,969 --> 01:22:52,105 They're gonna be-- be kids? But... 1520 01:22:52,205 --> 01:22:54,240 Richard, that's-- that is not how it works. 1521 01:22:54,307 --> 01:22:56,242 I-- I can't do that. 1522 01:22:56,309 --> 01:22:58,978 I can't mold her like that. You need to play Juniors. 1523 01:22:59,790 --> 01:23:01,981 Look, there's not a single player, not one, on the pro tour 1524 01:23:02,820 --> 01:23:05,618 that didn't play Juniors. Without Juniors, it's impossible. 1525 01:23:05,719 --> 01:23:08,822 Well, not for you. Not for you. You Rick Macci. 1526 01:23:08,922 --> 01:23:10,590 That's why we drove all this way. 1527 01:23:10,657 --> 01:23:13,259 Nothing is impossible for Rick Macci. 1528 01:23:14,127 --> 01:23:16,930 But if you think you can't do it, we can go talk to Nick. 1529 01:23:20,633 --> 01:23:23,690 You know, you might have mentioned this in Compton. 1530 01:23:24,300 --> 01:23:26,473 I probably could have, but then you wouldn't have made 1531 01:23:26,573 --> 01:23:30,110 the best decision you ever made in your life. 1532 01:23:31,344 --> 01:23:33,113 This is great, Rick. 1533 01:23:33,179 --> 01:23:35,150 Oh, and I need 'em hitting open-stance strokes. 1534 01:23:35,810 --> 01:23:37,170 -Ah, God. -That's the most important. 1535 01:23:37,117 --> 01:23:38,918 They got to hit them open-stance strokes. 1536 01:23:38,985 --> 01:23:41,855 We gonna make it go "boom" like you said. Remember? Make it go boom. 1537 01:23:41,955 --> 01:23:43,957 Yeah, I... I said "bang," but, yeah. 1538 01:23:44,240 --> 01:23:45,959 You said, "bang," "boom," we gonna make some noise. 1539 01:23:45,992 --> 01:23:47,560 I got to get the family. They need to see this. 1540 01:23:47,594 --> 01:23:49,496 I'mma grab a burger. You want something? 1541 01:23:49,596 --> 01:23:51,498 I don't want a burger. 1542 01:23:51,598 --> 01:23:53,433 [Richard] Don't be scared, Rick. I wrote the plan. 1543 01:23:53,466 --> 01:23:55,201 Oh, God, the plan. 1544 01:23:58,638 --> 01:24:00,674 All right, Venus, serve it up. 1545 01:24:14,788 --> 01:24:16,790 [Rick] Good! Hey, look at that. 1546 01:24:17,624 --> 01:24:19,859 Boom! I like it. How about that? 1547 01:24:19,959 --> 01:24:22,495 Bang! Come on, get in there and dig! 1548 01:24:22,562 --> 01:24:25,699 Kill it. I like it. Good. Good, good. Hey, listen. 1549 01:24:25,799 --> 01:24:27,834 That wasn't a good shot at the end. Do you know why? 1550 01:24:27,867 --> 01:24:28,968 It was excellent. 1551 01:24:29,350 --> 01:24:30,804 -'Cause it was excellent. Good. -[laughs] 1552 01:24:30,870 --> 01:24:33,740 I'm proud of ya. Excellent work. Let's go. I'll race you to the water. 1553 01:24:33,840 --> 01:24:35,942 You've faced a lot of criticism in the last three years 1554 01:24:35,975 --> 01:24:38,178 since you pulled your daughters out of Junior tournament tennis. 1555 01:24:38,211 --> 01:24:40,213 -Mm-hm. -You've been called controversial, 1556 01:24:40,313 --> 01:24:43,550 overbearing, a self-promoting distraction. 1557 01:24:43,650 --> 01:24:46,386 -Mm-hm. -How do you respond to all that? 1558 01:24:46,486 --> 01:24:49,550 Well, look, peoples gonna say what peoples gonna say. 1559 01:24:49,155 --> 01:24:52,192 You know, when somebody come to me, telling me my daughter so good, 1560 01:24:52,258 --> 01:24:55,161 and she, you know, she need to be playing matches, 1561 01:24:55,228 --> 01:24:58,898 I know the only reason they see good is 'cause they see money. 1562 01:24:58,998 --> 01:25:02,402 And most of the time they see money that can be going into they pocket. 1563 01:25:02,502 --> 01:25:04,604 But you've certainly said a lot of provocative things. 1564 01:25:04,671 --> 01:25:07,340 You've said "tennis parents should be shot." 1565 01:25:07,407 --> 01:25:10,430 You've said you're brokering a deal to purchase Rockefeller Center. 1566 01:25:10,110 --> 01:25:11,244 Yep. 1567 01:25:11,845 --> 01:25:14,247 Well, truth is, I got so many businesses now, 1568 01:25:14,347 --> 01:25:16,282 I hardly even think about tennis. 1569 01:25:16,383 --> 01:25:18,451 And you're not concerned all that's holding them back? 1570 01:25:18,451 --> 01:25:21,888 Most top prospects their age, like Martina Hingis for example, 1571 01:25:21,955 --> 01:25:23,423 -are about to turn pro. -Yeah. 1572 01:25:23,523 --> 01:25:26,893 But your daughters haven't played a match since 1991. 1573 01:25:26,960 --> 01:25:29,290 Well, we still pushing 'em forward. 1574 01:25:29,950 --> 01:25:34,134 Venus speaking four languages. Most of 'em fluently, almost. 1575 01:25:34,234 --> 01:25:35,568 How many languages you speak? 1576 01:25:36,469 --> 01:25:39,139 Exactly. Not even really good at this one. 1577 01:25:39,639 --> 01:25:41,641 Look, look, I've been broke all my life, 1578 01:25:41,741 --> 01:25:44,644 and Venus don't wanna be poor, you know. 1579 01:25:44,744 --> 01:25:48,448 But we not gonna let nobody push our daughter into nothing she ain't ready for. 1580 01:25:50,830 --> 01:25:52,986 -Okay. All right, I'mma get Venus. -Thank you. 1581 01:25:53,860 --> 01:25:54,921 Y'all can go ahead and move and set up up top. 1582 01:25:54,988 --> 01:25:57,957 Now, fast feet. Fast feet. Fast feet. Good. Here they come. 1583 01:25:58,580 --> 01:25:59,859 Here's it come. You don't know when it's coming. 1584 01:25:59,893 --> 01:26:03,396 Let's go. You don't know. Go! React. Good! I like it. Let's go. Move. 1585 01:26:03,463 --> 01:26:05,498 Yes, like a bullet. Yes, I like it! 1586 01:26:05,598 --> 01:26:07,901 Boom, that's major league. Let's go. Fast feet. Fast feet. 1587 01:26:07,967 --> 01:26:08,835 Junior! 1588 01:26:08,935 --> 01:26:11,504 When you're moving, I'm grooving. Good. Get there. 1589 01:26:11,604 --> 01:26:13,840 You got an interview. Come on, let's go. 1590 01:26:15,750 --> 01:26:18,411 Come on. Hey, V, we got two more hours. 1591 01:26:18,478 --> 01:26:22,150 I'm telling you now, you leave this court, your sister's taking over. 1592 01:26:22,115 --> 01:26:23,616 Sorry, Rick, it's showtime. 1593 01:26:23,683 --> 01:26:26,152 Yeah, it's always showtime, isn't it, Richard? 1594 01:26:27,870 --> 01:26:30,857 Hey, Meek, let's go. I know someone wants to be here. 1595 01:26:30,957 --> 01:26:33,927 -[reporter] Do you want to turn pro? -Yes. 1596 01:26:33,993 --> 01:26:37,697 A lot of people are excited to see how you'd do against players like Seles. 1597 01:26:37,797 --> 01:26:39,299 Do you think you can beat her? 1598 01:26:40,133 --> 01:26:41,634 I know I could beat her. 1599 01:26:41,701 --> 01:26:45,105 You know you can beat her? Very confident. 1600 01:26:45,171 --> 01:26:47,607 I'm very confident. [light chuckle] 1601 01:26:47,674 --> 01:26:51,211 You say it so easily. Why? 1602 01:26:52,312 --> 01:26:53,813 Because I believe it. 1603 01:26:53,880 --> 01:26:55,982 But you haven't played a match in almost three years. 1604 01:26:56,490 --> 01:26:59,319 All right, hold it right there. If you don't mind, lemme tell you why. 1605 01:26:59,386 --> 01:27:01,221 Richard, we're doing an interview. 1606 01:27:01,321 --> 01:27:05,125 Well, what she had said, she said it with so much confidence the first time. 1607 01:27:05,191 --> 01:27:08,610 -But you keep going on and on. -You can't just keep interrupting-- 1608 01:27:08,161 --> 01:27:10,130 What you gots to understand is you're dealing with 1609 01:27:10,196 --> 01:27:12,799 the image of a 14-year-old child. 1610 01:27:12,866 --> 01:27:16,636 And this child gonna be playing when your old *** and me gonna be in the grave. 1611 01:27:17,337 --> 01:27:19,973 When she had said something, we done told you what's happening. 1612 01:27:20,400 --> 01:27:23,743 You are dealing with a little Black kid. Let her be a kid. 1613 01:27:23,843 --> 01:27:25,812 Now, she done answered it with a lot of confidence. 1614 01:27:25,845 --> 01:27:27,681 Leave that alone! 1615 01:27:30,884 --> 01:27:32,852 [Rick] Focus. That's it. It's all about your eyes. 1616 01:27:32,919 --> 01:27:35,555 Focus. Right there. Good. Turn it over. Good. 1617 01:27:35,655 --> 01:27:39,392 Sharp. Again. Again. Sharp. Let's go. 1618 01:27:39,492 --> 01:27:42,996 One, two, right there. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. 1619 01:27:43,630 --> 01:27:45,231 Let's go. Let's go. Let's go. 1620 01:27:45,331 --> 01:27:47,500 Let's go. Keep moving. Keep moving. Fast feet. 1621 01:27:47,567 --> 01:27:49,736 What's going on, Shakespeare? Good. 1622 01:27:49,836 --> 01:27:52,205 -Did you get the part? -Yeah, it was good. 1623 01:27:53,740 --> 01:27:55,442 Rick, what's going on over there? 1624 01:27:55,542 --> 01:27:59,346 Ah... big Junior tournament's coming up. The Continental Cup. 1625 01:27:59,412 --> 01:28:02,182 Hoopla's for Kournikova. She's getting some practice in. 1626 01:28:02,248 --> 01:28:04,384 I heard she's going pro next month in Russia. 1627 01:28:04,451 --> 01:28:08,455 -Hingis announced too. -Yeah, they, uh... They are. 1628 01:28:08,555 --> 01:28:12,292 But look, Russia's overrated. The weather's lousy, the food's terrible. 1629 01:28:12,392 --> 01:28:14,527 -But, Rick, I wanna play. -[sighs] 1630 01:28:14,594 --> 01:28:16,529 Sweetheart, you're preaching to the choir, okay? 1631 01:28:16,596 --> 01:28:18,565 -Do you think I'm ready? -No, I know you're ready. 1632 01:28:18,598 --> 01:28:21,434 -Okay, will you talk to my dad? -[sighs] Sweetheart, look... 1633 01:28:21,534 --> 01:28:24,738 -Rick, please. You know I'm ready. -Trying to feed me to the wolves here. 1634 01:28:24,804 --> 01:28:27,640 -Look, I've been down this road... -Rick, just talk to him. Please. 1635 01:28:28,141 --> 01:28:30,410 -[hesitant groan] -Please? 1636 01:28:30,477 --> 01:28:32,780 All right, all right, all right, all right, all right. 1637 01:28:32,112 --> 01:28:33,613 -You know-- -Is that a yes? 1638 01:28:33,713 --> 01:28:36,282 It's that face. It's your face. It's like I can't... 1639 01:28:36,383 --> 01:28:38,840 -So, yes? -You give me the face... Yes, yes. 1640 01:28:38,151 --> 01:28:40,587 -Yes! Yes! -All right, all right, all right. 1641 01:28:40,653 --> 01:28:43,890 -Oh, boy. Here we go. Let's just... -That's a yes. 1642 01:28:43,156 --> 01:28:44,991 ...hope he doesn't actually kill the messenger. 1643 01:28:45,580 --> 01:28:46,726 -[Serena] He said yeah? -He said yes. 1644 01:28:46,793 --> 01:28:47,994 [Rick] Jesus. 1645 01:28:48,940 --> 01:28:50,830 Think fast. Put those on, train your sister. 1646 01:28:50,930 --> 01:28:53,400 I need a break to figure out how I'm gonna talk to this maniac. 1647 01:28:53,433 --> 01:28:55,668 -Let's go. Put your gloves on. -Let's go. 1648 01:28:55,769 --> 01:28:56,903 [Rick sighs] 1649 01:28:56,970 --> 01:29:00,573 [Richard] The main reason we not rushing, 'cause without an education, 1650 01:29:00,640 --> 01:29:03,176 no matter how good you are, by the time they 18, 1651 01:29:03,276 --> 01:29:05,912 they gonna be broke and have 50 more years to live like a fool. 1652 01:29:06,346 --> 01:29:08,782 We not doing that. Oh, look at that! 1653 01:29:08,848 --> 01:29:10,784 -What's going on, everybody? -There's Rick Macci. 1654 01:29:10,850 --> 01:29:14,254 Rick own everything you see as far as you can see. 1655 01:29:14,320 --> 01:29:18,658 True. Hey, uh... Richard, do you think I could, um, bend your ear for a minute? 1656 01:29:18,758 --> 01:29:22,595 Oh, yeah, sure thing. Girls, take the kids down to the court. 1657 01:29:22,662 --> 01:29:24,130 I'll meet you down there. You can go with them. 1658 01:29:24,164 --> 01:29:25,832 -I'll talk to you in a second. -Thank you. 1659 01:29:25,932 --> 01:29:28,835 Rick got that look on his face like he need to say something to me 1660 01:29:28,935 --> 01:29:30,370 that I'm not gonna wanna hear. 1661 01:29:30,470 --> 01:29:31,938 Have fun, kids. 1662 01:29:32,500 --> 01:29:33,907 -You have great teachers. -Lemme give you a ride in your cart. 1663 01:29:33,940 --> 01:29:37,477 She got the fire in her eye, that one. Thank you. I miss this sucker. 1664 01:29:37,544 --> 01:29:39,346 Richard, there's a... 1665 01:29:39,446 --> 01:29:42,282 There's a tournament in Oakland coming up. 1666 01:29:42,349 --> 01:29:43,817 It's called the Bank of the West. 1667 01:29:43,883 --> 01:29:46,453 -Mm-hm. -Now, I called the director. 1668 01:29:46,519 --> 01:29:49,789 He said they'd, uh, give Venus a wild card if we committed now. 1669 01:29:49,856 --> 01:29:51,624 Also, my friend Patrick, he's from Nike, 1670 01:29:51,691 --> 01:29:53,827 he's gonna be there, and he's available for a sit-down. 1671 01:29:53,860 --> 01:29:56,329 -I don't like that, Rick. -You don't like what? Wait a second. 1672 01:29:56,396 --> 01:29:58,310 Don't talk to peoples behind my back. 1673 01:29:58,131 --> 01:30:00,300 -I'm not talking to anybody. Wait-- -You know I don't like that. 1674 01:30:00,333 --> 01:30:03,690 Hang on a second. Will you just hear me out, please? 1675 01:30:03,169 --> 01:30:06,239 Look, she's... she's 14 years old. 1676 01:30:06,339 --> 01:30:08,708 Hingis just turned pro. Kournikova, she's going soon. 1677 01:30:08,808 --> 01:30:11,511 I don't understand why we would give them a head start. 1678 01:30:11,578 --> 01:30:14,547 Jennifer, she-- she'd been on the cover of a freaking Wheaties box by now. 1679 01:30:14,647 --> 01:30:16,820 And I know I'm not supposed to say this, 1680 01:30:16,820 --> 01:30:18,718 but Venus is twice as good as Jennifer ever was. 1681 01:30:19,319 --> 01:30:22,550 -Jennifer just dropped off the tour. -Nah, she didn't. [scoffs] 1682 01:30:22,155 --> 01:30:24,691 She didn't drop off the tour. She's taking a break, okay? 1683 01:30:24,758 --> 01:30:26,826 -Rick, tell me the truth. -It's a vacation. I am telling the truth. 1684 01:30:26,860 --> 01:30:29,290 -Peoples are saying that she burnt out. -She's not burned out. 1685 01:30:29,620 --> 01:30:32,699 Jennifer is fine, but you know what? So is Venus. 1686 01:30:32,766 --> 01:30:34,334 Come on, man. 1687 01:30:34,401 --> 01:30:37,704 Look, she's ready. Let's get this show on the road. 1688 01:30:37,771 --> 01:30:41,341 I can see it in her eyes. She's hungry. She's got the fire. 1689 01:30:41,408 --> 01:30:45,378 -Come on, Richard. What do you say? -Did she send you here to talk to me? 1690 01:30:45,445 --> 01:30:47,180 -You're gonna beat me? -I'm gonna hit it now. 1691 01:30:47,213 --> 01:30:49,616 [Rick] Okay, it's not just my idea. 1692 01:30:51,840 --> 01:30:54,854 -Rick, I don't say this to you too often. -Right. 1693 01:30:54,921 --> 01:30:57,924 -But you are not wrong. -So, does that--? 1694 01:30:58,240 --> 01:31:00,593 But that's all you're getting from me today. Okay? 1695 01:31:00,694 --> 01:31:02,696 -Okay. -Just let me think about it. 1696 01:31:02,762 --> 01:31:04,197 -I'll take it. [chuckles] -All right. 1697 01:31:04,230 --> 01:31:06,299 Thank you for your time, Richard. 1698 01:31:07,133 --> 01:31:08,968 [Richard] You can borrow your cart if you want. 1699 01:31:09,350 --> 01:31:10,970 Uh, that's okay, Richard, you hang onto it. 1700 01:31:11,710 --> 01:31:12,205 It looks great on you. 1701 01:31:12,272 --> 01:31:15,208 -No, just have it back in 40 minutes. -Okay. 1702 01:31:16,209 --> 01:31:18,780 [Venus] Oh, my gosh. 1703 01:31:19,245 --> 01:31:21,715 [tennis pro] Again! Again! 1704 01:31:22,716 --> 01:31:24,617 You gotta get it in. You can't fault on that. 1705 01:31:24,718 --> 01:31:25,919 -Thank you. -Here you go, sir. 1706 01:31:25,985 --> 01:31:27,721 My wife think I got a girlfriend down here, 1707 01:31:27,787 --> 01:31:29,956 I be coming to get your burgers so much. 1708 01:31:30,560 --> 01:31:32,920 She don't know I'm cheating on her cooking. 1709 01:31:35,161 --> 01:31:38,765 [man on TV] Jennifer Capriati now faces her most serious court battle. 1710 01:31:38,832 --> 01:31:41,501 The 18-year-old was arrested after police showed up 1711 01:31:41,601 --> 01:31:45,338 at her Coral Gables hotel room to check a tip about a runaway. 1712 01:31:45,438 --> 01:31:48,800 They say that they found a small amount of marijuana. 1713 01:31:48,608 --> 01:31:51,311 Police say a runaway girl and a 19-year-old man 1714 01:31:51,411 --> 01:31:53,313 did show up at Capriati's room. 1715 01:31:53,413 --> 01:31:58,518 They were arrested on charges of heroin and suspected crack cocaine possession. 1716 01:31:58,618 --> 01:32:01,254 Let's go! 1717 01:32:01,321 --> 01:32:04,491 What do you say? What do you say? Time to get sharp for the bay. 1718 01:32:04,591 --> 01:32:06,693 Little steps, big results. 1719 01:32:06,793 --> 01:32:09,829 What's going on? Where is everybody? 1720 01:32:10,964 --> 01:32:13,330 Come on, guys, somebody say something. What's going on? 1721 01:32:13,330 --> 01:32:14,834 -They're at Disney World. -They're what? 1722 01:32:14,934 --> 01:32:16,136 They're at Disney World. 1723 01:32:16,202 --> 01:32:18,538 Richard said practice is cancelled for today. 1724 01:32:20,600 --> 01:32:21,441 Ah, you gotta be... 1725 01:32:26,780 --> 01:32:29,150 [radio blaring upbeat music] 1726 01:32:29,115 --> 01:32:32,218 -[Richard] There go Rick. Hey, Rick! -[Brandy] Hey, Richard. 1727 01:32:32,318 --> 01:32:34,354 [girls laughing] 1728 01:32:39,726 --> 01:32:40,727 [Richard] Okay, let's go. 1729 01:32:40,827 --> 01:32:42,696 [Brandy] Come on. Homework. You got homework. 1730 01:32:42,796 --> 01:32:44,364 -[Rick] Hello, everybody. -[Brandy] Hey. 1731 01:32:44,464 --> 01:32:45,799 You guys have a good time? 1732 01:32:45,865 --> 01:32:47,967 -I rode on Space Mountain. -Did ya? Were you scared? 1733 01:32:48,340 --> 01:32:50,336 I was not scared. They were crying like babies. 1734 01:32:50,403 --> 01:32:51,871 -I like those ears. -Don't drop that. 1735 01:32:51,971 --> 01:32:55,542 Richard, maybe if I could just get a minute? Thank you. 1736 01:32:57,577 --> 01:32:58,912 There was, uh... 1737 01:32:59,120 --> 01:33:00,847 -We had a practice scheduled. -[Richard] Uh-huh. 1738 01:33:00,880 --> 01:33:04,417 Tournament's just a few weeks away, so, you know, we gotta practice. 1739 01:33:04,517 --> 01:33:07,921 Yeah, well... I decided we not playing that tournament. 1740 01:33:08,588 --> 01:33:10,357 -Daddy, what? -[Brandy exhales heavily] 1741 01:33:10,423 --> 01:33:12,250 -Why? What happened? -It's okay, Junior. 1742 01:33:12,920 --> 01:33:14,894 I'm not gonna let him burn you out like he did Capriati. 1743 01:33:14,994 --> 01:33:18,310 -What? -[Rick] I'm sorry, like I did with what? 1744 01:33:18,980 --> 01:33:20,433 -[Richard] Well, you was her coach, right? -Mommy... 1745 01:33:20,533 --> 01:33:22,502 [Richard] That's all you been saying is, "Look at Jennifer. Look at Jennifer." 1746 01:33:22,535 --> 01:33:26,239 Well, we looking. She on TV, her mugshot. Arrested. 1747 01:33:26,339 --> 01:33:31,411 Venus is not gonna be cracked out in some alley 'cause you pushed her there. 1748 01:33:31,511 --> 01:33:32,545 [Venus] It's not fair. 1749 01:33:32,612 --> 01:33:36,160 [Brandy] Venus, don't you get upset. Don't you let him see you upset. Come on. 1750 01:33:36,616 --> 01:33:39,219 [Rick] You proud of yourself? Just broke her heart. 1751 01:33:39,719 --> 01:33:41,540 [scoffs] 1752 01:33:41,855 --> 01:33:47,293 I tell you what, man... I'm getting pretty tired of your games. 1753 01:33:48,962 --> 01:33:51,631 -My games? What games? -These games. 1754 01:33:51,731 --> 01:33:54,901 You showed up here, first thing you did, you pulled 'em out of Juniors. 1755 01:33:54,968 --> 01:33:57,270 Now you pull 'em out of practice. You do it constantly. 1756 01:33:57,370 --> 01:34:00,730 For music lessons, or homework, or church. 1757 01:34:00,140 --> 01:34:03,710 Look, they got to get straight A's, else they can't play tennis. 1758 01:34:03,777 --> 01:34:05,412 You knew that. I told you that. That's my rules. 1759 01:34:05,445 --> 01:34:08,148 Well, you pull 'em out to train with other coaches behind my back? 1760 01:34:09,783 --> 01:34:11,985 -I'm trying to round out they games. -[scoffs] 1761 01:34:12,850 --> 01:34:14,454 They not gonna get great doing the same drills 1762 01:34:14,554 --> 01:34:17,290 -every other Junior in America is doing. -Thank you. 1763 01:34:17,390 --> 01:34:20,160 -I'm trying to look out for my kids. -No, you're looking out for yourself. 1764 01:34:20,160 --> 01:34:23,730 You know, all I hear from you is pressure. Pressure, pressure, pressure. 1765 01:34:23,797 --> 01:34:26,499 But you know what I see? On TV, I see it every day. 1766 01:34:26,599 --> 01:34:28,168 I see the Richard Williams Show. 1767 01:34:28,268 --> 01:34:31,337 "A million dollars. Number one. The greatest of all time." 1768 01:34:31,438 --> 01:34:33,973 -You don't think that adds pressure? -It add confidence. 1769 01:34:34,740 --> 01:34:36,476 That's bullshit. It's about you. 1770 01:34:36,576 --> 01:34:38,945 Now, look, you wanna jerk my chain, go on and jerk it. 1771 01:34:39,120 --> 01:34:40,747 But do not do it to those girls. 1772 01:34:41,948 --> 01:34:44,250 Rick, all respects due... 1773 01:34:44,918 --> 01:34:47,687 We love you. You like a member of our family. 1774 01:34:48,521 --> 01:34:50,824 But you work for us. 1775 01:34:50,924 --> 01:34:52,659 -I wrote this plan. -Plan. 1776 01:34:52,759 --> 01:34:56,496 And when I say she's not playing, she is not playing. 1777 01:34:56,596 --> 01:35:00,300 I call the shots. And I'm sorry if you don't like that. 1778 01:35:01,468 --> 01:35:03,269 Richard, screw your freakin' plan. 1779 01:35:04,304 --> 01:35:07,440 You don't know what you're doing. You don't. 1780 01:35:14,881 --> 01:35:19,486 That is a nice house, by the way. Remind me, who pays for that? 1781 01:35:19,552 --> 01:35:22,889 Don't do that. Don't do that. You're a better man than that. 1782 01:35:22,989 --> 01:35:25,250 [car starting] 1783 01:35:26,626 --> 01:35:28,128 [tires screech] 1784 01:35:46,346 --> 01:35:48,181 [Brandy] Are you going after her? 1785 01:35:49,416 --> 01:35:51,751 -Uh, she'll be fine. -No, she won't. 1786 01:35:52,652 --> 01:35:54,154 Go fix this. 1787 01:35:56,256 --> 01:35:59,590 I puts this whole thing together... 1788 01:35:59,693 --> 01:36:02,950 and now everybody seem to know better than me. 1789 01:36:14,107 --> 01:36:17,944 Richard, do you think you did this by yourself? 1790 01:36:18,440 --> 01:36:22,582 From the first day we met. Remember that? Out on that bus stop? 1791 01:36:24,617 --> 01:36:26,753 You didn't even tell me your real name. 1792 01:36:27,854 --> 01:36:30,890 'Cause you thought I was just another dumb nigga. 1793 01:36:32,258 --> 01:36:35,862 You just like them white boys. You never believed in none of this. 1794 01:36:35,929 --> 01:36:37,764 When did I not believe? 1795 01:36:37,864 --> 01:36:40,367 Huh? I want you to tell me, when did I not believe? 1796 01:36:40,433 --> 01:36:42,535 You not the only dreamer in this family. 1797 01:36:42,602 --> 01:36:44,237 Wouldn't be no dream if it wasn't for me. 1798 01:36:44,270 --> 01:36:47,730 I carried them inside me and on my back. 1799 01:36:47,140 --> 01:36:49,142 And I carried you, too. 1800 01:36:49,242 --> 01:36:53,747 Working two shifts so I could put food on your table. 1801 01:36:53,813 --> 01:36:57,830 That open stance, you got that from me. 1802 01:36:57,150 --> 01:36:59,986 Oh, you did that? Oh, okay. 1803 01:37:00,860 --> 01:37:03,423 And I fixed Serena's serve because you messed that up. 1804 01:37:03,490 --> 01:37:04,758 -You did what? -Yes. 1805 01:37:04,824 --> 01:37:06,626 I fixed that toss because you messed it up. 1806 01:37:06,726 --> 01:37:08,395 -Mm-hm. -I'm here. I've been here, 1807 01:37:08,461 --> 01:37:10,930 dreaming and believing, just like you. 1808 01:37:10,997 --> 01:37:12,932 -Mm-hm. -You just don't wanna see me. 1809 01:37:14,334 --> 01:37:17,103 So... uh, what you want? 1810 01:37:18,171 --> 01:37:20,473 What you want? You want a thank-you? 1811 01:37:20,573 --> 01:37:23,343 [chuckles softly] That's all right, Richard. 1812 01:37:23,443 --> 01:37:25,245 That's all right. I don't need your thank-you. 1813 01:37:25,311 --> 01:37:29,115 Unlike you, I don't need the world to tell me I'm great. 1814 01:37:34,654 --> 01:37:37,991 See how you do? You see what you just did? 1815 01:37:38,910 --> 01:37:40,427 How you walk away when something's not finished. 1816 01:37:40,493 --> 01:37:42,162 -Come on. Come on. -Did you just see that? 1817 01:37:42,262 --> 01:37:45,365 You see that? That's what you do with all your businesses. 1818 01:37:45,465 --> 01:37:48,134 Remember the cement company business... 1819 01:37:48,201 --> 01:37:51,400 -Mm-hm. Mm-hm. -...the cleaning company business. 1820 01:37:51,104 --> 01:37:53,106 All your other kids. 1821 01:37:53,873 --> 01:37:56,900 [Richard] Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa. 1822 01:37:56,109 --> 01:37:59,312 You sound like you got something you need to get off your chest. 1823 01:37:59,379 --> 01:38:01,281 Don't let God stop you. Say what you need to say. 1824 01:38:01,314 --> 01:38:02,882 Oh, I said it. 1825 01:38:02,982 --> 01:38:07,854 Your son showing up in that red Nissan truck, knocking on my door. 1826 01:38:07,954 --> 01:38:12,992 And all you had to say was, "Oh, look, it's my son. He found me." 1827 01:38:13,590 --> 01:38:15,628 And then all your other kids showing up after that. 1828 01:38:15,695 --> 01:38:16,730 [Richard] Okay. 1829 01:38:16,830 --> 01:38:19,650 [Brandy] See, another woman would have left. 1830 01:38:19,799 --> 01:38:22,802 But I stay because I don't quit. You... [slaps counter] 1831 01:38:22,869 --> 01:38:24,637 You're the one who leaves. 1832 01:38:24,704 --> 01:38:26,806 Well, go ahead then. Go ahead. Don't-- 1833 01:38:26,873 --> 01:38:29,420 I'm gonna stay right here until the job is done. 1834 01:38:29,142 --> 01:38:30,410 Don't stay here doing me no favors. 1835 01:38:30,410 --> 01:38:32,512 Richard, you think I'm staying here because of you? 1836 01:38:33,460 --> 01:38:34,848 I stay here because of my girls. 1837 01:38:34,914 --> 01:38:38,518 I stay here because I answer to something higher than Richard Williams. 1838 01:38:38,585 --> 01:38:42,655 And you better be glad, because if I was staying here for you... 1839 01:38:42,722 --> 01:38:45,692 I would have been gone a long time ago. 1840 01:38:45,759 --> 01:38:47,827 -Look at this house. -I'm looking. 1841 01:38:47,894 --> 01:38:49,763 -Look where you live. -I'm looking! I'm looking! 1842 01:38:49,829 --> 01:38:52,766 Where would you live if it wasn't for me? Where would you be? 1843 01:38:52,866 --> 01:38:55,702 Stuck in some apartment with three kids and no daddy. 1844 01:38:55,769 --> 01:38:58,204 That's where you would be. 1845 01:38:58,271 --> 01:39:01,775 Listen to you. That's your ego and your bragging. 1846 01:39:02,942 --> 01:39:04,611 You're just scared. 1847 01:39:06,120 --> 01:39:07,580 You're just scared. 1848 01:39:08,415 --> 01:39:10,350 Scared you will fail. 1849 01:39:11,170 --> 01:39:14,921 Scared that the world will look at you and see... 1850 01:39:15,210 --> 01:39:18,258 another dumb nigga. 1851 01:39:19,592 --> 01:39:24,640 And you know what? You think they might be right. 1852 01:39:27,467 --> 01:39:32,706 I have never, never thought that about you. 1853 01:39:43,550 --> 01:39:45,385 You've done your job. 1854 01:39:45,452 --> 01:39:48,955 And whether you wanna see it or not, I've done mine. 1855 01:39:49,550 --> 01:39:53,393 But this is Venus's life. You gotta let her decide. 1856 01:39:53,460 --> 01:39:58,732 Because if you don't trust her to do that, she's gonna be the one leaving you. 1857 01:40:10,677 --> 01:40:12,345 [grabbing arm] 1858 01:40:14,180 --> 01:40:16,783 [Richard] Mm-hm. Mm-hm. 1859 01:40:31,765 --> 01:40:35,100 [Venus grunting] 1860 01:41:12,205 --> 01:41:14,700 So you wanna play? 1861 01:41:15,909 --> 01:41:17,844 I don't know why you won't let me. 1862 01:41:19,450 --> 01:41:20,814 Unless you think I'm not ready. 1863 01:41:39,666 --> 01:41:43,570 When I was a little boy, I grew up in Shreveport. 1864 01:41:44,904 --> 01:41:46,606 One day my father took me to town. 1865 01:41:47,207 --> 01:41:49,909 He give me this money to pay this white man for something. 1866 01:41:50,877 --> 01:41:55,382 Back in them days, Black folks weren't allowed to touch white peoples. 1867 01:41:56,449 --> 01:42:01,210 So I went to give the man this money, and I accidentally touched his hand. 1868 01:42:02,422 --> 01:42:04,357 And he start beating on me. 1869 01:42:05,959 --> 01:42:07,694 He knocked me down, his friends come over, 1870 01:42:07,761 --> 01:42:10,864 they all start stomping on me and beating on me. 1871 01:42:12,650 --> 01:42:15,869 And I look up and I see my father in the crowd... 1872 01:42:15,935 --> 01:42:17,737 and he took off running. 1873 01:42:19,973 --> 01:42:22,642 Left me there with these grown men beating on me. 1874 01:42:25,145 --> 01:42:27,781 Now, I haven't been no great daddy... 1875 01:42:29,549 --> 01:42:32,752 but I've never done nothing but try to protect you. 1876 01:42:36,289 --> 01:42:39,793 This next step you about to take... 1877 01:42:41,628 --> 01:42:44,397 ...it would be hard for anybody. 1878 01:42:45,899 --> 01:42:49,602 But for you... You not gonna just be representing you, 1879 01:42:49,669 --> 01:42:55,108 you gonna be representing every little Black girl on earth. 1880 01:42:57,243 --> 01:43:00,113 And you gonna be the one gotta go through that gate. 1881 01:43:01,681 --> 01:43:04,918 [voice breaking] And I just never wanted you to look up... 1882 01:43:07,454 --> 01:43:09,656 ...and see your daddy running away. 1883 01:43:15,280 --> 01:43:18,431 Daddy, you always said I'd be number one in the world, right? 1884 01:43:20,633 --> 01:43:23,269 Let's go out there and show all of those people 1885 01:43:23,336 --> 01:43:25,638 that I can handle what's coming. 1886 01:43:27,507 --> 01:43:30,143 [voice shaking] And I'm not gonna let you down. 1887 01:43:31,311 --> 01:43:33,130 How could you, Junior? 1888 01:43:37,450 --> 01:43:38,852 Come here. 1889 01:43:52,799 --> 01:43:56,169 [Announcer] Welcome to Oakland, California for The Bank of the West Classic, 1890 01:43:56,236 --> 01:44:00,473 where tomorrow, world number one and reigning US Open champion, 1891 01:44:00,540 --> 01:44:05,450 Arantxa Sánchez Vicario, will face a tough draw of challengers, 1892 01:44:05,145 --> 01:44:09,490 all hoping to take home the 400,000 dollar purse. 1893 01:44:09,149 --> 01:44:12,850 Among them, 14-year-old Venus Williams, 1894 01:44:12,185 --> 01:44:15,588 who takes the court in her first-ever professional match. 1895 01:44:15,689 --> 01:44:19,659 In fact, it will be the first match Williams has played at any level 1896 01:44:19,726 --> 01:44:21,761 in more than three years, 1897 01:44:21,861 --> 01:44:24,330 since her father made the controversial decision 1898 01:44:24,397 --> 01:44:27,233 to pull her out of Junior tournament tennis, 1899 01:44:27,333 --> 01:44:31,237 which is the normal conduit to tennis superstardom. 1900 01:44:31,337 --> 01:44:34,574 Many questions remain about how this talented youngster 1901 01:44:34,674 --> 01:44:39,179 will now fare under the pressure and spotlight of the professional tour, 1902 01:44:39,245 --> 01:44:44,284 against veteran players, after so long away from competition. 1903 01:44:44,384 --> 01:44:48,388 A worry even her outspoken father cannot hide. 1904 01:44:49,890 --> 01:44:52,926 We been working for this day for nine long, hard years. 1905 01:44:53,260 --> 01:44:56,296 Uh, you be saying, "We gonna get there, we gonna get there." 1906 01:44:56,396 --> 01:45:02,680 And, uh, finally you get there like today, and you find out, "Wow..." 1907 01:45:02,135 --> 01:45:04,270 [in high, shaky voice] "We don't belongs here. 1908 01:45:04,371 --> 01:45:08,742 We belong some place else. We belong back in the ghetto." 1909 01:45:08,808 --> 01:45:13,780 A genius? A huckster? Tomorrow we will finally see. 1910 01:45:13,880 --> 01:45:17,784 Is his dream only hype, or is his daughter, in fact, 1911 01:45:17,884 --> 01:45:20,820 what the tennis world has been waiting for? 1912 01:45:21,121 --> 01:45:22,489 [jazzy jingle playing] 1913 01:45:22,589 --> 01:45:24,900 [Rick] You did it, Richard. 1914 01:45:24,157 --> 01:45:26,893 Last year there was 24 media credentials for this tournament. 1915 01:45:26,960 --> 01:45:29,996 -This year you got 200, so... -[loud knock on door] 1916 01:45:30,960 --> 01:45:31,598 -You know what? That's him. -Okay. That's him. 1917 01:45:31,631 --> 01:45:33,660 We should get Venus, right? 1918 01:45:33,133 --> 01:45:36,803 -Guys, it's go time. Look alive. -Come on. The man is here. 1919 01:45:36,903 --> 01:45:41,700 -The Nike man here, y'all. Close that. -This is it. Guys, you're gonna go there. 1920 01:45:41,107 --> 01:45:44,344 -Yep. Get in your positions. -Okay, you ready? 1921 01:45:45,679 --> 01:45:47,447 -[Rick] Hey, Patrick, how you doing? -[Patrick] Very well. 1922 01:45:47,480 --> 01:45:49,382 -[Rick] How's Terri and the kids? -[Patrick] They're good. 1923 01:45:49,416 --> 01:45:52,318 -[Rick] Billy still playing baseball? -[Patrick] Yeah, he's swingin' away. 1924 01:45:52,352 --> 01:45:55,689 -Hello. Patrick. Nice to meet you. -Richard Williams. This is Oracene. 1925 01:45:55,789 --> 01:45:57,257 That's my wife, that's Brandy. 1926 01:45:57,323 --> 01:45:59,920 -You know who that is. -It's an honor to meet you. 1927 01:45:59,125 --> 01:46:00,727 That's who you brought that briefcase for. 1928 01:46:00,760 --> 01:46:02,862 [laughing] That's right. Yeah. 1929 01:46:02,962 --> 01:46:04,464 [unlatches briefcase] 1930 01:46:04,531 --> 01:46:06,132 Well, you had a long trip... 1931 01:46:06,199 --> 01:46:08,101 -Mm-hm. -...and a big day tomorrow, 1932 01:46:08,168 --> 01:46:11,604 so I am not gonna take up too much of your time. 1933 01:46:11,671 --> 01:46:16,176 Now, I hope it is clear how highly we regard your daughter. 1934 01:46:16,776 --> 01:46:19,450 We'd like to take her off the table right now. 1935 01:46:19,813 --> 01:46:22,716 -That is three million dollars. -Whoo! 1936 01:46:22,816 --> 01:46:25,185 Signature shoe. Signature line. 1937 01:46:25,285 --> 01:46:27,520 We want to build our women's brand around Venus. 1938 01:46:27,620 --> 01:46:30,223 Make her a marquee player. How's that sound? 1939 01:46:30,323 --> 01:46:32,125 [Richard] Well, I think, uh... 1940 01:46:33,960 --> 01:46:37,697 Well, actually... you need to be pitching her. 1941 01:46:39,320 --> 01:46:40,567 [laughs] 1942 01:46:40,667 --> 01:46:45,138 Well, Venus, what do you think? I mean, that is a generous deal. 1943 01:46:45,205 --> 01:46:48,541 It's a million more than Capriati got before she went pro. 1944 01:46:49,900 --> 01:46:51,311 Plus, a real commitment to invest 1945 01:46:51,378 --> 01:46:54,581 in the charity and outreach programs you and your family support. 1946 01:46:54,681 --> 01:46:55,715 [Rick] That's great. 1947 01:46:55,815 --> 01:46:58,485 We think you're gonna have a tremendous career 1948 01:46:58,551 --> 01:47:02,155 and we want to help you build it, starting today. 1949 01:47:11,164 --> 01:47:13,333 -Uh... [laughs] -[laughter] 1950 01:47:13,400 --> 01:47:15,735 -It's, uh... -Yeah. 1951 01:47:18,204 --> 01:47:21,740 -Um... -[Rick] Uh... 1952 01:47:21,174 --> 01:47:23,276 [Patrick chuckles lightly] 1953 01:47:23,376 --> 01:47:26,790 Yeah, maybe... maybe just have a minute. 1954 01:47:26,179 --> 01:47:28,810 -You know, just let the family... -Absolutely. 1955 01:47:28,181 --> 01:47:29,883 -No problem, just for... -Of course. 1956 01:47:29,949 --> 01:47:32,786 Just to be clear, this deal is for tonight only. 1957 01:47:32,886 --> 01:47:36,423 It's off the table as soon as you step on that court tomorrow, okay? 1958 01:47:36,523 --> 01:47:38,558 -Take your time. Talk about it. -[Rick] Patrick, listen, thank you. 1959 01:47:38,591 --> 01:47:41,795 We'll just take a second. There is a heck of a seafood buffet. 1960 01:47:41,895 --> 01:47:45,231 Now, it's on the mezzanine level. You don't want to hit one or two... 1961 01:47:45,298 --> 01:47:48,301 [Richard] Just fix your face till the man get out the door. 1962 01:47:48,401 --> 01:47:49,703 What does he mean by that? 1963 01:47:49,769 --> 01:47:51,538 -Just let the man get out the door first. -[door closes] 1964 01:47:51,571 --> 01:47:53,730 [Brandy] No, I want to know what he means though. 1965 01:47:53,106 --> 01:47:56,209 We gonna talk about it when he leaves. Just let him get out the door. 1966 01:47:56,276 --> 01:47:57,744 What is going on? 1967 01:47:57,811 --> 01:48:01,314 I... What did he mean by, it's one night only? 1968 01:48:01,414 --> 01:48:03,483 -Tonight only? -[Richard] Don't you worry about that. 1969 01:48:03,483 --> 01:48:05,552 -I want to understand. -He's just trying to scare us. 1970 01:48:05,585 --> 01:48:07,687 [Rick] That's right. He's trying to scare us, and guess what? 1971 01:48:07,721 --> 01:48:08,822 I'm scared. 1972 01:48:08,922 --> 01:48:11,224 [laughing nervously] I'm frickin'-- I'm frickin' terrified. 1973 01:48:11,257 --> 01:48:14,427 Guys, what... what is going on? 1974 01:48:14,494 --> 01:48:17,630 Three million dollars. What's the problem here? 1975 01:48:18,398 --> 01:48:20,133 -[Richard] Rick, look... -Let me see. 1976 01:48:20,233 --> 01:48:22,102 They haven't even seen the girl play yet. 1977 01:48:22,168 --> 01:48:23,937 [Rick laughing] Yeah, no, that-- 1978 01:48:24,300 --> 01:48:25,772 I mean, that's the point. They don't have to. 1979 01:48:25,805 --> 01:48:27,640 Richard, I... you did it. 1980 01:48:27,741 --> 01:48:30,910 Hey! You did it, Richard. Look, I thought you were nuts. 1981 01:48:30,977 --> 01:48:33,179 All the talking and the interviews and the nonsense. 1982 01:48:33,279 --> 01:48:37,150 But look, you were right, she's a star. Look at what it... 1983 01:48:37,250 --> 01:48:41,354 We won! This-- Why is everybody so glum? Please, guys? 1984 01:48:41,454 --> 01:48:43,423 Oracene, please, can you help me out here? 1985 01:48:43,490 --> 01:48:45,425 [Brandy] You need to be talking to Venus. 1986 01:48:47,270 --> 01:48:49,195 V? What's going on? 1987 01:48:49,295 --> 01:48:50,330 [Venus exhales] 1988 01:48:51,331 --> 01:48:53,366 I just want to show them what I can do. 1989 01:48:53,466 --> 01:48:56,336 -Okay. -I understand it's a good offer, but... 1990 01:48:56,436 --> 01:48:59,506 This is not a good offer. This is an unbelievable offer. 1991 01:48:59,606 --> 01:49:02,208 Guys, this is money that changes your lives. 1992 01:49:02,308 --> 01:49:04,844 That changes your family's lives. What do we...? 1993 01:49:04,944 --> 01:49:08,481 Rick, you asking this girl to take all the hard work she done did... 1994 01:49:08,548 --> 01:49:11,384 -[scoffs] Richard, stop it. Stop it! -Listen to me. Listen to me. 1995 01:49:11,484 --> 01:49:14,187 All the hard work she done did for the last ten years 1996 01:49:14,287 --> 01:49:16,556 and accept the first offer that come through the door. 1997 01:49:16,656 --> 01:49:19,492 -You know that's not right, Rick. -Richard, the draw's not even out yet. 1998 01:49:19,559 --> 01:49:23,229 Rick. The girl is asking for a opportunity to compete. 1999 01:49:23,329 --> 01:49:25,532 We don't even know who she's playing. 2000 01:49:25,632 --> 01:49:27,967 She don't care nothing about that. 2001 01:49:28,340 --> 01:49:31,400 Venus Williams, do you care who you play? 2002 01:49:31,538 --> 01:49:32,872 No, Daddy. 2003 01:49:32,972 --> 01:49:35,842 Venus Williams, are you gonna beat whoever on the other side of that net? 2004 01:49:35,909 --> 01:49:37,177 Yes, Daddy. 2005 01:49:37,844 --> 01:49:40,580 Venus Williams, do you wanna take this deal? 2006 01:49:45,318 --> 01:49:46,319 No. 2007 01:49:46,386 --> 01:49:48,188 -[claps hands] -Well, there it is. 2008 01:49:48,254 --> 01:49:50,657 We're not taking the deal. Let's go get something to eat. 2009 01:49:51,658 --> 01:49:53,927 -Rick, you hungry? -No. 2010 01:49:54,270 --> 01:49:56,830 -Come on, everybody, let's go. -[knocking on door] 2011 01:49:56,896 --> 01:49:58,598 [Richard] Come on, Rick, you got to pay for this food. 2012 01:49:58,598 --> 01:50:00,834 -[Tunde] Hey, y'all. Hey, everybody. -[Brandy exclaiming] 2013 01:50:01,670 --> 01:50:03,690 -[Isha] Tunde! -[Richard] There you go. 2014 01:50:03,169 --> 01:50:05,171 -Look at that, look at that. -[girls squealing in delight] 2015 01:50:05,205 --> 01:50:07,841 [overlapping animated chatter] 2016 01:50:07,907 --> 01:50:11,678 Yeah. Mister Rick is paying for us to go to a seafood buffet. 2017 01:50:12,245 --> 01:50:15,115 -Yeah. Yes, come on. -[Tunde] Hi. 2018 01:50:15,215 --> 01:50:17,170 [Brandy] You knew about this? 2019 01:50:17,830 --> 01:50:19,850 [players grunting] 2020 01:50:22,389 --> 01:50:23,690 Yes. Come on! 2021 01:50:24,124 --> 01:50:27,560 [umpire] Game, Stafford. Stafford leads two games to love. 2022 01:50:31,640 --> 01:50:32,465 [loud grunt] 2023 01:50:32,565 --> 01:50:33,867 [line judge] Fault! 2024 01:50:35,135 --> 01:50:36,803 [exhales] 2025 01:50:40,940 --> 01:50:43,309 -[line judge] Fault! -[umpire] Love-15. 2026 01:50:45,412 --> 01:50:46,646 Come on, V. 2027 01:50:47,280 --> 01:50:48,281 [line judge] Fault! 2028 01:50:54,540 --> 01:50:56,156 [players striking ball, grunting] 2029 01:51:06,633 --> 01:51:08,802 -[applause] -[umpire] Love-30. 2030 01:51:13,440 --> 01:51:14,607 [Rick] Fight back now. 2031 01:51:16,276 --> 01:51:17,777 [Venus grunts loudly] 2032 01:51:17,844 --> 01:51:19,312 [murmuring] Come on, Junior. 2033 01:51:22,749 --> 01:51:25,452 -[applause] -[umpire] Love-40. 2034 01:51:29,255 --> 01:51:31,458 [both grunting] 2035 01:51:38,264 --> 01:51:39,532 [spectator] Oh! 2036 01:51:39,632 --> 01:51:42,802 [umpire] Game, Stafford. Stafford leads three games to love. 2037 01:51:45,338 --> 01:51:47,807 She's looking a little tight out there. But, you know, she's gonna loosen up. 2038 01:51:47,841 --> 01:51:49,309 It's gonna be good. I'm gonna check out another match. 2039 01:51:49,342 --> 01:51:51,440 I'll talk to you later, okay? 2040 01:51:53,546 --> 01:51:56,116 [grunting] 2041 01:51:56,816 --> 01:51:57,851 [umpire] 30-40. 2042 01:51:57,951 --> 01:51:59,652 [Brandy] That's all right. That's all right. 2043 01:52:08,828 --> 01:52:10,296 [Brandy] Oh! 2044 01:52:10,363 --> 01:52:12,632 [umpire] Game, Stafford. Stafford leads four games to love. 2045 01:52:12,665 --> 01:52:16,200 Hey, let it go now. Next game. Let that go. 2046 01:52:16,690 --> 01:52:17,837 [applause] 2047 01:52:17,904 --> 01:52:19,205 [sighs] 2048 01:52:26,680 --> 01:52:28,181 [exhales] 2049 01:52:43,997 --> 01:52:45,331 [slapping thigh] 2050 01:52:49,703 --> 01:52:51,371 [both grunting loudly] 2051 01:53:00,613 --> 01:53:02,150 -[Brandy] Yeah! -[umpire] Love-15. 2052 01:53:02,820 --> 01:53:04,184 -Attagirl, V. -[applause] 2053 01:53:07,687 --> 01:53:08,755 There you go. 2054 01:53:11,958 --> 01:53:13,193 That's a great ball! 2055 01:53:13,259 --> 01:53:15,395 -That's a great ball! -[applause, cheering] 2056 01:53:17,797 --> 01:53:21,134 [umpire] Game, Williams. Stafford leads four games to two. 2057 01:53:22,736 --> 01:53:24,604 [applause] 2058 01:53:24,704 --> 01:53:26,206 -Let's go! -[umpire] Game, Williams. 2059 01:53:26,272 --> 01:53:28,241 -There it is. There you go. -[umpire] Four games all. 2060 01:53:28,274 --> 01:53:30,610 [applause] 2061 01:53:33,613 --> 01:53:35,582 [scattered cheers] 2062 01:53:42,989 --> 01:53:45,910 [bouncing ball] 2063 01:53:51,264 --> 01:53:52,699 -[resounding ball strike] -[reporter] You were great tonight, Venus. 2064 01:53:52,732 --> 01:53:55,268 Were you surprised how you handled your nerves? 2065 01:53:55,335 --> 01:53:57,837 I was somewhat surprised, but somewhat not surprised. 2066 01:53:57,937 --> 01:53:59,873 I guess since I haven't played a tournament in a while, 2067 01:53:59,906 --> 01:54:01,941 I was surprised that I wasn't nervous or jumpy. 2068 01:54:02,800 --> 01:54:03,810 Tomorrow you play the top seed, Vicario. 2069 01:54:03,910 --> 01:54:06,913 She's number one in the world, a three-time Grand Slam champ. 2070 01:54:06,980 --> 01:54:08,615 How do you think you'll hold up? 2071 01:54:10,183 --> 01:54:13,987 I think I have the game to beat anyone. I just have to play it. 2072 01:54:14,870 --> 01:54:16,489 -Also, I was wondering-- -That's enough. Real good questions. 2073 01:54:16,589 --> 01:54:18,758 Let's go! Huh? 2074 01:54:18,825 --> 01:54:21,795 What did you do out there? I-- I couldn't believe it. It's like... 2075 01:54:21,861 --> 01:54:25,980 -[laughing] Okay, Rick, I gotta go. -It's like she's a... hired assassin. 2076 01:54:25,165 --> 01:54:27,467 I mean, it's like, unbelievable. 2077 01:54:27,534 --> 01:54:30,804 Richard, I talked to Dougherty. He's upping the offer. 2078 01:54:30,870 --> 01:54:33,273 Four million dollars, Richard. Four million dollars. 2079 01:54:33,339 --> 01:54:35,175 We did it. We did it, Richard. 2080 01:54:35,275 --> 01:54:37,610 I think we just gonna keep our chips on the table though, Rick. 2081 01:54:37,644 --> 01:54:40,130 Wait, wait. Hey, Richard, no. She's playing Vicario. 2082 01:54:40,113 --> 01:54:41,548 She's the best player on the planet. 2083 01:54:41,548 --> 01:54:44,517 She's the best player in the whole wide world. She can't beat her. 2084 01:54:44,617 --> 01:54:47,821 -But what if she do? -Richard, it doesn't work like that. 2085 01:54:47,887 --> 01:54:51,958 Oh, hey, Bud. Bud. Good to see you. Still got them pretty pants on. 2086 01:54:52,250 --> 01:54:53,960 You missed out on this money though. I tried to tell ya. 2087 01:54:53,993 --> 01:54:55,862 -[laughing] -You know him? 2088 01:54:55,962 --> 01:55:01,670 Rick, if she beats Vicario, a 14-year-old who's never played a match, 2089 01:55:01,167 --> 01:55:04,838 walks off the street and beats the best player on the planet... 2090 01:55:04,904 --> 01:55:09,175 forget Ali-Frazier, it'll be the greatest upset in the history of sports! 2091 01:55:11,478 --> 01:55:13,980 [soft, indistinct chatter] 2092 01:55:18,840 --> 01:55:20,553 [shower running] 2093 01:55:27,727 --> 01:55:29,562 Yes! [laughing] 2094 01:55:29,662 --> 01:55:31,898 [shrieking joyfully] 2095 01:55:31,998 --> 01:55:33,566 -Oh. -Oh! 2096 01:55:35,402 --> 01:55:36,569 [muted laughter] 2097 01:55:44,878 --> 01:55:47,180 Meek. Come on. 2098 01:56:01,761 --> 01:56:06,566 I know you love Venus and all this is exciting, but... 2099 01:56:07,934 --> 01:56:10,700 ...it's a little hard for you too, huh? 2100 01:56:13,640 --> 01:56:15,742 Can I tell you a secret? 2101 01:56:17,377 --> 01:56:22,649 Your sister is gonna be number one in the whole world, no doubt about it. 2102 01:56:22,749 --> 01:56:24,840 I know that. 2103 01:56:24,818 --> 01:56:26,152 But you... 2104 01:56:26,986 --> 01:56:29,756 You gonna be the best there ever was. 2105 01:56:30,890 --> 01:56:33,927 You gonna be the greatest of all time. 2106 01:56:35,295 --> 01:56:38,565 You know how I know? 'Cause I planned for it. 2107 01:56:40,400 --> 01:56:43,737 I knew you was having a hard time in Venus's shadow, 2108 01:56:43,803 --> 01:56:46,139 but I kept you there 'cause I knew you was rough. 2109 01:56:46,239 --> 01:56:49,142 I knew you was tough, I knew you was a fighter. 2110 01:56:50,777 --> 01:56:53,480 That's why I did this whole thing like this. 2111 01:56:57,417 --> 01:57:01,788 Go on, take that in. You're up next. 2112 01:57:11,998 --> 01:57:14,000 Come on now. Move your feets. 2113 01:57:14,834 --> 01:57:17,370 [Venus and Serena] One, two, three, four, five. 2114 01:57:17,137 --> 01:57:18,838 One, two, three, four, five. 2115 01:57:18,938 --> 01:57:21,207 One, two, three, four, five. 2116 01:57:21,307 --> 01:57:23,309 One, two, three, four, five, six. 2117 01:57:23,376 --> 01:57:25,450 One, two, three, four, five, six. 2118 01:57:25,145 --> 01:57:27,714 -Now, whatever happens tonight... -[Venus laughing] Close. Close. 2119 01:57:27,781 --> 01:57:31,284 -[Serena] Next time, ten. -I want you guys to remember... 2120 01:57:31,351 --> 01:57:34,688 that you come from a rich history of people. 2121 01:57:34,788 --> 01:57:37,590 Right? Like Sojourner Truth. 2122 01:57:38,692 --> 01:57:40,694 -Remember her? -[both] Yes. 2123 01:57:40,794 --> 01:57:43,163 What did she say at Seneca Falls? 2124 01:57:43,229 --> 01:57:46,166 -What did she say? -[both laughing] "Ain't I a woman"? 2125 01:57:46,232 --> 01:57:47,434 That's right. That's right. 2126 01:57:47,534 --> 01:57:50,700 And what does that mean to you? What does that mean to you? 2127 01:57:50,804 --> 01:57:53,306 That she's strong, and that she can do anything. 2128 01:57:53,373 --> 01:57:54,507 [Brandy] Exactly. 2129 01:57:54,574 --> 01:57:59,612 That she was a young Black woman, just like you guys. 2130 01:57:59,713 --> 01:58:04,384 And that she deserves to be seen, and that she deserves to be heard. 2131 01:58:05,352 --> 01:58:07,987 So, tonight I want you to remember who you are, 2132 01:58:08,540 --> 01:58:10,230 remember where you came from. 2133 01:58:10,990 --> 01:58:13,393 Stand tall and be proud in that. 2134 01:58:14,527 --> 01:58:15,895 All right? 2135 01:58:17,864 --> 01:58:20,400 Yeah. You gonna look beautiful. 2136 01:58:22,736 --> 01:58:24,571 You are beautiful, Venus. 2137 01:58:29,576 --> 01:58:31,344 -You too, Serena. -[Serena laughs] 2138 01:58:35,215 --> 01:58:38,451 [announcer] Hello, everybody, and welcome back to Oakland on a beautiful night 2139 01:58:38,551 --> 01:58:42,589 for our second-round match between the reigning French and US Open champion, 2140 01:58:42,689 --> 01:58:46,559 Arantxa Sánchez Vicario and Venus Williams, 2141 01:58:46,626 --> 01:58:50,363 the heralded 14-year-old from Compton, California, 2142 01:58:50,430 --> 01:58:55,201 who makes her center court debut here before a sold-out crowd tonight. 2143 01:58:55,268 --> 01:58:57,370 [overlapping chatter] 2144 01:59:00,907 --> 01:59:03,643 Waiting for my daughter to come out. She playing the next match. 2145 01:59:33,506 --> 01:59:35,542 -Love you, Junior. -Love you too, Daddy. 2146 01:59:35,642 --> 01:59:38,440 [announcer] Welcome, ladies and gentlemen, to the Bank of the West Classic... 2147 01:59:38,780 --> 01:59:39,813 -Good luck to you. -Oh, thank you. 2148 01:59:39,913 --> 01:59:42,150 ...for tonight's second-round match. 2149 01:59:42,115 --> 01:59:47,320 Making her center court debut here tonight and just her second professional match, 2150 01:59:47,420 --> 01:59:50,123 please give a warm Bay Area welcome 2151 01:59:50,190 --> 01:59:54,661 to the 14-year-old phenom from Compton, California... 2152 01:59:54,761 --> 01:59:57,797 Venus Williams! 2153 01:59:58,598 --> 02:00:01,301 [crowd applauding, cheering] 2154 02:00:10,710 --> 02:00:14,481 Now, please join me in welcoming to the court, 2155 02:00:14,547 --> 02:00:18,752 hailing from Spain, a three-time Grand Slam champion, 2156 02:00:18,852 --> 02:00:24,924 and the number one seed... Arantxa Sánchez Vicario! 2157 02:00:25,250 --> 02:00:27,861 [crowd roaring] 2158 02:00:45,178 --> 02:00:46,346 [loud grunt] 2159 02:00:57,157 --> 02:00:59,592 [applause] 2160 02:00:59,693 --> 02:01:01,261 [umpire] 15-love. 2161 02:01:01,361 --> 02:01:02,896 [grunts] 2162 02:01:07,934 --> 02:01:10,403 [cheering, applause] 2163 02:01:10,503 --> 02:01:11,805 [Tunde] Venus! 2164 02:01:13,600 --> 02:01:14,741 -[umpire] 30-love. -There you go! 2165 02:01:15,742 --> 02:01:17,243 Y'all gonna miss it. 2166 02:01:33,860 --> 02:01:35,829 [cheering, applause] 2167 02:01:36,730 --> 02:01:37,797 [umpire] 40-love. 2168 02:01:46,706 --> 02:01:48,375 [both grunting] 2169 02:01:50,610 --> 02:01:54,414 [umpire] Game, Williams. Williams leads, one-love. 2170 02:01:57,650 --> 02:01:59,452 That's how she do that. 2171 02:02:00,530 --> 02:02:01,755 Yep. Yep. 2172 02:02:07,660 --> 02:02:09,429 [crowd cheering] 2173 02:02:09,496 --> 02:02:11,131 [umpire] 15-40. 2174 02:02:21,474 --> 02:02:22,976 [applause] 2175 02:02:23,760 --> 02:02:26,980 [umpire] Game, Williams. Williams leads two-love. 2176 02:02:28,682 --> 02:02:30,517 -[racket clacks] -[crowd cheering] 2177 02:02:30,617 --> 02:02:33,319 [umpire] Game Williams. Williams leads, 2178 02:02:33,420 --> 02:02:34,454 -three games to love. -Whoo! 2179 02:02:34,487 --> 02:02:37,570 -[umpire] First set. -See that? Flames come off that ball. 2180 02:02:39,426 --> 02:02:40,493 [loud grunt] 2181 02:02:41,695 --> 02:02:44,364 -[umpire] 40-15. -That's it. That's it. You like that? 2182 02:02:44,464 --> 02:02:46,266 My wife taught her that. 2183 02:02:47,600 --> 02:02:50,637 That's Venus Williams. Remember that name. 2184 02:02:54,541 --> 02:02:56,509 Okay, that's a can of corn. That's a can of corn! 2185 02:02:56,609 --> 02:02:59,346 -[Venus grunts, exclaims] -[applause, cheering] 2186 02:02:59,446 --> 02:03:03,183 [umpire] Game, Williams. Williams leads, five games to two. 2187 02:03:03,283 --> 02:03:04,384 First set. 2188 02:03:04,484 --> 02:03:07,620 See how she do that open stance? That's what we worked on. 2189 02:03:07,687 --> 02:03:08,688 Yeah. 2190 02:03:12,325 --> 02:03:13,860 [Richard] That's right. 2191 02:03:13,960 --> 02:03:15,762 Looking good, Venus Williams. 2192 02:03:19,666 --> 02:03:20,734 [crowd cheering] 2193 02:03:20,834 --> 02:03:22,402 -There you go. -[umpire] Game. First set. 2194 02:03:22,402 --> 02:03:23,703 -Venus Williams. -[all cheering] 2195 02:03:23,803 --> 02:03:26,720 That's it, kid! That's it! 2196 02:03:30,643 --> 02:03:33,847 There you go. That's all that hard work, right there. 2197 02:03:50,897 --> 02:03:52,966 [cheering, applause] 2198 02:03:53,660 --> 02:03:54,401 [umpire] Game, Williams. 2199 02:03:54,501 --> 02:03:56,360 -She leads the set 3-1 . -[Vicario yelling indistinctly] 2200 02:03:56,690 --> 02:03:59,706 She's scared of you. She's scared of you, Venus. 2201 02:04:03,943 --> 02:04:05,945 [racket clatters] 2202 02:04:09,749 --> 02:04:11,785 [yelling in Spanish] 2203 02:04:20,694 --> 02:04:22,896 [people murmuring faintly] 2204 02:04:44,784 --> 02:04:46,553 Just stay loose, Junior. 2205 02:05:00,467 --> 02:05:02,135 She's gone to the toilet. 2206 02:05:03,436 --> 02:05:04,671 Okay. 2207 02:05:16,816 --> 02:05:19,119 [low, indistinct chatter] 2208 02:05:24,991 --> 02:05:26,893 We're right here with you, Venus. 2209 02:05:30,300 --> 02:05:32,899 -Stay in your game. -Let it go. Stay right there. 2210 02:05:32,999 --> 02:05:35,301 -You got it, V. -[Tunde] We love you. 2211 02:05:43,276 --> 02:05:45,178 Don't let it get in your head, Junior. 2212 02:05:50,383 --> 02:05:52,850 -She's trying to freeze her. -Mm-hm. 2213 02:05:54,220 --> 02:05:57,157 -Oh, come on. -What's-- what's happening? 2214 02:05:58,458 --> 02:06:00,600 She's icing her. 2215 02:06:00,160 --> 02:06:02,996 -They don't have a rule for how long... -There's nothing we can do. 2216 02:06:03,630 --> 02:06:04,664 They can't... There's... 2217 02:06:04,731 --> 02:06:08,902 She can just say she's using the toilet. It's a dirty, old trick. 2218 02:06:11,638 --> 02:06:13,907 That's eight minutes already. 2219 02:06:14,974 --> 02:06:16,876 That's eight minutes. 2220 02:06:19,546 --> 02:06:20,947 That's nine minutes. 2221 02:06:27,754 --> 02:06:29,456 [woman] You got her on the ropes! 2222 02:06:31,891 --> 02:06:34,894 -[man] Let's go! -[woman 2] This is ridiculous! 2223 02:06:35,428 --> 02:06:37,731 [crowd murmuring, chattering] 2224 02:06:49,709 --> 02:06:51,378 [Tunde] Why won't she stand up? 2225 02:06:51,911 --> 02:06:53,546 [Richard] Stand up, Junior. 2226 02:06:53,613 --> 02:06:54,748 [door closes] 2227 02:07:03,560 --> 02:07:04,791 [breathes deeply] 2228 02:07:07,927 --> 02:07:10,960 [crowd clapping, cheering] 2229 02:07:18,438 --> 02:07:20,673 That's all right, just stay in it, V. 2230 02:07:20,774 --> 02:07:24,644 [Rick] Hey, V, your game. Your game, Venus. Let's go. 2231 02:07:25,278 --> 02:07:27,313 -[umpire] Time. -[Rick] That's right. Let's go. 2232 02:07:30,116 --> 02:07:32,585 [Brandy] Yes! Feel your game! 2233 02:07:38,825 --> 02:07:40,694 [crowd hushes] 2234 02:07:42,228 --> 02:07:44,130 [bouncing ball] 2235 02:07:47,467 --> 02:07:48,668 [grunting loudly] 2236 02:07:54,740 --> 02:07:56,609 -[Line judge] Out! -[umpire] Love-15. 2237 02:07:57,911 --> 02:08:00,513 -You got the next one, Venus. -Hey, find it. 2238 02:08:00,613 --> 02:08:02,549 You got the next one, Venus. 2239 02:08:08,355 --> 02:08:10,790 -Let. -[umpire] Fault. 2240 02:08:12,292 --> 02:08:14,627 [Rick] Let it go. Let's go. Next one. 2241 02:08:25,205 --> 02:08:26,206 [explosive grunt] 2242 02:08:27,107 --> 02:08:28,308 [Vicario yells triumphantly] 2243 02:08:31,778 --> 02:08:33,346 Come on, Venus Williams. 2244 02:08:48,661 --> 02:08:50,230 [yells in Spanish] 2245 02:08:50,330 --> 02:08:53,333 [umpire] Game, Vicario. Three games all. 2246 02:08:57,670 --> 02:08:59,105 -[applause] -[Vicario yells] 2247 02:08:59,205 --> 02:09:00,607 [umpire] 15-40. 2248 02:09:00,707 --> 02:09:02,509 [Tunde] Come on, V. You got the next one. 2249 02:09:06,713 --> 02:09:08,348 Okay, Junior. 2250 02:09:14,540 --> 02:09:15,755 [umpire] Game, Vicario. 2251 02:09:19,726 --> 02:09:21,294 Game, Vicario. 2252 02:09:24,698 --> 02:09:25,799 [loud grunt] 2253 02:09:26,499 --> 02:09:30,937 [umpire] Game. Second set, Vicario, six-three. One set all. 2254 02:09:38,945 --> 02:09:41,781 -[pained grunt] -[crowd groaning] 2255 02:09:42,582 --> 02:09:43,883 Oh, my God. 2256 02:09:55,695 --> 02:09:57,163 [grunting] 2257 02:10:01,935 --> 02:10:04,300 [crowd applauding] 2258 02:10:13,813 --> 02:10:15,982 [crowd groaning, applauding] 2259 02:10:25,392 --> 02:10:27,327 [Venus striking ball, grunting] 2260 02:10:36,803 --> 02:10:39,139 [umpire] Five-love. Final set. 2261 02:10:45,110 --> 02:10:47,147 [players striking ball] 2262 02:10:51,751 --> 02:10:52,952 [sharp yell] 2263 02:10:53,787 --> 02:10:55,188 [umpire] Love-40. 2264 02:10:58,925 --> 02:11:00,527 [Brandy] It's all right, Venus. 2265 02:11:11,438 --> 02:11:13,173 [bouncing ball] 2266 02:11:17,143 --> 02:11:18,378 [loud grunt] 2267 02:11:19,379 --> 02:11:21,247 -[victorious yell] -[applause, cheering] 2268 02:11:21,348 --> 02:11:24,840 [umpire] Game, set, and match. Vicario, two sets to one. 2269 02:11:24,184 --> 02:11:27,220 Two-six, six-three, six-love. 2270 02:11:37,530 --> 02:11:39,990 [Tunde] Good job, Venus. 2271 02:11:42,168 --> 02:11:46,339 She did good out there. She did great. She did great. 2272 02:11:50,710 --> 02:11:52,780 [door opens] 2273 02:11:56,160 --> 02:11:57,517 [door closes softly] 2274 02:11:57,584 --> 02:11:59,586 [footsteps approaching] 2275 02:12:08,280 --> 02:12:11,640 [Brandy] Hey, V. Mmm... 2276 02:12:12,198 --> 02:12:13,400 [Richard] Mm-hm. 2277 02:12:15,680 --> 02:12:16,369 [Venus sniffles] 2278 02:12:24,944 --> 02:12:27,213 [whispering] I should have won tonight. 2279 02:12:30,830 --> 02:12:33,987 [sniffles] Now all our deals, no respect... 2280 02:12:34,870 --> 02:12:35,989 [Brandy] Uh-uh. No. No, no, no. 2281 02:12:36,890 --> 02:12:37,424 -Don't do that. -Mm-mm. 2282 02:12:37,524 --> 02:12:39,159 [crying] You were counting on me. 2283 02:12:39,259 --> 02:12:41,728 [Richard] Okay, okay, you listen to me. 2284 02:12:42,295 --> 02:12:43,663 Look here. 2285 02:12:44,597 --> 02:12:48,635 You just went toe-to-toe, for two hours... 2286 02:12:49,235 --> 02:12:52,238 ...with the number one player in the whole world. 2287 02:12:52,305 --> 02:12:53,773 Had her shook. 2288 02:12:53,873 --> 02:12:57,777 -Had her knees shaking. -Yes. Yes. 2289 02:12:57,877 --> 02:12:59,612 And you did it with grace. 2290 02:13:01,948 --> 02:13:04,851 If you don't have no respect for yourself right now, 2291 02:13:04,951 --> 02:13:06,753 you will never have none. 2292 02:13:07,420 --> 02:13:08,822 At all. 2293 02:13:10,560 --> 02:13:13,260 You are a champion, Venus Williams. 2294 02:13:13,593 --> 02:13:15,528 And the whole world know it. 2295 02:13:17,263 --> 02:13:19,632 You gonna walk out there with your head up. 2296 02:13:21,568 --> 02:13:26,840 I have never been more proud of a person in my whole life. 2297 02:13:32,479 --> 02:13:34,848 Come on, your sisters outside waiting for you. It's cold. 2298 02:13:45,859 --> 02:13:47,894 Daddy, I'll take my bag. 2299 02:13:47,994 --> 02:13:50,630 -No, I'll carry it, Junior. -I got it. 2300 02:14:02,676 --> 02:14:04,440 [Tunde] Hey, champion. 2301 02:14:04,811 --> 02:14:05,979 [Richard] There she go. 2302 02:14:12,185 --> 02:14:14,354 [Richard clapping] 2303 02:14:14,421 --> 02:14:16,220 [Tunde] We're proud of you. 2304 02:14:16,990 --> 02:14:18,258 [Lyn] You did it, V. 2305 02:14:43,183 --> 02:14:46,186 [Tunde] We're proud of you. You did good. 2306 02:14:46,252 --> 02:14:48,688 [continues, indistinct] 2307 02:14:50,156 --> 02:14:51,691 [guard] This is the exit. I can let you all out here. 2308 02:14:51,725 --> 02:14:53,693 [Richard] Thank you, sir. Y'all go ahead. 2309 02:14:54,728 --> 02:14:58,231 [crowd cheering wildly] 2310 02:15:02,869 --> 02:15:04,537 [laughing] 2311 02:15:04,604 --> 02:15:05,705 [Brandy] Richard. 2312 02:15:05,772 --> 02:15:08,274 [crowd chanting] Venus! Venus! Venus! 2313 02:15:08,375 --> 02:15:10,877 [Rick laughing] 2314 02:15:10,944 --> 02:15:13,213 [chanting continues] 2315 02:15:14,581 --> 02:15:16,583 [chanting, cheering] 2316 02:15:17,751 --> 02:15:20,120 They look like they know. 2317 02:15:20,220 --> 02:15:23,560 Go on. Don't keep 'em waiting. Go ahead. Go ahead. 2318 02:15:23,123 --> 02:15:24,991 That's your fans. Go ahead. 2319 02:15:26,590 --> 02:15:27,460 -Come on, Serena. -Okay! 2320 02:15:27,560 --> 02:15:30,797 -[Brandy] You next! -[crowd] Venus! Venus! Venus! 2321 02:15:30,897 --> 02:15:34,467 [Rick] Richard. Richard. How about that, huh? 2322 02:15:34,567 --> 02:15:36,669 Hey, Nike's back on the line. 2323 02:15:36,770 --> 02:15:38,772 I mean, they're coming out of the woodwork. 2324 02:15:38,872 --> 02:15:42,142 Puma. Fila. Reebok. They all wanna meet. They all wanna meet first. 2325 02:15:42,242 --> 02:15:44,177 I'm gonna tell 'em they can kiss my backside. 2326 02:15:44,277 --> 02:15:47,414 No, I think we'll talk to the peoples. I think we gonna talk to them. 2327 02:15:47,881 --> 02:15:49,916 Hey, Richard, she did it. 2328 02:15:50,450 --> 02:15:52,850 [Richard] Oh, yeah, she did it. 2329 02:15:52,752 --> 02:15:55,155 [all cheering] 2330 02:15:55,255 --> 02:15:57,824 [all] Venus! Venus! Venus! 2331 02:16:06,533 --> 02:16:08,835 [chanting continues] 2332 02:16:10,670 --> 02:16:13,473 [Richard] Venus! Venus! Venus! Venus! 2333 02:16:44,204 --> 02:16:48,208 ["Be Alive" by Beyoncé playing] 2334 02:17:24,310 --> 02:17:26,613 We had the kids' future planned before they were born, 2335 02:17:26,713 --> 02:17:30,750 and the first day that I took Venus and Serena to the tennis court, 2336 02:17:30,850 --> 02:17:31,951 I knew I had champions. 2337 02:17:32,619 --> 02:17:35,221 Sometimes I feel like it was just... destiny. 2338 02:17:35,321 --> 02:17:36,723 For the both of them. 2339 02:17:37,490 --> 02:17:39,926 [interviewer] If you were a tennis player, who would you want to be like? 2340 02:17:39,926 --> 02:17:41,895 -I'd like other people to be like me. -[laughs] 2341 02:17:42,929 --> 02:17:46,399 If she plays the way that she's capable of, this kid's gonna be great. 2342 02:17:48,702 --> 02:17:51,805 [woman] Venus and Serena Williams have made tennis history. 2343 02:17:57,911 --> 02:18:00,780 [woman 2] They're the first sisters and the first African-Americans 2344 02:18:00,880 --> 02:18:04,384 ever to claim the top two spots in the world rankings. 2345 02:18:13,393 --> 02:18:18,398 People are so captivated by the story of sisters having to play each other. 2346 02:18:19,366 --> 02:18:21,301 This is how we've always dreamed it would be. 2347 02:18:24,471 --> 02:18:27,730 -[loud grunt] -[crowd roaring] 2348 02:18:28,274 --> 02:18:32,345 Young African-American kids... they're seeing a reflection of themselves. 2349 02:18:32,445 --> 02:18:34,280 No matter which one win, we still win. 2350 02:18:34,381 --> 02:18:36,649 [Richard Williams] Raise your hand, Serena. Venus. 2351 02:18:43,757 --> 02:18:45,892 [Venus Williams] My dad, he always thought it was important for me 2352 02:18:45,925 --> 02:18:47,293 to give back to the community. 2353 02:18:50,697 --> 02:18:51,865 [Serena Williams] Being number one is great, 2354 02:18:51,865 --> 02:18:54,834 but fighting for the generation to come is even better. 2355 02:18:59,406 --> 02:19:01,508 [applause] 2356 02:19:05,879 --> 02:19:07,681 [Venus Williams] I'll never forget my dad said, 2357 02:19:07,681 --> 02:19:09,849 "This is the moment we've been working for all our lives. 2358 02:19:09,849 --> 02:19:11,951 Stay focused and don't be afraid." 2359 02:19:14,354 --> 02:19:16,890 Open the stance. That's-- There you go. 2360 02:19:21,461 --> 02:19:23,463 [Richard Williams] They will remember Venus and Serena. They will say, 2361 02:19:23,496 --> 02:19:25,231 "Boy, they did it. I can do it." 2362 02:19:30,303 --> 02:19:33,807 We'll win. And we'll share our victory with every person in the world.