Tennis-X Notes: Williams Sisters’ Dad Hates White People

Pot stirring here by the staff?

Try golf if life is down to reading the Deccan Herald and the National Inquirer (whatever the latter is – not sold in Asia).

March 17th, 2008 at 5:33 pm

Richard Williams sounds like he’s doing Chris Rock material.
Check out “Never Scared” by Rock on youtube.
He says “Blacks don’t care about Jews. We hate ALL white people. We don’t break ’em up into little groups.” lol

March 17th, 2008 at 7:28 pm

Where is the outrage? Why does Mr Williams gets away with saying such hateful ignorant things but if he were white saying those things about blacks there would be hell to pay?

March 17th, 2008 at 10:06 pm

sounds a lot like obama’s pastor to me… a lifelong democrat, i will vote for mccain rather than vote for someone who sits in a pew for 20 years listening to this kind of hateful trash- godd**n america (to quote the pastor) indeed! damn obama, his pastor, and the horse he rode in on… i love this country before i love the democratic party, and i’d rather see a war hero like mccain as prez than this sorry excuse for a candidate… in the meantime, go hillary!

March 18th, 2008 at 12:20 am

I’m disguisted by Mr. Williams’ comments. How DARE he stereotype all of us ‘white people’ into a group when he would be outraged if we did the same to him. I am not a prejudiced person and am insulted by the accusation. What a sad, angry man. I have lost all respect for the Williams’ family.

March 18th, 2008 at 8:34 am

the williams are racist ghetto scum nothing new here..

March 18th, 2008 at 12:09 pm

He called Tracy Austin and Chris Evert white trash? He’s beyond contempt.

March 18th, 2008 at 12:17 pm

Fortunately, this post did not generate much heat. The last thing we need is for this web site to become a political forum. There are more than enough other venues for that.

March 18th, 2008 at 12:23 pm

I, like many thought hard B4 deciding 2 comment on this issue. I stood up for Chris Evert previously, when she was accused of being racist by not commenting on alleged racist slurs aimed @ the Williams sisters, I was told this made her racist & had WASP upbringing, even although her family are Roman Catholic, but I suppose we can’t expect informed opinions or enquiring minds from people who can’t see beyond the colour of a player’s skin. I very much doubt if Chris Evert is racist. I know she wrote a letter commenting on how diff. the Williams approach 2 tennis was than hers & that they enjoyed the celebrity aspect something she never wholly embraced ’til she was retired as she was 100% focused on tennis 4 majority of career, these r not racist comments, merely observations & perhaps a veiled warning about how tough tennis can b if u don’t give it your all. I was decried for saying maybe she doesn’t like them, that doesn’t mean she is racist, there r prob lots of white people or any other race u care to mention who don’t like her, & with whom the feeling is mutual. To interpret that as racism is a desperate ploy to gain notice. I am shocked that Mr Williams is allowed 2 make such comments in public, with no repercussions, I suspect if a white had voiced similar opinion, they would, rightly b charged or urged 2 issue an apology. Take for example ‘Dog’ Chapman who said his son’s girlfriend was a gold digging nigger during a conversation, that was being, secretly, taped in order 2 sell, thus proving the point. There is no doubt in my mind; he is no racist, his pastor is black, for a start!!! His show was pulled as the station didn’t want 2 b associated with racism, even though we all know nigger is not necessarily a derogatory adjective. To call a tennis legend, the most successful player in open history, trashy because she is white,IS racist & is reprehensible. I shall comment no further & I very much doubt if Chris Evert or Tracey Austin will bother 2 comment in public as they will then b pulled into a racist discussion in which they have no interest.

March 22nd, 2008 at 10:35 am

I’m still v keen not 2 b political as the site is, about tennis. I would like to wholeheartedly agree with ‘Rogers twin sister’ who said it is beyond contempt to call Austin & Evert trash, because they are white. I have never met either of them, but what I do know is that for someone who ‘couldn’t hit a ball'(Evert), 2 become America’s sweetheart & be THE single most consistent player in open history is quite a feat, I wish I had managed that, I’m white & I can’t hit a ball,yet the media never latched on to me! Strange? I can’t speak 4 Austin, I think although she was successful & came the closest 2 emulating Evert’s deadly accuracy from the baseline, her career was short-lived so we will never know if she would have gone on 2 enjoy such success. Many say hers (Evert)was not a grass game. She won 5(singles) GS events on grass, pretty impressive on a surface she apparently never mastered. Most pro’s would have been delighted 2 win that many in their entire career. Not bad 4 trash who couldn’t hit a ball. I know he only said it to rile us normal objective people, & I feel like I’m rising 2 the bait by commenting,I’m sure neither Austin or Evert will stoop low enough 2 react, as it’s not about politics. Does this ‘man’ think apartheid would have been fine if it was against whites? Does he think that grafters who devote their life to success @ a sport, because they feel winning & seeking to be the best, r attributes worth striving for? If his daughters hate the tennis world so much & he hates the USA so much & he believes everyone who is not from exactly the same racial background as he is trashy & untalented, one has 2 ask, what exactly does he want from his daughters & why subject them 2 a world he feels so much contempt & hatred 4? I don’t think anyone, save perhaps him, forced them onto the tour & nobody is begging them 2 stay, if they hate it. I thought they were both well respected excellent players, who have had ups & downs in their short careers, the downs were something Evert never experienced, perhaps being white trash gave her inner strength, OR, more likely she worked harder for longer & achieved more as she had no desire 2 swim in the shallow pool of celebrity, although her love life was well documented, it rarely detracted from her tennis. She was & is a true sportswoman who continues 2 b a great ambassador 4 the sport & without whom the Williams sisters may not b enjoying the sponsorship endorsements & parity of prize money between the genders players like her fought to achieve, not necessarily 4 themselves, but 4 those who followed. I’m fully aware that the opinion of their father may differ from theirs, but on this particular argument he COULD NOT b more wrong.

March 23rd, 2008 at 9:58 pm

Well well… I am black and I don’t agree with Richard Williams words. I just don’t understand that man… I think he’s sometimes right, that the tennis world could be racist, but calling austin or evert trash, that’s just stupid and mean!!!

I think he’s just ignorant… I just hope that serena and venus strongly disagree with that

go hillary!!!

March 24th, 2008 at 7:40 am

Sadly Mr. Williams is the black version of Archie Bunker. His comments probably make his daughters groan as most kids today do not have the prejudices of their forefathers.Umndoubtably Mr. Williams has encountered predjudices in his lifetime and seeing the posts about Mr. Obamas pastor in a tennis blog, shows there are people out there who love to keep the race issue alive. Get a grip. I am a Canadian and admittedly we don,t have as much exposure to the race issue, thank God, but there are mean spirited people in all ploaces.I do remember when the Williams sisters came on the scene there were some in the tennis circles that were not receptive until they blew everyone out of the water with their play, however, having been subject to this mean spiritness, you would think Mr. Williams would know that this behavior is unacceptable and would not subject others to it

March 24th, 2008 at 5:30 pm

When Richard Williams says “One of my daughters is going to win (insert tournament name here),” you would be wise to contact your nearest legal sports book and place a wager. When Richard Williams says anything besides that, you would be wise not to listen. I don’t blame Richard for being Richard; I blame the reporter for giving him the opportunity to be Richard.

March 25th, 2008 at 1:10 am

Tracy Austin is alway saying negative things about the Williams sisters. Mr Williams said, he feel the same way as the white race feel about black people. Well most whites are racist, this is Mr William view this isn’t Venus or Serena view both have dated white men. Tracy and Chris Evert have said some really vile things about the Williams sister. I think Mr Williams mean Tracy Austin, was a heavy drug user for years. Ms Evert have said some viles thing about the williams even the BBC had to ask her to stop. I won’t go into the details but Chris Evert is a racist by the way I am white English and Jewish. The tennis world don’t like Jewish people either. Mr Williams is right it’s true most whites including Jewish people are racist. I like the Williams sisters and even Mr Williams he talks the truth as you American say the truth will set you FREE. After the interview Chris Evert give on the BBC everyone in Great Britain was saying she a vile racist. I am a fan of the Williams and Serena snd Venus have rise millions of the poor of American. But anything positive about them won’t be reported. I remember seeing Mr Williams life story his best friend was murder by a white women and the police fine the little boys mother for complaining. Everyone in England didn’t believe the story but Mr Williams was telling the truth, he helped the family sue the police force. I don’t like Germans, it’s easy for people who never felt racism to judge people who suffer hate all their lifes.

April 25th, 2008 at 6:36 am

I don’t get his superiority complex, hell
the sisters are good but they certainly don’t square up to Martina’s level or even Evert for that matter.
Actually they don’t even square up to Henin, not even close. They had 2 1/2 easy years because the competition was either too old or not good enough.
After that they were just your average world number 6s.And the Sony Ericson open is not a Grand Slam title no matter how badly Serena wants it to be.
The bad thing about the Williams sisters is that they have the very typical anti white racist attitude of making an excuse when they don’t win
because that would be admitting they were just not good enough, because the competition was white.
But if they win they rub it in and yell superiority.

May 22nd, 2008 at 2:15 am