"I thought I could live off my kids": Serena Williams' father said he should have been dead
Richard Williams, father of tennis legends Venus and Serena Williams, talked about his life, especially the moment he decided to coach his daughters, as reported in the trailer of the documentary On the Line: The Richard Williams Story Richard Williams, father of tennis legends Venus and Serena Williams, talked about his life, especially the moment he decided to coach his daughters, as reported in the trailer of the documentary On the Line: The Richard Williams Story. The trailer has a few flashbacks, including one where Williams says he thought he could live through his daughters. He said: "I thought I could live off my kids and I thought I could make a million dollars. I was born in Shreveport, Louisiana in a neighborhood called Cedar Grove. All my life I had to be brave, but by now I should have be dead. I have to move on. If Venus and Serena would make a million dollars? There's no question about it. They will make 1 million look small!" Serena Williams in th