King Richard Edit

A basketball hoop.

A genius? A huckster? Tomorrow, we will finally see.

A L B U Q...

A little adversity. That's okay.

A little bit today.

A lot of people are excited to see

A lot of people get that wrong.

A lot of people say Nick the best.

A million dollars. Number one. The greatest of all time.

A three time Grand Slam champion,

A worry even her outspoken father...

About as dumb as the rest, but...

About how they walked three miles home.

About the time they met the two of you.

About what other folks is doing anyway.

After police showed up at her Coral Gables hotel room

Again. Go take a break.

Again. Sharp. Let's go. One, two, right there.

Against veteran players after so long away from competition.

Ah, finally.

Ah, you gotta be...

Ain't nobody making no fool outta you.

Ain't nothing she can't do."

All day long to get back to the middle,

All hoping to take home the $400,000 purse.

All of this for free, Richard,

All right, all right, all right, all right.

All right, all right, all right.

All right, all right. Hold on. Hold on.

All right, girls, let's go. Warm up slow.

All right, girls, meet at the net.

All right, good, 'cause I'm hungry.

All right, great job, girls.

All right, hold it right there.

All right, it's spoke.

All right, keep working. Cuz, it's on you.

All right, Paul, one second.

All right, Serena, why don't you start at forehand?

All right, V.

All right, Venus, serve it up.

All right, Venus, you're running a little late.

All right, well, just do that then.

All right, y'all can go ahead with yourself.

All right, you girls go pick 'em up.

All right?

All right?

All right.

All right.

All right.

All right.

All right. All right.

All right. I got to get to work.

All right. I'll get you something to drink.

All right. Y'all wrote in your journals?

All the food here is for free.

All the hard work she done did for the last 10 years

All the talking and the interviews

All the way up to the sky.

All we need is a club for training,

All your other kids.

Also, my friend Patrick, he's from Nike,

Amen.

Amen.

Among them, 14 year old Venus Williams,

And accept the first offer that come through the door.

And all this is exciting,

And all you had to say was,

And available to you guys.

And break your back while you're at it?

And clinics, the whole deal.

And doing drugs and things.

And even if there were,

And get a chance to see some real good tennis players.

And guess what she just did?

And guess what? I'm scared.

And he start beating on me.

And he took off running.

And how to smoke a bitch ****a, too.

And I accidently touched his hand.

And I ain't had no daddy to stand in their way.

And I can't do that if you keep telling her to hit open.

And I carried you, too.

And I coach McEnroe.

And I don't even mind you saying we hard on these kids,

And I don't think he could beat her at all.

And I fixed Serena's serve because you messed that up.

And I just never wanted you to look up...

And I know I'm not supposed to say this,

And I look up and I see my father in the crowd,

And I seen them get this girl, uh, Virginia Ruzici,

And I think you're a pretty good coach.

And I'm not fooling with you. Go ahead. Go to your room.

And I'm not gonna hear no more about it now.

And I'm not gonna let you down.

And I'm sorry if you don't like that.

And introduce you to sponsors.

And it just got a lot better today.

And just her second professional match,

And kicking him as other officers look on.

And most of the time,

And not playing with you with your busted up feet.

And now everybody seem to know better than me.

And pick the balls and everything up?

And pretty much, they gonna be kids.

And reigning U.S. Open champion,

And right now, they need to just do what they're doing.

And run a train on her.

And see your daddy running away.

And she out here to work.

And she wanted to meet Venus, so, yeah.

And she, you know, she need to be playing matches,

And since I knew I had only made $52,000 all year,

And somebody has gotta, as hard as you're working 'em.

And spotlight of the professional tour

And stop all that bragging.

And suspected crack cocaine possession.

And that she deserves to be heard.

And that she deserves to be seen,

And that we were being rough with the girls,

And that's what I did with tennis, with the girls.

And the first African Americans

And the first day that I took Venus and Serena

And the nonsense.

And the number one seed,

And the whole world know it.

And then all your other kids showing up after that.

And then we can watch it together.

And then when the time is right,

And then, we only hit the net, like, twice.

And they gonna need to

And they needed to look.

And this child gonna be playing

And Venus don't wanna be poor, you know.

And Venus still whupped her anyway.

And Venus Williams,

And wants to talk to you about representation.

And we ask you to please,

And we believe that Venus can be bigger than both.

And we gonna compete.

And we think you'd be great.

And we wanna help you build it, starting today.

And we will no longer

And we'd like to help her do it.

And we'll help you carry that burden.

And we're still looking for a coach.

And we've been viewing it.

And welcome back to Oakland on a beautiful night

And what does that mean to you?

And when exactly is that gonna be, Richard?

And when I say she's not playing,

And when we pop it, we pop with extra butter, right?

And whether you wanna see it or not, I've done mine.

And without thinking, I said, "Just say no."

And you better be glad

And you did it with grace.

And you don't need to be worrying

And you don't think that that was a decision

And you gonna be the one gotta through that gate.

And you gonna buy as many beds as you want.

And you know what? You think they might be right.

And you're not concerned all that's holding them back?

And your experiences.

And, Serena, stop saying everything Venus say.

And, uh, a job for me on your staff.

And, uh, finally you get there like today and you find out,

And, uh, we have your tape, Tennis Our Way,

And, uh, you can see

And... And if you didn't grow up with the game, then...

Another dumb ****a.

Any of these old hills.

Appreciate it.

Arantxa Sanchez Vicario,

Arantxa Sanchez Vicario,

Arantxa Sanchez Vicario!

Are we a team?

Are we a team? We a... We a family.

Are you eating that?

Are you going after her?

As a chessboard made up of 228 shots.

As many times as anyone's ever won it.

As you notice, Vic,

Asking questions, things, and the such.

At all.

At least one hand on that wheel. Something.

At least they got them on tape this time.

At the club.

Attagirl, go!

Attagirl, V.

Back in them days,

Back. Centre. And back.

Bad sportsmanship.

Bang!

Bang.

Be requiring your services any more.

Beating a suspect with nightsticks

Because I am trying to get an A.

Because I believe it.

Because if I was staying here for you,

Because if you don't trust her to do that,

Because the way that you just played,

Because you're a killing machine.

Before a sold out crowd tonight.

Before she played a single pro match.

Before they was even born.

Before we came in.

Being number one is great, but fighting for

Best French fries in Florida.

Best of luck to you.

Best of three sets. Tiebreaks at six all.

Better!

Between the reigning French and U.S. Open champion,

Beverly Hills, Hollywood Hills,

Big one, Venus. Little one, Serena.

Black folks weren't allowed to touch White peoples.

Boom, that's major league. Let's go. Fast feet.

Boom! Boom!

Boom! I like it. How about that?

Boy, did she wax me."

Brave? Explain how you mean.

Breaking the law. Sorry.

Bring... Bring my food home when you come.

But do not do it to those girls.

But don't mistake my silence for agreement.

But don't stop until we're done.

But first, this word of caution.

But for you,

But here it is.

But I kept you there 'cause I knew you was rough.

But I stay because I don't quit. You...

But I've never done nothing but try to protect you.

But if you think you can't do it,

But it's a little hard for you, too, huh?

But just keep your mind open, Paul.

But look, Russia's overrated.

But look, you were right, she's a star.

But mostly, it's... It's my personal time.

But peoples like us,

But right now, I'd like to focus on Venus.

But she's gonna loosen up.

But that's all you're getting from me today.

But then you wouldn't have made

But they gonna respect y'all.

But they're not going to Wimbledon like this.

But this is Venus's life. You gotta let her decide.

But this Junior circuit is worse than the ghetto.

But this part of our relationship is done.

But Venus is twice as good as Jennifer ever was.

But we gonna stay humble, else we not gonna do it.

But we not gonna be like this forever, okay?

But we not gonna let nobody push our daughter

But what if she do?

But what you not gonna never do

But you can't just keep interrupting.

But you haven't played a match in almost three years.

But you heard them agents,

But you keep going on and on.

But you know what I see? On TV, I see it every day.

But you work for us.

But you,

But you've certainly said a lot of provocative things.

But your daughters haven't played a match since 1991.

But, Daddy, I can't practice on her court.

But, Richard, that's... That is not how it works.

But, Rick, I wanna play.

But, Tunde, you ain't gotta be acting like that, love.

But, uh, I can tell you one thing,

But, uh, just to be clear, this deal is for tonight only.

But, you know, if it's yours, mine, no.

By the story of sisters having to play each other.

By the time they 18, they gonna be broke,

By the violent nature of the pictures contained...

Bye, Daddy.

Bye, guys!

Bye.

C I V I L I Z A T I O N.

Call an ambulance!

Came over here with that stupid shit.

Can I get you anything?

Can I take a picture with the winner?

Can I tell you a secret?

Can't be L R.

Can't be the only Black peoples here and be late.

Capriati signed a $2 million contract with Diadora

Centre.

Cheese.

Cinderella?

Close her down, Richard?

CNN's Robert Vito has the story,

Coaching in between.

Come here.

Come on now, give your daddy a kiss.

Come on now. Move your feets.

Come on, before Panty Man gets you.

Come on, come on, come on. Just take a step there.

Come on, come on. Come on, Paul!

Come on, everybody, let's go.

Come on, get in there and dig!

Come on, guys, somebody say something. What's going on?

Come on, Junior.

Come on, let's go!

Come on, man.

Come on, man. He's an old ass ****a, man.

Come on, man. Look, she's ready.

Come on, Meek.

Come on, Meka.

Come on, Paul, let's go.

Come on, Richard, let's go.

Come on, Richard. What do you say?

Come on, Rick, you got to pay for this food.

Come on, Roc, wake up! Talk to me!

Come on, V.

Come on, Venus Williams.

Come on, Venus.

Come on, we got work to do.

Come on, y'all, come on. Whoo. Yay.

Come on, y'all, let's go. Get on in there.

Come on, your sisters outside waiting for you. It's cold.

Come on!

Come on! Up, up, up! Explode! Side!

Come on.

Come on. Come on. Do you feel good?

Come on. Hey, V, we got two more hours.

Come on. The man is here. The man is here.

Come on. Watch 'em hit a few balls.

Come on. You sure you the best?

Come over here trippin' and shit, man.

Compton Country Club.

Compton?

Controversial, overbearing,

Could have warned us, man. I didn't know you had two.

Crash and burn. It's not gonna happen.

Daddy gave it to me. Not to you, Tunde.

Daddy love you. Come on, Junior, let's go.

Daddy, are you okay?

Daddy, I'll take my bag.

Daddy, the phone's for you.

Daddy, we're not bragging.

Daddy, what? Why? What happened?

Daddy, what's happening?

Daddy, where were you going? I thought you were leaving us.

Daddy, why are the police here?

Daddy, you always said

Daddy?

Damn!

Dang, that's Capriati?

Dang, Venus, you're famous.

Dear Heavenly Father, Jehovah, God,

Destiny, for the both of 'em.

Did I say stop? Go, go, go. Again.

Did I stutter, ****a?

Did she send you up here to talk to me?

Did show up at Capriati's room.

Did you know about this?

Did you see any of that?

Did you see that, Mom?

Did you tell Serena?

Did you work on your serve?

Dig, dig, dig, dig. Feet.

Dinner's ready. How was practice?

Discussed with Venus?

Do you even want to be out there right now?

Do you see who that is?

Do you sometimes don't get

Do you think I could, um, bend your ear for a minute?

Do you think you can beat her?

Do you think you did this by yourself?

Do you wanna turn pro?

Do you want to be the best? You can do it. You know why?

Do you want to?

Do you?

Don't be scared, Rick. I wrote the plan.

Don't do that. Don't do that. You're a better man than that.

Don't do that. You know I don't like that.

Don't drop your backpack, baby.

Don't get too excited. This is your game.

Don't let God stop you. Say what you need to say.

Don't let it bounce.

Don't let it bounce. Don't let it bounce.

Don't let it get in your head, Junior.

Don't make me come back over here again.

Don't move.

Don't nobody give a damn about you, homeboy.

Don't nothing come to a sleeper but a dream.

Don't put no mean on my face. Come on.

Don't stay here doing me no favors.

Don't sweat it, we good.

Don't talk to peoples behind my back like that.

Don't the girls have schoolwork to do?

Don't worry. It's all on our tab.

Don't you bite that cookie one more time.

Don't you let him see you upset. Come on.

Don't you worry about that.

Down. You can serve.

Dreaming and believing just like you.

Eh, big Junior tournament's coming up.

Eh...

Else they can't play tennis. You knew that.

End the point. Recover quick. You gotta move faster.

Enjoy the tennis, everyone.

Even for families with unlimited financial resources,

Even if some crazy ass neighbor do call,

Even trips to Disney World, which is right down the road.

Ever to claim the top two spots in the world rankings.

Every American player who's ever done anything

Every little Black girl on Earth.

Everybody did their best.

Everybody says I got these two great tennis players,

Everybody talking about this window,

Everybody, come on, get in your position.

Everybody's gonna want to come to my house.

Everything going good.

Everything in this place got hooks in it.

Everything okay? You all right?

Everything the girls need to go from prodigy to pro.

Exactly.

Exactly. Not even really good at this one.

Excellent. I like it. I like it.

Excellent. Recover.

Except you want me to fix her stance,

Excuse me. They came onto my lawn.

Family meeting. We gonna watch something.

Fast feet. Good. Here they come.

Fault.

Fault.

Fault.

Fight back now.

Finish your homework, then get to bed.

First drill. Whoever hit that, one dollar.

First set.

Five love. Final set.

Five.

Focus. Right there. Good. Turn it over.

Focus. That's it. It's all about your eyes.

For our second round match

For real? We just ate.

For the Bank of the West Classic

For this tournament.

For two hours

For whatever's unpredictable. Okay?

For... For music lessons, or homework, or church.

Forehand.

Foreign languages, everything.

Forget Ali Frazier,

From the first day we met.

Game, set, and match. Vicario, two sets to one.

Game, Stafford.

Game, Stafford.

Game, Stafford.

Game, Vicario.

Game, Vicario.

Game, Vicario. Three games all.

Game, Williams.

Game, Williams.

Game, Williams.

Game, Williams.

Game, Williams.

Game, Williams.

Game. First set. Venus Williams.

Game. Second set,

George Holliday,

George is the head of their agency.

George MacArthur and Laird Stabler.

Get around it. Get around it. I want a forehand.

Get back to the middle. That's all I hear you saying.

Get his ass! Get his ass!

Get in here, get in here.

Get in my picture. Get in my picture.

Get in your positions.

Get it all the way up to that cotton picker.

Get it. All right.

Get it. Show it to him.

Get off my property.

Get the fuck out the way, homie.

Get these girls to practice.

Get to it. Get to it. Get to it.

Get up out of here.

Get up, man.

Girls, come here and talk to me for a second.

Girls. Y'all go ahead back in the house.

Give me this. Give me this.

Give Venus a wild card if we committed now.

Give your daddy a kiss.

Go ahead to the bus.

Go ahead, you can check on in the cupboards.

Go ahead. Y'all get in the car.

Go fix this.

Go get it. Forehand.

Go on and get me something to drink.

Go on, take that in.

Go on. Don't keep 'em waiting. Go ahead. Go ahead.

Go on. Just make sure you have fun.

Go, V!

Go! You're on it. That's it.

Go. That's it.

Gonna have to take no bath tonight.

Gonna take a shower.

Good depth. Good depth there.

Good feet. Excellent. Get there. Work!

Good job, V!

Good job, Venus.

Good job!

Good looking peoples like us.

Good luck, V!

Good luck.

Good morning. Good morning.

Good, good. Hey, listen.

Good! Again!

Good! Hey, look at that.

Good! I like it. Let's go. Move.

Good.

Good. All right, ready?

Good. Hey, I'm proud of ya. Excellent work.

Good. I like gold.

Good. Sharp. Again.

Good. There you go, Meka.

Gosh, it's great to see you guys.

Got good following this path.

Got to have a plan for every day, else what?

Got your little booty hugging shorts.

Grab the door here.

Great serve. You know, Capriati is...

Great shot, Venus Williams. Good decision.

Guys, it's go time. Look alive.

Guys, this is money that changes your lives.

Guys, what... What is going on?

Had her shook.

Hailing from Spain,

Hang on a second. Will you just hear me out, please?

Have a big pool party.

Have fun. Have fun, kids. You got great teachers.

Have made tennis history.

Have you lost your mind?

He a real famous, uh, tennis coach.

He ain't saying how incredible that is.

He breathes fire. He's good.

He came and disrespect you in our hood.

He discovered Capriati when she was 10.

He don't need you to say what he said.

He give me this money to pay this White man for something.

He has a plan, okay?

He knocked me down, his friends come over,

He may never come back.

He only gonna teach Venus.

He over emphasizing how incredible it is,

He said he can't do two for free.

He said they'd, uh,

He won the U.S. Junior Nationals at 15.

He's gonna be there, and he's available for a sit down.

He's got available.

He's here! He's here! He's here! He's here!

He's just trying to scare us. He's just trying to scare us.

He's top 50 in the country.

He's upping the offer.

Heck of a girl you got there. Just incredible.

Hello, everybody,

Hello, everybody.

Hello, everybody. Welcome to the Sunshine State.

Hello. Samson Security Service.

Her most serious court battle.

Here we are, girls. This is Mecca.

Here you go. No, we can share that.

Here's five bucks.

Here's it come. You don't know when it's coming.

Hey, champion.

Hey, girls. Hey. I love what you're doing.

Hey, guys, don't eat too many of these things, all right?

Hey, hey, hey!

Hey, homeboy, you know you hear me talking to you.

Hey, I like it. Find the slot, rip the shot.

Hey, keep your old ass at home, homie.

Hey, let it go now. Next game. Let that go.

Hey, let's roll, homie. Fool just went right now.

Hey, look, I'm telling you now,

Hey, Meek, let's go.

Hey, Mommy.

Hey, Nike's back on the line.

Hey, Patrick, how you doing?

Hey, Richard, she did it.

Hey, that's their brochure, Pete.

Hey, the homie said he wanna talk to you.

Hey, V.

Hey, where Tunde at, homie?

Hey, who ready to work? Who ready to work?

Hey, who's aggressive? Who wants this point?

Hey, y'all.

Hey, yo, come on, homie, man.

Hey, yo, Richard,

Hey, you did it, Richard.

Hey, you want it? We can swap.

Hey! Rick.

Hi to the people that's gone.

Hi.

Hingis just turned pro. Kournikova, she's going soon.

His name's Andy. That kid is a savage.

Hold on, Junior, Junior. Junior.

Hold on.

Hold on. Hold on, Paul.

Hold your head right at contact, and blast through it.

Hold your racket like this.

Homework, homework. You got homework.

Hope they don't steal our balls again.

How about that, huh?

How could you, Junior?

How do you respond to all that?

How do you think she learned how to do that?

How do you think that happened?

How do you think you'll hold up?

How highly we regard your daughter.

How I'm gonna talk to this maniac.

How it works,

How many fingers am I holding up?

How many languages you speak?

How the best peoples in the world do it.

How they gonna pay old me?"

How to smoke a blunt.

How was the trip? Was it good?

How you doing? I'm sorry, what's your name, mama?

How you get all nine fingers on one hand?

How you walk away when something's not finished.

How you'd do against players like Seles.

How's she supposed to get back to the middle

How's Terri and the kids? They good?

However, the tape say you'll be good by Friday.

Hustle, hustle, hustle.

I actually brought you another one

I ain't gonna let you get shot, Rick.

I ain't gonna tell you again, do not talk to them kids.

I ain't raised no poop butts.

I already know what I'm singing.

I am talking to you. I am talking to you.

I be coming to get your burgers so much.

I be tellin' this love right here...

I bet they will.

I call the shots.

I called it their "media training".

I can see it in her eyes.

I can tell you now, you go down to Bradenton

I can't believe he done left us.

I can't mold her like that.

I carried them inside me and on my back.

I certainly did not mean

I don't know why you won't let me.

I don't know.

I don't like that. I don't like that, Rick.

I don't need the world to tell me I'm great.

I don't need your thank you.

I don't understand why we would give them a head start.

I don't wanna hear no bragging.

I don't wanna hear nothing about no tennis.

I don't want no bragging.

I done said what I wanna say.

I done told them I didn't wanna hear nothing about

I feel like I'm in church.

I got a book about it about to come out soon.

I got a little bit of work I got to do. Uh...

I got to get the family. They need to see this.

I got to get to work. I got to get to work.

I gots me the next two.

I gotta get to work.

I guess since I haven't played a tournament in a while,

I had bought me this camcorder.

I hardly even think about tennis.

I have ever met in my life.

I have five of them.

I have never been more proud of a person

I have never in my life... Never ever met

I have never,

I hear you guys can play. You wanna hit?

I heard she's going pro next month in Russia.

I just have to play it.

I just pray you don't screw this up.

I just wanna show them

I knew I was in the wrong business.

I knew you was having a hard time in Venus's shadow,

I knew you was tough, I knew you was a fighter.

I know I can.

I know I could beat her.

I know someone wants to be here.

I know that.

I know the only reason they see good

I know what bragging sounds like.

I know what your dad wants, but what about you?

I know you don't wanna believe me, but it will.

I know you feel left out. But you're not left out.

I know you know how hard it is raising a daughter.

I know you love Venus,

I know.

I know. I got this.

I know. I want you to, too.

I like silver better anyway.

I like that one.

I like that. I like that.

I like that. I like the visor.

I like that. Yeah, that's it.

I like the way you think.

I like to ride around,

I love it. Come on in for the approach.

I love them nurse shoes.

I love you.

I mean, for one kid, let alone two, it's...

I mean, I think they got the point.

I mean, it's just the truth, and here's the proof.

I mean, it's, like, unbelievable.

I mean, look at that. That's the model right there.

I mean, that is a generous deal.

I mean, they're... They're coming out of the woodwork.

I meant to tell you, uh,

I need a break to figure out

I need you to take it right out of the air.

I probably could have,

I puts this whole thing together,

I see all these White kids around here.

I see the Richard Williams Show.

I see what happened to you, Mac.

I see what y'all are doing out there.

I see. Well, that's very industrious.

I seen y'all practicing in the rain.

I should have won tonight.

I stay here because I answer

I stay here because of my girls.

I swear to you two. You bet I do.

I talk to whoever I want, homie.

I tell you what, man...

I think I can add that to the plan.

I think I have the game to beat anyone.

I think I'mma go get in the pool.

I think it's the 'stache. I think she doesn't like

I think we gonna talk to them.

I think we just gonna keep our chips

I think you might just have

I think you riling me up with them little nurse shoes on.

I think you should be whoever the hell you wanna be.

I thought maybe you'd wanna hit a little bit.

I thought y'all were doing homework.

I told her all about the girls,

I told them I don't want no bragging.

I told you that girl was a pusher.

I told you that. That's my rules.

I understand it's a good offer but...

I wanna hit with your sister for a minute.

I want a forehand. Get back to center.

I want you to go after every single ball, all right?

I want you to tell me, when did I not believe?

I was at a clinic in Oakland

I was somewhat surprised but somewhat not surprised.

I was surprised that I wasn't nervous or jumpy.

I will stay right here until the job is done.

I would have been gone a long time ago.

I wrote me a 78 page plan for their whole career

I... I... I can't do that.