“I hope I can do something similar to Serena and Venus Williams” - Lewis Hamilton, inspired by King Richard biography 1

“I hope I can do something similar to Serena and Venus Williams” – Lewis Hamilton, inspired by King Richard biography


Gained an insight into the world of tennis Serena Williams and Venus Williams‘ childhood and their rise to become one of the greatest actors of all time through the docu-drama released in 2021, King Richard. The film received thumbs up from critics and is vying for six Oscar awards.

The film chronicles the legendary Williams sister’s tennis journey from the perspective of their father, Richard Williams. The film showed how Richard invested heavily in Serena and Venus’ tennis careers, how Richard and his wife Oracene became coaches of their daughters early in their careers and laid the foundations for their entire career trajectory before they were even born.

Needless to say, the film garnered worldwide attention, with many raves about the bond between Richard Williams and his daughters. 7 times F1 World Champion Lewis Hamilton expressed his admiration for the biography. Brit praised how the film portrayed that reaching the highest echelons in a sport is not easy and that there are many sacrifices that must be made to achieve elite status. Hamilton He also hailed Serena and Venus for the success their parents had achieved years after the sacrifices Serena and Venus had to make in the early stages of their careers.

“For these two to see both rise and their success, their trials and tribulations. But like all of us very, very, we don’t always understand what it takes to get there, people who adapt probably just think they’re the best, and without understanding the commitment, time, and sacrifice they have. put inside,” Hamilton said at a press conference at the Jeddah Grand Prix in Saudi Arabia.

‘I can relate to this because I have a wonderful family’: Lewis Hamilton

Richard Williams with his daughters Serena and Venus Williams
Richard Williams with his daughters Serena and Venus Williams

Hamilton stated that he can relate to the film as he shares a special bond with his family. The film also told how Richard and Serena’s mother, Oracene Price, made many sacrifices to help their daughter have a good future in their tennis careers. Hamilton is arguably one of the greatest F1 drivers ever, but the Brit said he wanted to achieve similar success with the talented duo, paying much more respect to Serena and Venus.

“And so it’s amazing that we’ve been able to highlight that and only you know.. There is always someone behind everyone who succeeds and I can relate to that because I have such a wonderful family that I wouldn’t be here today without them. And I hope at some point I can do something similar. I think it’s inspiring for families out there. I’m sure everyone here with kids wants the best for their kids and wants to create the best opportunity and push them the right way, but not too much. And I think it was a great demonstration of how you can do that.”

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