From Compton to Champions: The unstoppable rise of Venus and Serena Williams In 1980, a man named Richard Williams had his life forever changed when he saw a Romanian female tennis player receive a $40,000 check for winning a tournament. The sight was astonishing to Richard; the prize money exceeded his annual salary. Inspired and determined, he decided his future daughters would also play tennis, though they were yet to be born. Richard penned a 78-page plan outlining how his daughters would escape their rough neighborhood of Compton, California, known for...