‘They Can Be Torn Apart’- Tumbling Marriage With ‘King’ Richard Didn’t Stop Venus and Serena Williams’ Mother Oracene Price to Fight for Daughters

Despite being scrutinized for their gameplay or the way they looked, Venus and Serena Williams always stayed resilient. Their parents, Richard Williams and Oracene Price, were their backbone and had supported them since they were young in their careers. So, when the two decided to part ways, their mother, Oracene Price, made sure to keep the emotions of their daughters in mind. She wanted their careers to not get affected by their decision.

The two sisters too handled the situation maturely even though Price knew how they felt about it. Nobody has it easy. And that is true for the tennis legends, Venus and Serena Williams too.

How did Price go about her divorce from Richard Williams?

For Oracene Price, it was a matter of utter importance that her daughters do not get mulled over her separation from Richard Williams. The couple had been separated for almost a year and Price wanted to get a divorce as soon as she could. However, she wanted to go about it in a way that did not mess up Venus and Serena Williams‘ careers.

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So, for that, the couple was working together to make decisions regarding their careers as a team. Price said, “That’s it. It’s so important for the girls, you have to have that cohesiveness, and they have to believe that.” Expressing her maternal instincts in words, she said, “Otherwise, they can be torn apart. I would not allow that.”

Role of parents in the lives of Venus and Serena Williams

The two sisters were not born with a silver spoon in their mouths. Their parents worked hard with them to turn them into tennis legends.

Richard Williams trained his daughters while Oracene Price worked to provide for the family. Not just that, she also went to the tennis courts to train her daughters.

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Both the sisters trained and grew up under the aegis of resilient and hard-working parents. This led them to become the greatest tennis players of all time.