23-time Grand Slam winner Serena Williams was arguably the greatest player women’s tennis has seen in the Open Era. However, Williams’ rise to the pinnacle of tennis wasn’t just a result of her own hard work, commitment, and dedication. Her parents made telling contributions as well, especially when she was growing up. While her father Richard Williams’ undoubtedly played a key role in her development as a tennis player, her mother Oracene Price contributed to her development as well. Price was also an ardent supporter of her daughter, and frequently attended her matches.

Most of Williams’ matches were high-octane encounters owing to her thunderous and action-packed style of play. However, in a recent interview, Williams revealed how her mother’s emotions during her matches were almost always calm, composed, and collected.

Oracene Price was ‘always quite stoic and quite calm’, claims Serena Williams

Oracene Price, being the ever-so-supportive mother, was always excited to see her daughters Serena and Venus in action. However, during the time she spent in the stands cheering her daughters on, Price was composure personified. Serena Williams reflected on this aspect of her mother in a recent interview with Marie Claire.

In the interview, Williams was quizzed regarding her mother’s reaction after her first win in a decisive match. Williams answered, “My mother is always quite stoic and quite calm even when she warms up a lot, like in those moments when she observes me, on the field, while I am at the peak of adrenaline”.

The interviewer showed Williams a video that captured Price’s priceless reaction following Williams’ decisive win. After watching the video, Williams went on to say, “In that video, after my victory, it’s almost as if her face takes on an expression of relief instead of excitement, as if her whole body is saying, “Now it’s over.””

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Calmness in the stands translated to sleep on emotional day for Serena Williams

The US Open 2022 turned out to be Serena Williams’ grand farewell from the tennis stage. The legend could not get the upper hand over a dominant Ajla Tomljanovic, even though she showed glimpses of her incredible talent. Amazingly, Oracene Price seemed too sleepy to watch her daughter play and caught a brief nap in the stands.

Despite her quirks, there’s no denying the influence that Oracene Price had on her daughters. Both Venus and Serena Williams keep harking back to the inspirational guidance that their mother gave them. While Price helped Richard teach their daughters tennis as well, she mostly helped them to become confident women.

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