Here is my take.
I am sick to death of being lectured by the MSM and by sports anchors about how we should admire the Williams sisters, which primarily seems to concentrate not on their victories, but on how they have "broken down barriers into a traditional white sport." (I actually heard that from a commentator on ESPN).
Big deal.
I don't need any "trailblazers" in sports to look up for racial politics.
Moreover, the Williams sisters (and their over bearing father) never really struck me as role models for anything.
Since race is injected into any debate about them, I would have to say that this guy was the real definition of class, sportsmanship, endurance, dignity, and character.
I wish he was still around.