BASQUE LUXURY FIRM: WILLIAMS
BASQUE LUXURY FIRM: WILLIAMS
We have been lucky to have a father and a mother who have taught us from an incredibly young age where we come from and what our origins are. Obviously, we have not been able to experience our culture so closely because we have lived thousands of kilometers away from Ghana, from our grandparents, from our cousins and uncles. But our mother has always kept us informed about what was happening with the family.
Our parents are essential to us. Both our mom and our dad have brought us up in the way they were brought up, with great humility.
We grew up in the Basque Country and all our friends grew up here so, in the end, we also draw on that experience.
Likewise, we share a soccer club. We all know how important roots are for the Athletic Club, which only accepts players born and trained in the Basque Country, and how much effort we put into our fight against other teams, because in the end we are fighting alongside our own. And I think that notion reflects very well what our family is all about. In our family, we have always fought shoulder to shoulder, alongside our own, just like the Athletic Club does.
We will always be grateful for the upbringing our parents gave to us and for what we have been able to take in, even being away from home, both at the club and with all the people who have helped us – because without them, we would not have gotten to where we are today. As can be seen in the film “The Williams,” we are black Basques and we are immensely proud to represent thousands of people who come here with great enthusiasm and try to build a future for themselves, like the one that our parents gave to us.
Iñaki & Nico Williams
Athletic Club Players
Photograph: Festival de San Sebastián, Gari Garaialde.
