‘Ain’t Going Home to Eat With Them’ – Venus and Serena Williams’ Ex-coach Details How Uniquely Richard Williams Trained the Sisters

Venus and Serena Williams received their early training from the best coaches. Initially, both the Williams sisters were advancing under the supervision of their father, Richard Williams. Later, Richard invited the world-renowned coach Rick Macci to help him shape the highly talented duo. Although Macci wasn’t a part of their family, after spending some time with Richard, Venus, and Serena, he became one.

Therefore, Macci has many stories from the time he was coaching them alongside Richard Williams. And the 67-year-old usually tells them like a proud father in interviews. While some are funny, others depict why they are at the top of this sport.

Richard’s approach in training Venus and Serena Williams

Rick Macci in a recent interview spoke about how much the parents influence their kids’ game. As he said, “With some coaches, it’s their way or the highway. Get the parents out of here. That never works because when they start losing, they’re going to someone down the road. They gotta blame and someone, you ain’t going home to eat with them. I mean, you’re on the other side.”

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Thereafter, while addressing the positive impacts of parents, he took the example of the Williams family and said, “They always say their kid plays better when they win. That’s why I love Richard Williams. They didn’t play any tournaments. And think about it, that’s not the blueprint because they knew how to compete. So if we want to think about it every Monday morning with Richard, it was like a piece of cake. We are not talking about the bad loss on Sunday and the blame game… So that’s what I loved about the Williams.”

What are Venus and Serena up to these days?

Now that they have shushed the rumors of retirements, fans are eagerly waiting for their comeback. Which most probably will be on the grass court of Wimbledon. However, till then, they have to make do with Serena and Venus’ presence and the updates they provide on social media.

The duo has millions of followers on Instagram and Twitter, as they are very active and share almost every experience on these platforms. Also, this way, the Williams sisters maintain a bond beyond the tennis court with their fans. Recently, Serena and Venus visited Miami to witness the beauty of speed at the Hard Rock Stadium. Thereafter, the 23 times Grand Slam champion along with her husband and daughter went out for dinner on the occasion of Mother’s day.

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Speaking of Venus, she frequently holds Q and A sessions on the Instagram page of her clothing brand EleVen by Venus Williams. Where she answers questions related to tennis, the bands, and many other things. Further, the seven-time Grand Slam champion sat down for an interview with Variety and gave some advice to the young women aspirants.