Episode description
Rick Macci is our guest for the twelfth episode of Baseline Intelligence. Rick is a 7-time USPTA national coach of the year and has coached Venus and Serena Williams, Andy Roddick, Maria Sharapova, Jennifer Capriati and Mary Pierce. He's also featured prominently in the Oscar winning movie "King Richard".
We talk
1:30 Where he gets his energy and passion from
5:08 How he got started with the Williams sisters
14:21 What Richard did well as a tennis parent
19:31 How he coaches parents
21:00 What he learned from Venus
23:49 What he learned from Serena
26:14 Why competitive drive is so important
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