Impressed, he takes the girls on, and the family relocates to Florida to train at his facility. Coach Rick Macci travels to California to see the girls play. Paul warns him that his decision will destroy the girls' chances to turn pro, but Richard stands firm, firing Paul as coach. Richard meets with high-profile agents, but, fearing that his daughters will be taken advantage of, pulls them out of the junior circuit entirely. As both girls continue to succeed, the family are treated as outsiders among the predominantly white, upper-class competition. At one of Venus's tournaments, Serena also signs up to play, unbeknownst to Richard. She quickly finds success, but Richard stresses to Venus and her sisters that they should remain humble despite their success. Paul encourages Venus to participate in juniors tournaments. However, the Williamses cannot afford professional coaching, and Paul refuses to coach both girls for free he selects Venus to receive his coaching, while Serena continues to practice with Brandy. Despite his initial reservations, he agrees to watch the girls practice, and is impressed. One day, Richard takes the girls to see coach Paul Cohen, who is in the middle of practicing with John McEnroe and Pete Sampras. Richard works tirelessly to find a professional coach for the girls, creating brochures and videotapes to advertise their skills, but has not had success. Richard and Brandy coach Venus and Serena on a daily basis, while also working as a security guard and a nurse, respectively. Richard aspires to turn Venus and Serena into professional tennis players he has prepared a plan for success since before they were born. Richard Williams lives in Compton, California, with his wife Brandy, his three step-daughters, and his two daughters, Venus and Serena.
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