The money would be great, especially since one of my goals is to make enough money to pay for my graduate school. But I wasn't happy away from my home and friends. And being happy is the bottom line. Still, the best solution is probably to train with the coach you really want, even if it means finding your own sponsorship money or cutting corners to keep expenses down. Paying back a coach in the future.
Some coaches are willing to forego payment in the present in hopes of recovering it in the future.
When I first hit with them in 1991, I believed both Venus and Serena had champion written all over them. I have no doubt that Venus could be prime time. I wouldn't have made the commitment to the family if I didn't think she could be No. 1 in the world. Our agreement was if the girls were successful, that's when the financial arrangement would kick in. The Williams sisters trained with Macci until 1995.