Gerald Marzorati - Tennis as an Encore Quest and Now Serena
Gerald Marzorazti
What is an encore quest? What’s it have to do with Serena Williams? Matt talks with celebrated author Gerald Marzorati about picking up serious tennis in his 60s and his new book on Serena Williams. Gerry shares his love of the sport, lessons learned trying to master the game, and what he observed spending more than a year following Serena Williams, plus what Gerry says should be Williams’ “Disney movie ending” triumph.
About Gerald Marzorati
Gerald Marzorati was the editor of The New York Times Magazine from 2003 until 2010. He previously worked as an editor at Harper’s Magazine and The New Yorker. He is the author of Seeing Serena, Late to the Ball, and A Painter of Darkness, which won the PEN/Martha Albrand Award for a first book of nonfiction. His writing about tennis has appeared in The New York Times and on NewYorker.com.
Late to the Ball: A Journey into Tennis and Aging
Key Topics
Intro (00:04)
Wimbledon (1:40)
Indian Wells (2:02)
Matt’s Wimbledon experience (5:11)
Late to the Ball (6:19)
Marorati’s encore quest (6:27)
Aging and tennis (13:24)
Patience (17:15)
Importance of excellent coaching (19:32)
Seeing Serena (21:16)
Serena Williams growing up and Richard Williams (23:32)
Venus Williams (25:18)
Serena and her daughter (31:20)
U.S. Open Serena-Naomi (31:20)
Marzorati’s opinion of Serena after writing the book (34:17)
Margaret Court record (34:15)
Serena Williams Disney ending (37:10)
Marzorati’s advice on becoming a better writer (40:26)
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