This is part 2 of the 4 part podcast series studying the keys to Roger Federer’s success on the tennis court. In this episode we explore his approach, philosophy, and process for maintaining a competitive career for over 20 years. We cover:
0:00 Intro
3:08 Goals for Longevity
27:46 How Impressive is His Longevity
32:43 Love of the Lifestyle
1:04:28 Importance of Curiosity
1:15:34 The Role of Variety
1:33:59 Training Approach
2:17:46 Who Came Before Him
Books:
Fedegraphica: https://amzn.to/3UBehWm
The Master: https://amzn.to/4aSnyPy
The Roger Federer Effect: https://amzn.to/3WesCJI
Roger Federer & Rafa Nadal: https://amzn.to/4a74JqU
Strokes of Genius: https://amzn.to/3UDmTvz
The Winner Effect: https://amzn.to/3UBhu8u
String Theory: https://amzn.to/3UEs3ru
How to Not Die Alone: https://amzn.to/49XYa9J
Articles:
https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/-working-with-federer-was-not-always-easy-/62100
https://medium.com/@RationalBadger/what-can-we-learn-from-roger-federer-the-swiss-maestro-eca867155aa3
https://davidepstein.substack.com/p/heres-why-federers-developmental-22-10-03
https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/1ezafj/im_roger_federer_a_professional_tennis_player/
https://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/03/sports/tennis/03iht-sratfederer03.html
Videos:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3BZvN_OvO1M&ab_channel=UnitedStatesTennisAssociation(USTA)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RyJXX4J7eHU&ab_channel=CreditSuisse
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3jvr9aOsWWc&ab_channel=CreditSuisse
https://youtu.be/o77kV5BcwxE?t=165
https://youtube.com/watch?v=lZAvaVZ69Bg
Movies:
Strokes of Genius
Research:
Enjoyable activities -
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2863117/
Context Dependent Learning -https://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/00400910610645707/full/html
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