This is part 4 of the 4 part podcast series studying the keys to Roger Federer’s success on the tennis court. In this episode we explore Roger Federer's unique upbringing, the approach that his parents used in cultivating his skill, and the luck factors that made his career.

0:00 Intro

2:15 Natural Ability

9:51 Parental Approach

30:37 Outside Factors

38:10 ADHD

41:47 Pitfalls of Success

51:14 Recap

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 GeniusResearch:Enjoyable activities -

⁠https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2863117Context Dependent Learning -

https://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/00400910610645707/full/html

Rewarding effort - https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6176062/

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