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Unlock Your Excellence — Insights From Coach to Federer and Sampras | Paul Annacone

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Jun 7, 2023

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How to Transition From a Player to a Coach

What Makes a Great Coach?

The Power of Myopic Thought and Tunnel Vision

How JUVE Helps You Improve Your Health and Wellness

The Importance of Knowing Yourself

The Importance of Identity in Coaching

The Importance of Clarity in Tennis

The Importance of First Principles

How to Motivate Yourself

Finding Mastery and Thorn's Beta Allenine

The Difference Between Individual and Team Athletics

The Benefits of Science for Athletes

The Importance of Getting Into Moments

The Importance of Mental Skills in Tennis

Optimism and the Future

The Importance of Honesty in Life

How to Deal With Pressure

The Power of Failure

The Power of Desperation

01:00:19 • 4min

The Importance of Competitors

01:04:01 • 3min

How to Succeed in Adversity

01:06:44 • 2min

The Power of Self Talk

01:08:17 • 2min

The Importance of Mental Skills in Tennis

01:10:03 • 2min

Roger Federer and Rafa Adal at Retirement

01:12:32 • 2min

The Dissolving of Pressure

01:14:37 • 2min

Roger Federer and the Dalai Lama

01:16:12 • 2min

How to Persevere and Resilience Through Hard Times

01:17:56 • 3min

The Characteristics of a Great Coach

01:20:39 • 2min

The Importance of Focus

01:22:15 • 2min

Finding Mastery: Part Two

01:23:47 • 2min

Finding Mastery: A Podcast for All of You

01:25:39 • 2min

Paul Annacone, legendary tennis coach to Roger Federer and Pete Sampras, offers his approach to collaborative coaching and a guide to playing, thinking, and being the best you can be.

“How good are you on your average days? My mantra is: Every player has a handful of great matches during their career, and a handful of garbage. The rest is who you are. Show me who you are in the middle.”

More on Paul:

20-time Grand Slam winner, Roger Federer and 14-time Grand Slam winner, Pete Sampras, have at least one common thread in their tennis careers and he happens to be our guest for this episode.

Paul Annacone is a former touring professional tennis player who began his coaching career in 1995 working with the legendary Pete Sampras. Since then, he’s become one of the most respected mentors in the game, coaching Federer, Tim Henman, Sloane Stephens and, currently, one of USA’s top-ranked players, Taylor Fritz.

Paul’s book Coaching For Life: A Guide to Playing, Thinking, and Being the Best You Can Be, is an autobiographical exploration of his experience inside the sport of tennis; more importantly, it’s a compilation of the lessons he learned along the way that are applicable to our own day-to-day life. His front row seat to arguably the best in his game has given Paul a true understanding of some of the guiding principles that live in the heart, and the head, of a true champion.

This is an incredible conversation. Paul and I dive into the interesting transition from player to coach, the importance of knowing who you are, what he thinks about failure, and what he believes separates the greats from everyone else.

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