
The High Performance Podcast How I Coached Serena Williams to 10 Grand Slams & Built Champion Mindset | Patrick Mouratoglou (E388)
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Jan 26, 2026 Patrick Mouratoglou, renowned tennis coach who shaped champions like Serena Williams, shares his philosophy that mindset and discipline create greatness. He recounts Serena’s Roland-Garros triumph while battling fever and explains why Djokovic’s professionalism beats natural talent. He discusses scouting for drive over gifts, building confidence through experience, and coaching as mindset transformation.
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Mindset Trumps Natural Talent
- Mindset outweighs talent: consistent professional habits beat superior natural weapons.
- Novak Djokovic exemplifies this through obsessive attention to detail and relentless confidence.
Winning Roland Garros With 40°C Fever
- Serena played and won the 2015 Roland Garros while battling a 40°C fever and zero warm-up.
- She cried from exhaustion in the locker room yet found rage-driven resilience to keep winning.
Confidence Is Experience-Based
- Confidence grows from repeated experiences of overcoming adversity, not innate gifts.
- Champions repeatedly win from bad positions, creating a self-belief loop that others lack.




