Hi guys, in this episode you get to listen to Nick Saviano. Nick has more than 35 years of experience as a coach working with ATP and WTA players including Grand Slam Winners and World Number 1’s. He was the Director of Coaching at the USTA for 14 years before setting up his Academy, the Saviano High Performance Tennis, which he is still running to this day
You’ll get to know:
- How to guarantee success
- How nobody is a natural Tennis Player
- How to build around on-court personality
Enjoy the show!
Timestamps:
01:00 A sacred trust
05:30 Guaranteeing success
08:20 What to focus on during a match
11:30 The difference between nerves and fear
13:00 From Vision to personalized tactics
16:45 Build around the on-court personality
19:00 Tennis specific athleticism
21:30 Movement patterns and overloading
24:15 Clarifying “Stealing candy from babies” quote
26:00 Patience and perseverance
27:45 The journey is the reward
29:00 No excellence without letting go of the fear of mistakes
30:00 Making the most out of the journey
32:00 Tomorrow will be your today
34:00 I understand that I’m not going to be perfect
35:00 The biggest waste of time is to not seize the moment
35:40 Nobody is “just” a natural tennis player
38:00 You’re not a tennis player you’re whole life
38:45 Nick Saviano’s goal with every player
40:50 On Serena Williams’s greatness
43:00 Dick Gould, John Wooden & Stephen Covey
44:10 Nick Saviano’s advice to tennis players
47:15 Nick Saviano’s advice to tennis coaches
Enjoy your listen!
