Nick Bollettieri Tennis Academy

Worldsport heads to Florida to profile the legendary Nick Bollettieri Tennis Academy!!

[@uncletony6210]

"there's the ball, just hit it, baby." that's deep! can't wait until my next time on the court!

[@valdencorr2861]

This Harrison kid should be doing radio instead of tennis.

[@deanc2000]

western forehand, double backhand factory.

[@TheBaseballfreak123]

Am I the only one who hated Nick Bollettieri after reading Agassi's book?

[@heema_9451]

Read Monica Seles book.....she goes hard on him too

[@leandrocampopiano6869]

lamento mucho lo que le pasó a Agassi, pero el podía irse cuando quisiera, y/o enfrentarlo. También de grande.

[@curiousgeorge6921]

I always hated him

[@Globox822]

this academy kills any individuality players have. Everyone hits Fh the same way, same serve motion etc. That's why they can't produce shit. They make robots

[@buckyoung4578]

That is the criticism always leveled at Bollettieri. But, you look at Agassi's game verses either Williams sister's game and your tired BS doesn't stand up.

[@Globox822]

Buck Young so one or two outliers over 1000s and 1000s of failures someone proves I am wrong? You’re a fool

[@Robearwgl]

I met Nick several years ago, a really nice guy.

[@heema_9451]

Did you know Peter Carter (Federer's childhood coach) was offered the opportunity to coach in the Nick Bolletieri academy but turned it down? He told another Roger Rasheed another famous Aussie coach that "the Nick Bolletieri is where beautiful tennis goes to die..."

[@MrBreaknet]

''I believe that here should be a place for winner and a place for losers. And I want to stand with the winners.'' Congratulation Nick, if my mechanics would say the same thing about my broken car, maybe I wouldn't spend 50,000 USD per year fixing a well-maintained car. Just sayin'.

[@myjrtennistournamentpal8948]

Great video I use for the days when we cant get on the court. Watch video and workout.

[@joedransfield]

"If there's a ball just hit it baby", should be a classic!

[@Guitarplayer219]

Great, that little girl is already screaming when she hits the ball.

[@7DJS7]

Heard about this place, it's more like a tennis factory, they just give you a really good environment to practice in, they only actually train you and spend time with you if they see pro potential in you, which most the time only is if you've been at the camp since a young age like that 11 yr old for

[@BigJohnny1105]

Must be nice to have alot of money. I've Always despised the Bolleteri Academy because it just shows what MONEY can Produce, I like watching natural talent people that are in less fortunate financial predicaments making it big! Just saying!

[@tomhertz1614]

Like Jimmy Connors who was taught be his Mother.

[@BigJohnny1105]

***** You just made my POINT! Exactly they didn't have a dime they were broke poor, but they were both naturally talented!

[@danielmiddleton6094]

Exactly. I don't like this guy, and I don't like most "professional" tennis coaches. The way I was taught tennis was very natural. I was very lucky to have my highschool coach, he showed us what he thought was best for us, and allowed flexibility for the individual. The growth progression was really steady as well, we didn't start out with fully formed strokes like most tennis coaches enforce, we learnt what was best for us and what worked and why.

[@rainl_trixas6323]

Or like the Williams sisters that were from Compton, one of the poorest cities in California...

[@willnill7946]

People who are good get sponsored

[@lehelene]

I don't know why but Ryan Harrison just looks so American?

[@roter13]

+Helen Lee haha i know what you mean.

[@dallaspickle]

Cuz he is?

[@Kiselly33]

Now, Academy is a factory.

[@Sandiegoforever]

Now look at him. Very similar forehand and he is doing just great

[@y3ll0w]

man i remember ryan at newks when he was 14. solid player.

[@ChrisMitre123]

THE END HAHAH! "I dont want to be with losers I want to be with winners." It's a sport everyone loses. Nick Didn't want to be with Agassi during his slump but when he came back he wanted to be with him, That's ridiculous waste of time going there unless according to him a ``winner``. Good promotions skills.

[@FakeAndTrolled]

Exactly. That's why all the top professional athletes in the world come from a rich family. Very rarely do you hear of athletes who started from nothing. They don't have the opportunity of extensive training for several years.

[@oc_g2236]

Right cuz the Williams sisters where living large in Compton right? Lol u stupid

[@harrue]

There is a place for people with no hearts and a place with big hearts. I want to be with biggest hearted people.

[@iiibjlll]

nick is pure business, pure business.

[@carr-uv6ul]

ryan harrison would be over achieving if he reached the top 20, forget top 10 or number 1 for gods sake

[@curiousgeorge6921]

The girl is playing college tennis at a community college they fucked her up mentally lol

[@leangroundbeef2322]

@@curiousgeorge6921 ryan harrison?

[@buckyoung4578]

It is Harrison's inability to handle his temperament that restricts him from advancing.

[@venkateshd9815]

great

[@Maddawg31415]

Quite interesting to see the comments about wrist surgery. It’s 2020 and since this video Maria Shishkina has already had two. Sadly, her pro career is in shambles

[@grinds0urgears]

$32,000+ for a year. Trust me, going for a year wasn't worth it unless you had the money to pay for extra lessons. An hour with bollettieri costs $1,200.. Speaks for itself.

[@PHlophe]

It will be posthumous. Though I think he'll stick around for a while. I had no idea he was still alive. I have heard of him all my entire life.

[@buckyoung4578]

A lot of rage in these post from uninformed nobodies against a producer of champions.

[@johnycena000]

I wanna go there

[@MrSeangoodman]

how much it cost?

[@Tennis--su7tj]

Arre yuki?! Wow👍🏻

[@aznvi1234]

want to go there

[@KingYahshua]

Ryan Harrison was always over-hyped as Bollettieri's little weapon of mass destruction ahaha, but you gotta admit, his serves are ridiculously good.

[@levolvik5231]

where is he today? I don't see him as no. 1 ever

[@davidrbecken]

Look again. He is doing well this year.

[@johnnythunder196]

ranked in the 450s...the guy is a joke

[@Tallchurch]

@YyJoBb Obviously that's completely your choice (and as a relatively tall person I can't sympathise so well) but I would suggest you focus on playing in the way that best suits your body type rather than changing your body. eg. Tall people can struggle with lateral movement + fast direction changes and low balls. Agassi never had to worry about loopy topspin because he stepped in and took the ball straight off the bounce which became his greatest asset. Good luck with whatever you choose

[@dantheamazingful]

2:14 take a breath dude, jeepers haha

[@gentimbor1967]

nice;)

[@pararesis]

@WalrusesGunWild I'm talking about more of the young kids that dont have the money but show promise at an early age, not about older kids that dont have the money because by then they wont be good enough of an investment.

[@millionairejh]

man I wanna train there

[@WalrusesGunWild]

@pararesis then again, not sure if they can do anything about that. they need the money to support their academy

[@cayyolutenis]

greets from turkey

[@mannyschotz]

Hey Ryan, how's that No. 1 in the world aspiration going? Oops.

[@bjarktron]

@CeruleanTwist I'ts never too late to start :) so dont give up

[@iRuss876]

@lazysinful you've been there?

[@popeye135]

@queenofcourt ahhh mira vos, yo soy de argentina en realidad, y por tu comentario crei que eras española

[@MrIndianHomes]

yuri bhambri? whos that?

[@joshua1marcelo]

@lazysinful Explain how their students are good AF! This is one of the best tennis academy.... Don't hate.

[@IproductionsI]

@MrGreenSting number 1 junior last year

[@bjarktron]

@TheListhename Who was talking about becoming a professional? It's never too late to start playing and get a hang of the sport, that's all I meant :)

[@yingting1000]

if i were nick i would make the fees cheaper and allow more ppl to come here to learn. not everyone will become a star but they will enjoy coming here. B)

[@user-gj5ox9ke7b]

Andre Agassi,Courier,Wheaton all played individual tennis at home before they went to any Academy. And they improved on their individual strengths and weaknesses. Not because of Nick!

[@mason6dukeofyork]

watch the signature series andre agassi on tennis channel, rocker kid 26 is right

[@info781]

Spain is the world center of Tennis now, they are producing the most all around players. Just copy what they are doing.

[@esmilodon]

This tennis coach looks like the UFO enthusiast guy that appears in tv show "UFO undisclosured"

[@tigerbalm666]

Babolat, baby! That's how you become #1....well, it would help I think.

[@livesportshd806]

Ryan Harrison is a pro player. And guess what he only made it to 80

[@mudlums]

First guy uses my racket :D

[@yingting1000]

ppl say its 900 per hour for his coaching

[@mamage100]

1. bolletierri isnt even a coach, hes a goddamn pilot, doesnt know how to play tennis.2. real coaching is finding a way to turn the "losers" into winners

[@jtatsiue]

He's ranked # 48 on planet earth and has made around 300K in prize money in 6 months. What have you accomplished exactly? He'll out earn the president of the U.S. this year, I'd say he's doing pretty well.

[@awateilrahc]

Mate, im 15 and top 20 in the country for u16s for tennis... I think i know what a modern forehand looks like, I've known 3 players who are 18u who were tops players but needed wrist surgery because their forehand was all "wristy"

[@pararesis]

@WalrusesGunWild im talking about the families of young kids that dont have the money to invest...

[@ELIFACRE]

Lol, I go here

[@rothplaya]

Correction to 5:00: "Bollettieri: There is a place for winners and one for losers...." to "There is a place for rich and poor kids, so I want to stay with the rich kid's parents."

[@MrTrumpettMan]

@aznboi1398 Of course there is a place for losers, just not at this academy. Just look at the champions that have gone through there. He's not saying losers can't do anything, just not there

[@popeye135]

@queenofcourt a que eres español! adivine? jaj

[@Tallchurch]

@YyJoBb There's no perfect height. Agassi was fairly short. Sampras was 6". Federer and Nadal are both 6"1. But players such as Soderling, Berdych, Del Potro (6"5-6) and Murray, Djokovic, Roddick (6"3ish) show a general trend upwards over time (Laver was only 5"8)

[@DOGfoda4]

Nick Bollettieri is ONLY bullshit. I really dont know how people think that he is a good tennis coach.

[@doxi3232]

+MindPower yh m8 neither do I. only 10 number ones produced along with so many others. but yeah bullshit........ if thats bullshit to you then you need to wake up..

[@MrBjorn6]

According to John McEnroe, the guy knows nothing about tennis.

[@MrBakerfield]

manger du lion et vous serez invincible ! Grace à Nick Bollitieri

[@mikerad7424]

need some Accutane at the academy

[@sam250505]

I agree.. -_-

[@thedoc56]

why would he need wristsurgery? have u never seen a modern forehand?

[@MrxMaGiKzZ]

Hope my mate Dan gets into a tennis academy :)

[@WalrusesGunWild]

@pararesis the money is mostly what separates MOST of the good kids from the bad ones. would i pay a lot of money for a bad student to train there and waste my money? and for the ones that dont have the money, well then that is a sad situation for them but its not their fault.

[@TNToncourt]

Harrison who?

[@tomhertz1614]

He could blow you off the court. Who are you? He a millionaire as well

[@TNToncourt]

+Tom Hertz....#168 and 0 single titles.

[@young5guns5]

2:38 Can somebody say PROACTIVE????! DAHdah

[@Pendst]

harrison talks so fucking fast

[@EnnioMatute]

bollitieri is just like old navy and abercrombie...plain white shirt old navy-15$ same shirt abercrombie-50$... its all about the name and the logo

[@lukezhang4031]

let's assume there are 5% of kids playing tennis from rich families who can afford Nick tennis school, and I do believe there are good coaches and equipment there, but in school their kids can only play with that 5% of kids most of the time, and here I'm not saying rich people cannot be athletic, talented or skilful. What I'm saying is that the tuition fee you paid for probably eliminate the chance you meet other 95% of the tennis population and if you don't meet enough good opponents at a young age, how can you have the needs or willings to develop all the weapons to become no.1?

[@joshklinger1]

FINALLY SOMEONE SAYS USA ISN'T SO BIG AT 3:58

[@WalrusesGunWild]

@pararesis again, the money also separates the ones that show talent and the ones that dont. would a parent waste money on a young child if he/she sucked? if the young child showed a lot of talent then their parent might be willing to invest some money on them.

[@mchang51]

maybe look at streamline - cross-training with swimming? -

[@WalrusesGunWild]

@samimiamiv2 he actually did but that was for punishment XD

[@kumar01234]

how is nick bolletieri not inducted in the International Tennis Hall of Fame as a contributer i mean he is the one to bring agassi, sampras, becker through.

[@ohcrapitsmrG]

Toxic guy probably

[@Xrposiedon]

@stuman1012 Its not that easy. If they were born as you say, you would see a lot more chinese and indian great players. However, even with birth rates much higher than anywhere else, their training is completely wrong, even when given amazing facilities. It is definitely a combination, and I would actually say it is a lot more on the made side than born.

[@AJosefoski]

Screw that, send me to Spain.

[@daraemkar]

Holy shit, is it just me or does Ryan Harrison talk like Aries Spears' impersonation of Shaquille O'Neal?

[@TennisVideosOnly]

Harrison's voice look's like he's 40

[@DavideAnastasia]

Quite interesting that all the former No. 1 that used to be with this guy became No. 1 when they finally left him. Maybe that means something?

[@exorc157]

That Bollettieri teaches juniors and not touring professionals?

[@slatz20]

@mannyschotz Harrison would probably beat us 6-0 6-0 6-0 but compared to the TOP 5 Players in the World he s so avarage...i agree with your comment..still he s very young

[@gioplater6994]

slatz20 nah not 000

[@sptsurya27]

and his uncle taught tennis at a tennis academy, or i think he owned it. so nadal was coached!!!

[@danielmiddleton6094]

His uncle was a tennis player, no one big, but still a tennis player. He taught Nadal how to play, but he didn't go to a factory like this as far as I know

[@subban]

Hey Nick where is the place for losers....The Stan Smith Academy in South Carolina?

[@Pendst]

and does anyone else almost feel a little bad for these kids? i get the feeling a lot of them didn't really have a choice for their future.. trained by their parents as soon as they could stand and then sent off to a tennis factory until they're either rejected or are good enough to compete in opens.

[@Lumberjack737]

When Safin was young Bolletieri refused to take him to the academy and said that Safin had no talent

[@mannyschotz]

@DeepSnowMan You mean when he choked away three match points in NY? Yeah, I saw that. He's not a bad player, he's just not a standout. He's Robert Kendrick. Never makes the top 20.

[@Nikolatenis94]

nick usualy teaches the `old fashioned` forehand, but harrison`s forehand is wery diferent from nick`s usual style of teaching

[@majestytd]

You need money... lots of them... those kid don't go to school, that is their school and career....

[@kakskote7860]

No one who ever became no.1 ever said that he will be sure no.1, she sounded kinda arrogant

[@tomhertz1614]

Wrong MANY Even Roger feder said that when he was a boy. Jokavic used to pretend holding the US open trophy. It's about visualizing .

[@mrlo5205]

It is a place to brain wash people and collect money

[@alexleung7127]

this school is being a flop look at average Ryan Harrison career has turned out

[@Vietnamesedbag253]

Heck all these kids are good, but none of them are good enough to break top 80 or even compete on a consistent high level in a 3 or 5 set match against the pros except Ryan Harrison. This academy has brainwashed kids to believe they are going the next "number 1" like that Maria girl. Apparently "working hard" will assure you the #1 spot. Havn't seen anyone make a major breakthrough from this place. You can play Future Tourneys all you want, but its the ATP 250, 500, Master 1000 Events, and Gran

[@Shodai24]

@aznboi1398 The moment I heard that, I wondered if Pete Sampras even enjoyed seeing this guy. T_T Major blockhead.

[@awateilrahc]

But tbh... Im from New Zealand...but i know what a "Modern" tennis forehand looks like... its doesnt have that much wrist