The Mindset of a Champion with Legendary Tennis Coach Nick Bollettieri

When you’re faced with obstacles, do you break down and quit or continue on your path to accomplish your goal?
No matter what, a real champion always finds a way to make things happen.
In this #ThrowbackThursday episode, legendary tennis coach Nick Bollettieri, shares the characteristics that it takes to be a true champion during last year’s TomX at our Success Summit.
In business and in life, it doesn’t matter what it takes, you don’t give up. You have to keep going and do the best you can do. Go out and win big!
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[@roccopower]

1. Help others 2. Never say you can’t do it 3. Don’t try your best, instead play to win! It’s all about winning 4. Look after your body 5. Listen to your children, help them grow their self esteem 6. Make a positive impact on people’s lives 7. Italians do it better 😁

[@dior3978]

“If you say that you’re going to try the best you can, you’ve already accepted second place. Tell me you’re gonna WIN!”

[@stinkmod2297]

well trying your best is all you can do and being able to do that is a victory in its own, may be a loss on paper,mentally it may be a loss but deep down if you know you tried your best its a win

[@dannac_8888]

@@stinkmod2297 then it's not your actual best. Because mentally IS deep inside you. It's about developing that mental toughness more. Better get em next time. Keep striving!

[@CastleHassall]

it's delusional to say we're GOING to win.. setting the aim of trying the best we can every day and building on that is much more helpful as a model

[@marvsville]

At 87, he is reading without glasses, very impressive.

[@moncorp1]

Contact lenses or eye surgery.

[@ClearOutSamskaras]

What's impressive is the Fire. He's got Fire, he always has, and that hasn't changed.

[@leandrocampopiano6869]

Y tiene mejor pulso que yo jaja

[@pipiskaist]

Try watching a tennis ball every Day and you wont need glasses

[@tawils375]

@@pipiskaist .... ...

[@victorjayashanththevarajah4856]

I really miss him. Very motivated . Unfortunately we lost him. His words always with us.

[@REBOwall]

Great wisdom and inspiring words from Nick Bollettieri. "Don't be embarrassed to say you’re nervous. But find a way through it." 😎

[@trevordavis9390]

I took an hour private lesson from him back in 2012. My game improved by years in that hour. He’s demanding, strict, precise, but kind, true hearted and a brilliant coach.

[@Magicalmagic282]

What’d you do in the lesson?

[@Kzombie]

Share the lesson if it was that valuable

[@varunshahvo-tv9854]

U lie....the old man don't know shit

[@paulsteezo1772]

900.00!!!

[@lakeboww]

He is an absolute legend!

[@juliekmunden]

What an inspirational speaker! Wow! I have never heard of him and I am a sports fan. Legendary stuff there. He need to come speak to our college students. TFS!!

[@normancanter6868]

so happy to be a friend of one of the greatest of all time

[@coachangelap.wilson824]

As I met you personally and appreciate the coaching style. I have rounded up my style in the way that I help people and players become mentally strong and understand how to mange emotions and play really well each ball/game/match. As a performance tennis coach, PT, sports psychologist and NLP master I see all these details that composes a geta player, break them down and revompose them step by sptem with greater understanding of why/how/when to play that particular ball and extended to planed game tackling every option and opportunity. I use in my coaching all the tools/techniques from mentioned knowledge and expertise I have, to bring the best from every person/player who enjoys/loves playing or wanting to play this beautiful and complex sport. Tennis is exceptionally grads sport to learn superb life skills mentally, emotionally, de Ion making, crating opportunities, capitalise in offered opportunities, etc I salute you Mr Bollettieri.

[@lotfediab4445]

A legend

[@morcap]

A Legend. R.I.P.

[@dongram7555]

As a tennis instructor by trade now and never play tennis until 2 months ago , played semi pro soccer without any prior soccer experience my baseball career as a shortstop and an outfielder made me perfect for playing goalie ,played baseball up to Semi-Pro, trained basketball to inner City kids in Oakland YMCA, archery and any sport that use body mechanics. This speech has made me laugh and cry and think about how his views are so much the same as mine but is obvious experience makes me feel like a child thank you very much for bringing him on I shared this with many of my friends who have the ability but don't think they're young enough will have the time to fulfill I've spent 50 years trying everything not reading instruction playing sports without training and still being good but not being constant.

[@talsosnov8723]

AMAZING ! THANK YOU FOR SHARING !

[@coachangelap.wilson824]

You cannot gift someone to others. Mr Nick B is a gift to the tennis world.

[@ClearOutSamskaras]

Thank you Tom! ---- 24:04 Play offence, play to win and play offencively. Don't play defence.

[@sageom9412]

No matter how long it takes they find a way

[@dannywhite9975]

Thanq maestro God bless u

[@ceterisparibus6261]

his last words are legendary... very inspiring and much on point! after like 24:00

[@DanielIles]

Love the repurposing of these keynotes!

[@klausroethel5961]

AWESOME !!! My hat off to him !!

[@manitennis164]

Goosebumps!❤

[@milwaukeemotor5995]

exactly the effort you put in

[@trustno_one]

Legend. anybody can say what they want. he knows what he's talking about. and he knows about tennis. more than you.

[@goggleboy2464]

Agassi, Sampras, courier and many of the other players he takes credit for all say he's a clown.

[@henrydeaza3578]

Bless ! Good lesson!

[@ja4502000]

You must hear it, I enjoyed listening to it ❤

[@ikeaub]

Fantastic.

[@woodgate2221]

Great speech!

[@ebatt8803]

Omg pure genius, best coach in the world 🙌

[@goggleboy2464]

Really that's hilarious. All the players he claims to have made dont give him credit. And there aren't any pros coming out of img in decades. Total fraud

[@raffaelloschirinzi2072]

Now I understand better why he was one of the best coaches, if not the best, in the world !👍

[@zakariazaki7513]

Thanks for video keep going 🤠 greeting from Morocco , wonderful coach

[@Wise101]

No one ever told him you don't have to get married in every relationship lol. He's a legend nonetheless

[@goggleboy2464]

Legend in his own mind. Agassi, courier, sampras, Martin all had nothing good to say about nick.

[@dannac_8888]

That's not the old world way. He was an honorable man that way as far as his values go, and I respect his values. You should too. Yes?

[@honuman39]

I was a 15 year old court attendant for Andre Agassi in the Vermont Volvo tennis tournament when he beat Tim Mayotte. He was very friendly and cool and was kind of the buzz player even though he was a nobody. After he beat Mayotte it was like the media suddenly turned on to the small tournament and Agassi was mobbed and on his way to the player he became.

[@angelatanurdzic7508]

R.i P. Nick 🙏❤️

[@dongram7555]

Nick shares the same views I do he's has had expanded on my teaching style and everything I do has been of my making what he did was he help prove that I was doing a correct thing cuz I believe that every child can be made an adult on the playing field children have the ability to focus without intervention of other worries when you're able to hone in that you can create anything you want thank you Nick I would really love to have a chance to meet you Donnie Grant

[@jacobcastilloschs2498]

Luck enough to see him speak at Texas Tennis Coaches Association. Such a inspiration.

[@leandrocampopiano6869]

Yes, never retired. Change profesion, evolution.

[@thomaskim2634]

Lmao the homie at 26:37 was really feeling it. What a beautiful speech from a person who lived by his heart

[@kingtrawal]

What’s very interesting is that Nick never played tennis, just like Tom never sold real estate. But they’re both great teachers. Very interesting.

[@Wise101]

This proves you don't need to have direct experience in something to be world class at showing others how to do it. That's not to say direct experience isn't helpful but rather that it isn't required.

[@donDonau]

Or Leo Fender. He couldn't play the guitar.

[@Pedritox0953]

Great lecture!

[@virgilbrown7243]

Great value #replay Arizona

[@kingtrawal]

I don’t think people here really understand what type of legend Nick is. He absolutely changed an entire sport. Bow the fuck down

[@thomaskim2634]

Bro this is the most charismatic person Ive seen in my life lol

[@SpatzTennis]

master!

[@davidrajaruzicka5546]

MY GUY!!!!!!!

[@DavidDemangos]

Adding a few of his quotes to my "library".

[@REBOwall]

Us too!

[@Mixalli1]

MINDSET

[@MattFosterGymnastics]

“Shared values serve to build effective teams.” Sooo simple, but if you break this down and truly Coach. It could take you a lifetime to understand and find the solution for your personality and coaching type.

[@Dancingontgesun1942]

You can make great players but champions are born.

[@hugoramos2202]

Nick Bollettieri's inspiring speech of life best part (personally); ''The crazy do what everybody thinks they can't do it.''

[@JohnSavona]

here from dan pena

[@tenfitmentennisimpulse]

Absolutely great speech. However, towards the end he was totally contradictory. Nick said: "You don't judge people by just what the score board says. You judge people by the effort they put into doing things." He moved on later to say: "You go out to win... Don't ever tell me you're gonna do the best you can do. You tell me you're gonna win." I understand, it's about the winning mindset of the champion, but at first he talked about result (winning/losing) as something not important. He basically said it's all about the effort, but it's also about winning. I guess it's about always putting your best effort with a mindset that you are going to win!

[@RacquetTalk]

What I understood him saying; there's a difference between the player doing their best, and the player fighting tooth and nail to do everything they can to win. Like Davydenko/Ferrer compared to Nadal, or even just Davydenko on most of his tournaments (the ball machine maniac) vs the ATP finals he won (where he just crowded the baseline, balls out, supper aggressive early ball striking straight out of Andre's book). The player who runs and grinds the point, cross court, and the player who digs deep and keeps searching for the strategy to make the win happen. I think that's what he meant. That the expectation you set is that you will win, and you will find a way to do it even if it means struggling. When you're losing you can just go through the motions, or you can get outside the box. Try something completely different. Like Medvedev last year at the USO final. He showed his heart. That's what we all judge him by. For me the meaning is; are you willing to suffer? That's the effort. Are you ready to reach down past the worst struggle to find the true strength for victory? I think that expands from just your point play, but your mechanics in movement, in stroke mechanics, serve and point play. Are you willing to really suffer to find the best possible way you can do something? Suffer by torturing yourself learning every possible pattern your opponent wants to play? The Dunning-Krugger effect shows us that as we go beyond the initial understanding we essentially experience ego threat. We feel like we knew even less, we are even less capable or competent than we thought. And we feel weak. We must suffer through this. Both in the moment, and in the long term, to reach our true potential. I enjoy your videos btw.

[@miguelbarahona6636]

Hi Milan. I think you´re right. Other thing that got me was "Learn a little bit at a time, and it will stay with you. Learn a lot right away and you´re losing".

[@martin101harris5]

@TENFITMEN tennis impulse I have seen a few of your vids have any of you made the big time yet?

[@MrUtoobee]

You go out to win means the thought process should be bent towards winning and its ok if you lose in the process. You won't be judged by the scoreboard eventually, you will be judged by the effort that you made to win. You can consider the Wimbledon match between Fed and Djoko as the best example. Djoko wasn't supposed to win that, but he stayed in somehow because his will was to win it. If Djoko had lost it, he would have got the same respect nevertheless because his effort was always bent towards winning. Fed is 40 but is still looking to win. That's the attitude you need to possess, the eventual results might not be the same.

[@goggleboy2464]

Agassi , Sampras, courier, Martin all said he didnt really help them. IMG hasn't put out a top pro in decades.

[@sageom9412]

Champions find a way to make it happen

[@dreamdoll8700]

That is deep and true

[@yuliefelice5643]

❤️

[@pickleballplaybook]

“Fabio magini” hahaha

[@jkj1459]

THOUGH I HEARD FROM VIJAY AMRITHRAJ MENTIONING ABOUT NICK BOLETARY ACCADAMY DURING HIS TENNIS COMMENTRY DURING LATE 90,S FIRST TIME I AM SEEING THIS GREAT MAN WHO PRODUCED GREAT CHAMPIONS IN IS ACCADAMY .

[@ahmadhrb1513]

الخلاصه اللي يفوز ليس اكثر موهبه ولكن اكثر ذكاء وعقل ايضا لاتقول فعلت مابوسعي ولكن قل سافوز👏

[@raghavaphysio]

Where can we get the book he mentioned- a coach's journey

[@thparelli3]

What an inspiring man. Old school Italians are the best! Foogutaboutit

[@peterkavanagh64]

The book

[@jessmend1239]

RIP Nick Bolletieri.

[@rounick28]

Kyrgios and Fognini should enjoy this

[@user-zw4hd8kt8t]

Nick Super stars world tennis!!!!!!!!!!! Maria Sharapova super stars world tennis woman!!!!!!!!!!!!! Bravo Nick!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@peterkavanagh64]

He began . It chsbfes byt he intriduced ooettunity thankbyou

[@fabygonzalezrealtor]

😭😭😭😭😍😍😍😍😍

[@fabygonzalezrealtor]

Find a way

[@edwardre6323]

I believe I was there.

[@ilyjax]

I HAVE TO SEE THE DOCUMENTARY, BUT CAN'T BECAUSE I LIVE IN THE NETHERLANDS. I can't buy it on any platform, becasue you have to be from the USA to use Showtime or stream it from another platform. Can some PLEASE help???

[@dylanvandenbroek194]

Ik heb hetzelfde probleem. En het boek dat hij beschrijft ‘A Coach’s Journey’ is ook onvindbaar. Kun jij mij helpen als je al een oplossing hebt gevonden!?

[@ilyjax]

@@dylanvandenbroek194 Ik heb nog steeds niets gevonden... Alle tips zijn welkom!

[@dylanvandenbroek194]

Dan houden we elkaar op de hoogte als we een oplossing vinden! Luister je naar Dan Peña!?

[@ilyjax]

@@dylanvandenbroek194 Goed plan. Ja, ik heb al zijn materiaal al ongeveer uit.

[@dylanvandenbroek194]

ilyjax Netjes! Dat is behoorlijk veel. Ga je er ook iets mee doen?

[@AdsTezzori]

Campeão pra vida, não só no esporte. Não sei o que ele fala, estou pegando palavras. Divertido. Demonstra aí amor pela vida. Olha a saude dele. Longevidade. Boa memória. Tênis ajuda em tudo. Cria amizades. Com técnica, pois sem é horrível. Recordo de 2mondrogoes na quadra sem técnica, pareciam duas gazelas. Kkkk parque Villa lobos 😂

[@trapkat8213]

For a second opinion, read Andre Agassi's autobiography Open

[@hickorydragon8114]

Great speaker, very charismatic, but I feel like two of his last comments were contradictory… When he was saying don’t worry about the score you’re always a winner for me but then also he said dont and tell me you’re gonna play your best, tell me you’re gonna win ....a fine line there , apparently

[@djnuukkinkold5610]

"...this guy makes everyone of us inside the look like we have no energy..." i have found that to be the case with people born "PRE-penicillin" (my own term) who lived into their 70's 80's 90's and beyond. and why is that? well figure it out or msg me and i would gladly discuss the topic. -morgan heberling B.Sc. C.S.C.S.

[@ammaralsaadi5452]

Is the mind baby if ypu know how to control it and feed it you will be unlimited

[@galdinuss6126]

Truth is accepted mostly late or Timid persons and lack courage 2 address it in the Righteous platforms! In Appropriate time & gathering!

[@peterkavanagh64]

Take the presdure off abd mixed doubkes in all sports . Use your umahinatiom

[@shubhamdixit4983]

14:05, 21:05

[@pavelclaudiopatino419]

Best example is Bjon Borg and Chris Evert. There were many players who had a natural ability, gifted, during their time. Yet, they beat everybody and became a legend. Both Evert and Borg had an incredibly self confidence and great mind. Also, Nick at 86 looks FANTASTIC.

[@lescobrandon6327]

He could have just come out and said "Novak Djokovic"

[@thetruth65756]

@@goggleboy2464 bruh

[@mytennis1495]

One of the best coaches in Florida is Valentina Sassi teaches real Tennis recommended by all of us!

[@goggleboy2464]

Biggest clown in tennis. All the players he took credit for said he really didnt help them. He just started an academy and invited the best talent then took credit for their success.

[@Chris_Sheridan]

.. also add Patrick Mouratoglou to the useless list of so-called 'celebrity' coaches.

[@mechkapechka]

Patrick Mouratoglu IS a clown for real Bolletieri knows his stuff

[@goggleboy2464]

@@mechkapechka dillusional

[@tomcooper6108]

Exactly. This man knows zero about tennis. He was just fundraiser salesman. As my father told me long ago....any idiot can be rich.

[@AdsTezzori]

Tênis deixa as pessoas mais inteligentes, saúde. Ajuda até no sexo(terá resistência, não terá stress) ajuda em tudo. E faz pensar rápido. Bollitieri o gênio. É humilhação com o concorrente, vídeos com o André Agassi, a Sharapova adolescente. ❤❤❤❤❤

[@juanon8696]

“Your” gift to Us? 😏

[@theartofcompetition5965]

Hi Tom. I'm enjoying your videos. I'm writing today to invite you to "the art of competition podcast" We focus mostly on the mental game of competition. If this sounds interesting to you please reply to this message.

[@akio2730]

Agassi in his book spoke very bad about him.

[@VicDamoneJr82]

Interesting

[@bamboopanda1626]

Oh, I'm not a champion. Lololololol.

[@glipabazza9994]

Obscene.

[@TennisOnAction]

Tennis is an expensive sport without help.

[@VicDamoneJr82]

Too much info online to make excuses

[@taoboxer7]

"You have to grunt like your life depends on it if you want to be a champion" LOLOLOLOL and voila! the banshees of centre court were born to torment decent tennis fans.

[@CastleHassall]

it's delusional to say we're GOING to win, and not helpful at all to be hard on someone who sets that as an aim.. setting the aim of trying the best we can every day and building on that is much more helpful as a model

[@Chris_Sheridan]

Another 'celebrity' talker/waffler like Patrick Mouratoglou.

[@lotusalstom5746]

You have to be in awe of the biggest celebrity talker, waffler and BS merchant of all time, that is Rick Macci

[@user-mv6he6gl8m]

Hmm. 8 divorces... To me that is 8 failures in a row and he's bragging about it! And then people wonder why his former "protegés" talk bad of him.

[@allfruitsripe2022]

It was a success though for all 8 female...

[@nortonbridge3824]

Is he saying it’s ok to cheat to win?

[@chakreshsingh]

It’s overrated .. champion winner etc etc in the long run we are all dead

[@aledmb]

i'll say it... having 8 wives in a lifetime is a strong indicator of being a loser.

[@varunshahvo-tv9854]

Worst coach...but smart businessman

[@to174jay9]

excuse me, who agassi? da F man, get it right ffs.