, 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: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 on today's episode.Paul is a former touring professional player who began his coaching career in 1995, working with the legendary Pete Sampras and 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 rank players, Taylor Fritz. Calling coaching one of the most enlightening things he's experienced. Paul has spent 15 years writing his book, Coaching For Life: A Guide to Playing, Thinking and Being the Best You Can Be.You also might recognize him from the new Netflix series Break Point, where his insights are an integral part of the understanding of what makes great players great, whether you're a parent, a business pro, an athlete, a knowledge seeker, coach Annacone speaks for all of us on the cutting edge of our chosen game, whatever that game may be.His front row seat to arguably the best in tennis has given Paul a true understanding of some of the guiding principles that live in the heart and live in the head of a true champion. And I can't wait for you to hear Paul speak to the lessons he's learned along his extraordinary path, the importance of identity and knowing who you are and what he thinks about failure and what he believes separates the greats from everyone else.-----You can WATCH this episode on our YouTube channel.Connect with us on our Instagram.For more information and shownotes from every episode, head to findingmastery.com.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.