Category Archives for "Mindset"

TFP 061: How Ian Westermann Created One of the Biggest Online Tennis Instructional Sites in the World

[smart_track_player url=”http://traffic.libsyn.com/tennisfiles/TFP061.mp3″ artist=”Mehrban Iranshad and Ian Westermann” social_linkedin=”true” social_pinterest=”true” social_email=”true” ] On today’s episode of The Tennis Files Podcast, I spoke with my friend Ian Westermann, founder of Essential Tennis. I asked him about his passion for the game, how he went from country club tennis instructor to one of the biggest online tennis instructional […]

TFP 059: Gigi Fernandez – The Unlikely Path to 17 Grand Slam Titles

[smart_track_player url=”http://traffic.libsyn.com/tennisfiles/TFP059.mp3″ artist=”Mehrban Iranshad and Gigi Fernandez” social_linkedin=”true” social_pinterest=”true” social_email=”true” ] On today’s episode, I spoke with 17-time grand slam champion Gigi Fernandez about her unique path to becoming one of the legends of tennis.  Gigi is widely considered to be one of the best doubles players of all time. She won 2 Australian Opens, […]

5 Takeaways from the #16 Seed UMBC Retrievers

If any of you are college basketball fans, you might have heard the record breaking upset. UMBC (University of Maryland, Baltimore County), the #16 seed in the NCAA tournament, defeated the #1 overall seed, University of Virginia, by a whopping 20 points. I played college tennis at UMBC and am very proud of their record-breaking […]

TFP 054: How to Become Champion Minded with Allistair McCaw

[smart_track_player url=”http://traffic.libsyn.com/tennisfiles/TFP054.mp3″ title=”TFP 054: How to Become Champion Minded with Allistair McCaw” artist=”Mehrban Iranshad and Allistair McCaw” social_linkedin=”true” social_pinterest=”true” social_email=”true” hashtag=”championminded” twitter_username=”tennisfiles” ] On today’s show, I spoke with sports performance specialist Allistair McCaw about how we can become Champion Minded.  Allistair was a guest on the podcast on Episode 11 of TFP, when we chatted […]

TFP 046: The Mental Game with Jeff Greenwald

[smart_track_player url=”http://traffic.libsyn.com/tennisfiles/TFP046.mp3″ artist=”Mehrban Iranshad and Jeff Greenwald” social_linkedin=”true” social_pinterest=”true” social_email=”true” ] On today’s episode, I had the pleasure of speaking with Jeff Greenwald, an internationally recognized sports psychology consultant and licensed therapist who specializes in the mental game of tennis. Jeff gave us some fantastic advice on how we can play better tennis by improving […]

TFP 044: Mindfulness-Based Tennis Psychology with Neil Endicott

[smart_track_player url=”http://traffic.libsyn.com/tennisfiles/TFP044.mp3″ artist=”Mehrban Iranshad and Neil Endicott” social_linkedin=”true” social_pinterest=”true” social_email=”true” ] On today’s episode I had the pleasure of speaking with Neil Endicott, a coach and author who specializes in Mindfulness-Based Tennis Psychology (MBTP). Neil discussed how tennis players can play more confident and effective tennis by training the mental part of their game through […]

TFP 043: How to Run a Successful Tennis Program with Matt Bilger

[smart_track_player url=”http://traffic.libsyn.com/tennisfiles/TFP043.mp3″ artist=”Mehrban Iranshad and Matt Bilger” social_linkedin=”true” social_pinterest=”true” social_email=”true” ] On today’s show I had the pleasure of speaking with Matt Bilger, Director of Tennis at Chantilly National Golf and Country Club. Matt was my former assistant coach at The University of Maryland, Baltimore County where I played Division I college tennis. He always […]

TFP 042: How Clay Thompson Changed His Perspective and Saved His Tennis Career

[smart_track_player url=”http://traffic.libsyn.com/tennisfiles/TFP042.mp3″ artist=”Mehrban Iranshad and Clay Thompson” social_linkedin=”true” social_pinterest=”true” social_email=”true” ] On today’s episode I spoke with professional tennis player Clay Thompson, a serious contender for most interesting man in the world (move over, Dos Equis guy!). Clay grinds mostly Challengers and some Futures events as he pursues his dream of becoming a top-ranked professional tennis […]

TFP 041: Coaching Elite Junior Tennis Players with Adam Blicher

[smart_track_player url=”http://traffic.libsyn.com/tennisfiles/TFP041.mp3″ artist=”Mehrban Iranshad and Adam Blicher” social=”true” social_twitter=”true” social_facebook=”true” social_gplus=”true” social_linkedin=”true” social_pinterest=”true” social_email=”true” ] On Episode 41 of TFP I had the pleasure of speaking with Adam Blicher about coaching elite junior players and high-performance tennis principles. I first heard about Adam when I searched for tennis podcasts on iTunes. The Adam Blicher Show popped […]

How to Overcome Adversity When the Pressure is On

[thrive_leads id=’3106′] There are many critical moments in a tennis match where you will feel pressure to succeed. Ironically, because of this pressure, it can be difficult for you to perform your best. I know because I’ve competed for over 2 decades in tournaments against national and world-class competition. And I’ve failed so many times that […]