#66: Carlos Kirmayr – No Trust, No Opportunity

Today you are going to listen to Carlos Kirmayr. Carlos is a former professional player himself with a career high of #37 in singles and #6 in doubles, ATP. He has coached such renowned players as Gabriella Sabatini, Conchita Martinez, Arantxa Sánchez Vicario and has been the Davis Cup Captain of his home country Brazil for several years. Further more Carlos has served at the ATP Board of Directors from 1983-1987 and today spents the majority of his time managing the Kirmayr Tennis Experience which we touch upon during the podcast. In this episode you’ll learn: – Why No Trust means No Opportunity – How and why to accept craziness – How being a tennis coach is like being a doctor Enjoy the show! Timestamps 01:30 Coaching Philosophy 02:25 How you “feel” a player 03:20 Orienters 04:30 No trust, no opportunity 06:15 Thoughts on technique 08:40 Biomechanical principles 10:10 The slice 11:10 Sabatini 13:06 Taking risks 15:00 Learnings from Sabatini 16:30 Sabatinis learnings 17:30 Conchita Martinez 20:05 How to use Squash as conditioning 21:05 Nicolas Pereira 23:05 Kirmayr Tennis Experience 27:00 Brazil as a culture 30:10 Federer and Nadal 33:20 How Carlos gets better 37:15 Patience 38:30 Accepting craziness 41:10 Lack of intensity and focus 43:50 Carlos’ advice