#37: Jose Antonio Fernandez – Develop potential before you think about Results

Jose Antonio Fernandez played on the ATP Tour for 12 years reaching a career-high ranking of 202 in 1991. He represented Chile in Davis Cup from 1986-1992. He coached Steffi Graf & has been the coach of a winning German Bundesliga team. At last Jose was recently selected to act as Official Agent for the Rafa Nadal Academy by Movistar In this episode you’ll get to know: – How Jose became the coach of Steffi Graff – The core values of the Rafael Nadal Tennis Academy – Why it is essential to always develop potential before you start thinking about results Enjoy the show! Timestamps 01:30 How Jose became the coach of Steffi Graff 03:52 From Graff to playing on the ATP Tour 05:21 BASAF TC 08:35 Developing the spirit at the club team 10:46 Main Cultural differences 12:06 The Job of a Tennis Agent Going to tournaments Spreading the words & the values 13:23 The values of Rafael Nadal Tennis Academy 14:55 What made Jose write his first book 18:41 The reason Jose wrote his first book 20:03 Why you should build your identity around strenghts 21:30 The importance of awareness 25:51 The importance of belief 27:27 José’s advice to his younger self 31:25 The real objective in tennis 33:11 The most important characteristic in a tennis player 34:54 Why we as coaches needs to take a look in the mirror 36:22 Jose’s influencers 38:46 Pato Alvares 40:26 Cultural differences from South America to Europe 41:59 The balance between internal & external goals 43:40 Why you need always need a purpose 44:47 The tour picks you 45:55 Develop potential before you start thinking about results 46:24 Jose’s Advice 52:41 How to get in contact with Jose