#38: Stephan Medem – We are Born Mentally Tough

Today you are going to listen to Stephan Medem, Stepan played professionally himself & reached a career high of #216 in singles & #146 in doubles. He has been coaching several players on the WTA-tour including the following top 50 players Claudia Porwik, Anca Barna, Meike Babel, Laura Gildemeister, Karina Habsudova & Babara Rittner. Further more he has written 2 books, “PlayGirl” & “Ich will nach Wimbledon”. Currently Stephan is the Head Coach of Junior Development at NHTC Nuremberg. In this episode you’ll get to know: – How all of us are born mentally tough – How to reprogramming mental toughness – Which 2 World Number 1’s that Stephan completely misjudged Enjoy the show! Timestamps 01:30 How we are born mentally tough 07:04 The parent’s & Coach’s role 09:23 Reprogramming kids to mental toughness 11:37 Help the kids with a different perspective 18:46 The red flags 20:55 World numner 1’s that Stephan misjudged 27:50 Talk the same language 29:53 Harry Hopmann 35:25 The system in junior tennis 37:47 Thiem & Bresnik 39:45 Tennis Associations 44:18 The importance of patience 47:16 Stephan’s advice