Tennis in the Wider World
12/21/23 • 23 min
The TennisWorthy Podcast revisits Season 1 ahead of Season 2's debut in January 2024, with 5 themed episodes featuring legends and Hall of Famers.
One of the great things about tennis is that you can lose yourself in it, but for that very reason, all involved have to remember that tennis doesn't exist in a vacuum. It can be a force for good, but only if it engages in the bigger world. Sports operate in the context of the wider world, whether that's as a force for good or to take a backseat when more important things happen. In this episode, Hall of Famers Stan Smith, Lleyton Hewitt, Pam Shriver, Vijay Amritraj and Mats Wilander share their experiences with their sport colliding with the wider world.
For more information on the TennisWorthy podcast and full episode transcriptions, visit tennisfame.com/podcast.
The TennisWorthy Podcast revisits Season 1 ahead of Season 2's debut in January 2024, with 5 themed episodes featuring legends and Hall of Famers.
One of the great things about tennis is that you can lose yourself in it, but for that very reason, all involved have to remember that tennis doesn't exist in a vacuum. It can be a force for good, but only if it engages in the bigger world. Sports operate in the context of the wider world, whether that's as a force for good or to take a backseat when more important things happen. In this episode, Hall of Famers Stan Smith, Lleyton Hewitt, Pam Shriver, Vijay Amritraj and Mats Wilander share their experiences with their sport colliding with the wider world.
For more information on the TennisWorthy podcast and full episode transcriptions, visit tennisfame.com/podcast.
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The Importance of Family
The TennisWorthy Podcast revisits Season 1 ahead of Season 2's debut in January 2024, with 5 themed episodes featuring legends and Hall of Famers.
Today's theme is the importance of family and the role parents play in the development of young, promising tennis talents. Such as the competitive nature of tennis and the need to start relatively early, that it's hard to get to the top without having had at least one parent who gave up an awful lot to help their child get a foothold in the sport. Legends of the game Vijay Amritraj, John Newcombe, Mary Pierce and Tracy Austin speak to the impact their families had on their careers, both positive and negative, and how to parent aspiring tennis players today.
For more information on the TennisWorthy podcast and full episode transcriptions, visit tennisfame.com/podcast.
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Advice from Legends
It was Andre Agassi who in the early days of his relationship with Steffi Graf said, "You can always learn from a champion," but what can you learn? We've tended to end our podcast interviews with a question about what advice the legend would give both to tennis playing youngsters and to tennis parents. And there were a few themes that ran through the answers. Hear from the Hall of Famers and legends from Season 1 on what you can take from them onto the court, into your career, and beyond.
1:42 - Lleyton Hewitt
2:24 - David Hall
4:15 - Pam Shriver
5:41 - Stan Smith
6:54 - Ivan Lendl
8:17 - Mary Pierce
11:57 - John Newcombe
15:24 - Vijay Amritraj
Season 2 of the TennisWorthy Podcast begins on January 11, 2024. Listen to all of Season 1 and access episode transcripts at tennisfame.com/podcast.
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