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Yannick Noah would do well to read this...
Below is an excerpt from a Tennisplayer article. Might be an idea to send it to Yannick Noah.
The full article is available for all to read is in the High Performance Section and is called Two Genius Coaches and What You Can Learn From Them: Training and Drills.
Excerpt:
The full article is available for all to read is in the High Performance Section and is called Two Genius Coaches and What You Can Learn From Them: Training and Drills.Excerpt:
The salient takeaway about Spanish training is that it breeds perseverance. In an interview I did with him last summer, former top Spanish professional player and Bruguera Academy Head Coach Fernando Luna explained to me that: “Spanish players are not afraid to suffer. In fact, many love to suffer, to persevere.”
Luna stated that this was in direct counterpoint to the French, for example, whom he said did not have the same willingness to endure pain in a tough match. It was a profound observation--and perhaps the reason why Spanish players have won so many more Grand Slam championships than the French, with Yannick Noah as the last Frenchman to win a major, serving and volleying in Paris in 1983.
Luna stated that this was in direct counterpoint to the French, for example, whom he said did not have the same willingness to endure pain in a tough match. It was a profound observation--and perhaps the reason why Spanish players have won so many more Grand Slam championships than the French, with Yannick Noah as the last Frenchman to win a major, serving and volleying in Paris in 1983.