I started playing tournaments when I was 10 years old. I became a nationally ranked player (see my complete resume) as a junior, played on the USC tennis team (we were National Champions during the 3 years I lettered Varsity), played on the Junior Davis Cup team, and when I was 17 years old I represented the U.S. at Junior Wimbledon where I lost in the Semi-Finals to the Russian player.However, as good as I was, I used to yell and scream (at times) on the tennis court. I couldn't ever seem to win matches against players that were higher ranked. I never felt that in important matches I played well enough to win. I got really frustrated and angry with myself and I didn't know how to stop.Then one day (I was in my 30's), I was reading the LA Magazine about an instructor who was teaching the Inner Game. His name was Tim Gallwey. I knew that I had to have a lesson from him and I was determined to go to the ends of the earth to find him. It turned out that he was right there in Los Angeles. To make a long story short, I took a lesson from him and he completely changed my life as a player and as a teacher. I have been studying and teaching the mental game for over 30 years now, trying to find how to achieve the state of mind that will maximize my tennis game.Specialties: Coaching peak performance techniques to tennis, baseball, basketball, & pickleball players.