FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
PAUL ANNACONE SHARES PATHWAY TO SUCCESS, INCLUDING INSIGHTS FROM
CAREER WORKING WITH FEDERER, SAMPRAS,
IN NEW BOOK COACHING FOR
LIFE
Tennis Coach Explains the
Process of Pursuing Greatness
NEW YORK (AUG. 7, 2017) – After his own career as a
tennis professional, Paul Annacone, author of the new book Coaching for Life, became
coach for such greats as Pete Sampras, Roger Federer, Tim Henman and others.
His eye-opening, autobiographical book explains how each one of us can attain a
level of excellence. He uses tennis as a metaphor, as well as a guide, to teach
how we can strive toward a goal and overcome the obstacles.
Annacone
comments, “I am often asked, What makes
the great so great? What can we learn from their level of excellence? I answer these and many more in Coaching
for
Life. The anecdotes are taken directly from the tennis court, and they
are presented in a step-by-step way that can help anyone in any walk of life,
regardless of the challenges. You can achieve success, the book points out, but
you have to follow certain procedures. As I say in the book, the will to win is
nothing without the will to prepare.”
The
secrets to success Annacone weaves through Coaching for Life are not about
tennis, but rather about the process-oriented journey he has experienced
firsthand with some of the most successful players in the game’s storied
history. Annacone explains the ability of masters like Federer and Sampras to
keep perspective and clarity of purpose in spite of the worst kinds of
adversity on the court.
Coaching for Life
reveals Annacone’s gentle, yet forceful, paradigm for focus, intelligent
planning, and following one’s own skill-set to success that rings true in this
uncertain age of frenetic activity.
Annacone
played professionally for 11 years, reaching a career high ranking of No. 12
while winning three singles and 14 doubles titles. He then turned to coaching,
spending over seven years with Sampras, three seasons with Federer, five years
with Tim Henman and a season with Sloane Stephens. Both Federer and Sampras won
Grand Slam titles and were ranked No. 1 in the world while working with
Annacone. His coaching tenure also included time in the USTA High Performance
Program and as Head Coach of Britain’s Lawn Tennis Association. Annacone has
been a commentator and analyst with Tennis Channel since 2014.
Coaching
for Life is being published by IRIE Books and is on sale now online at www.iriebooks.com, www.paulannacone.com, www.amazon.com, www.bn.com and www.booksamillion.com.
In addition, the book will be available during appearances and book signing
events with Annacone during the upcoming Western & Southern Open in
Cincinnati and the US Open in New York. Information about these appearances can
be found at www.paulannacone.com.
