David Ranney, Age 75 - Social Profiles in Bellingham, WA

David Ranney

Male, 75 years old

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Bellingham, WA

I started playing tournaments when I was 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 years I lettered Varsity), played on the Junior Davis Cup team, and when I was 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 '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 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, and basketball players read more ...