Rusty Komori is a motivational speaker, leadership consultant, and tennis professional based in Honolulu, Hawai’i. From 1994 through 2015, he was the head tennis coach at Punahou School, where his boys’ varsity teams won an unprecedented 22 consecutive state championships, a national record in all sports that still stands.

Mentioned on the Show

• Learn more about Rusty Komori: https://www.rustykomori.com/
• Rusty’s newest book, Superior: https://a.co/d/gNod2DV
• Beyond the Lines (book): https://a.co/d/esYZ37b
• Beyond the Game (book) https://a.co/d/hHuAbsL

Timestamps
(2:02) - Welcoming Rusty.
(2:48) - How did you come to be a tennis coach?
(4:32) - Can you explain the dynamics of a tennis team?
(7:15) - How did you build a coaching philosophy?
(8:05) - How did you codify the experience of the leaders around you?
(10:54) - How did your philosophy change over the years?
(14:23) - How did you hold to your tenets through difficult situations?
(17:41) - How do you know when you’ve prepared enough?
(19:28) - Can you talk about "preparing until you can’t get it wrong"?
(23:57) - How do you help players navigate the pressure they put on themselves?
(28:13) - Is it compartmentalizing or accepting things that have already happened?
(36:17) - Do you meditate?
(38:40) - What does your self-talk sound like?
(47:00) - What are your best practices for having difficult conversations?
(49:35) - What is an example of feedback that isn’t attacking the person but the behavior?
(53:40) - How do we know when to take a risk?
(59:12) - Parting words.