CTC Short: Remembering Dr. Jim Loehr — The Sports Psychologist Who Changed Tennis Forever

Today´s episode is a tribute to one of sport's greatest minds Dr. Jim Loehr, who sadly passed away last month aged 83.

Dr. Loehr was one of the world’s leading performance psychologists and a true pioneer in mental fitness. Across a remarkable five-decade career, he worked with hundreds of elite athletes including Grand Slam champions Jim Courier, Monica Seles and Arantxa Sánchez-Vicario.

His work helped transform the way athletes viewed mental performance — not as a weakness, but as an essential part of achieving greatness.

We were incredibly fortunate to welcome Dr. Loehr onto the podcast in 2021, and his episode remains one of the most listened-to conversations on Control the Controllables.

In this special CTC Short, Dan reflects on Dr. Loehr’s impact on tennis and sport before revisiting a powerful clip from their original conversation.

Links Mentioned in this Episode:

• Listen to Dr Jim Loehr´s episode in full
• Episode 120: Marcus Daniell
• High Impact Athletes
• SotoTennis Academy

"Treatment of others is the gold standard of a fulfilled and satisfying life." - Dr. Jim Loehr

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