Lee Walker has served as the Head Women’s Tennis Coach at TCU since 2014 where his team reached a high of #14 in the country. Prior to this, he spent 7 years as the Head Coach at Memphis and 5 years as their assistant coach. Lee competed for Memphis where he was ranked as high as number 12 in the country in doubles and is in the Memphis Club Hall of Fame.
In this conversation, you are going to hear about:
- His struggles as a college athlete and where he turned in his lowest moment
- How as a D1 coach he was drowning in activity that lead to complete physical, mental, and spiritual exhaustion
- The fundamentals he prioritized to rebuild his life, family, and coaching
- And much, much more!!
This is Episode 8 of our 8 episode series sharing faith-filled stories of elite college tennis coaches.
Connect:
IG - @aiatennis
Email - chad.simpson@athletesinaction.org
Resources Lee highlighted:
Emotionally Healthy Spirituality
Track: "The Rebel Flagship"
Music provided by https://slip.stream
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