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Tim Henman: Wimbledon Pressure & Prize Money Debate

6/29/202659 min

Tim Henman joins Caroline Garcia and Borja Durán to discuss Wimbledon pressure, prize money, family legacy and what success really means.

A former World No.4 and four-time Wimbledon semifinalist, Tim opens up about growing up with Wimbledon in his family, carrying British expectations, the debate around Grand Slam prize money, and why tennis needs better communication between players and tournaments. Caroline, Borja and Tim also explore parenting, pressure, respect, success beyond winning, and how the sport can build a healthier future.

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  1. Tim Henman· Guest0:00

    Success, in my opinion, is about maximizing your potential. Yeah. It's about being the best you can be. If you give everything you can, you're gonna be successful. It's very easy in sport to view success as winning and losing. Confidence is the sum of your thoughts, but that goes both ways. If you add together a lot of bad thoughts, you're not gonna be confident. I come into the locker room, and there's a few guys with the newspaper looking at me, and I'm like, "Guys, what's going on?" They said, "You've gotta see this." And it's front page is a picture of me, and the headline, it says, "Tim... If you choke this year, we'll never forgive you." Hello, insiders. It's Carole Garcia. Before we start, one quick thing. If you enjoy this conversation, hit the subscribe button. It's the best way to help us grow and keep bringing you the players and coaches you love. Thank you so much. Tim, thank you so much for joining us. No problem. My pleasure. How did you start with tennis? I started tennis with my family, and, um, my, my mom and dad both played tennis. My dad played a lot of sport. I had two older brothers- Mm ... who are four and five years older than me, so growing up from the age of three, I played rugby, football, cricket, hockey, squash, golf- Mm ... and tennis. And, um, so my mom's side of the family, they played tennis. Uh, my great-grandmother, uh, played at Wimbledon. My grandparents

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