What Do You Get?

Rob Galloway and Nathaniel Lammons had no intent to play this year's US Open in Flushing Meadows, New York. After a long summer of traveling, and reaching a combined ranking of #146 in the ATP Doubles Rankings, Rob went to New York as a hitting partner, and Nathaniel went home to Dallas to relax. Rob signed them in as alternates, and when the heat started knocking singles players out of the draw, and Steve Johnson rolled his ankle, it was time for Nathaniel to catch a flight; they had a chance to get in! Eventually they got in, and won their first round, this is their story!

Anderson is a former FSU standout, who has made huge jumps in the professional rankings, getting up to #370 in ATP Doubles. I met him for the first time playing Futures in Egypt, and we've been boys ever since. He's won 6 Futures Doubles Titles, and was just starting to play more Challengers when his back gave out in the middle of a Doubles Final in Dubai, and he's been sidelined ever since. He just underwent PRP after 6 months of back pain, and hopefully he'll be back on court competing by the end of this year. Anderson has an interesting point of view on playing big time college tennis, as well as how he goes about trying to get to the Grand Slams and turn himself into the best player he can be. Let me know who you want to hear next week from the Alabama Futures, message me on Instagram, Facebook or by Email Big thanks to Gunn, Vitalyte, and Wilson for sticking with me and supporting me all year!

Episode 37 is all about Amer Delic's experiences as one of the world's best tennis players. He topped out at #60 in Singles and #74 in ATP Doubles. Amer played, and won, some amazing matches against the Bryan Brothers at Wimbledon, Djokovic at the Australian, and too many others to even write down. We talk about how he trained to be able to last through 5 setters, how mental coaches helped him reset his game in tough times, and how certain tennis coaches helped shape him as a player and person. Please like, share, and rate my podcast in the iTunes store, it goes a long way in terms of exposure for my podcast and these great stories! Follow me on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook, let me know what you think! Big thanks to Gunn, Wilson and Vitalyte for the constant support!

Amer Delic grew up playing tennis in Bosnia, but when he and his family emigrated to the United States and landed in Jacksonville, Florida his game took off. He brought two rackets with him and started hitting with anyone he could find in the Jacksonville area, building himself into a world class player. He was a 3-Time All American, and NCAA Singles Champion while playing under Craig Tiley at the University of Illinois. As a professional, he was ranked as highly as #60 in ATP Singles, and #74 in ATP Doubles, collecting 3 Challenger Doubles Titles, 2 Futures Singles Titles, and 6 Challenger Singles Titles. Here are some highlights, against Novak Djokovic at the Australian Open, and against Ivan Ljubicic. Big Thanks to Gunn, Vitalyte, Solinco, and now Wilson for supporting me and my podcast! Please rate and subscribe on iTunes, and share my podcast with tennis fans everywhere!

Scoville Jenkins was a top American tennis hope from Atlanta, Georgia who got ranked as highly as #6 in the World as a Junior and #187 as an ATP Professional in Singles. He played all the Slams, including playing Federer, Nadal, and Roddick at the US Open. He had an outstanding career, but was sidelined by some arm injuries, and after making a comeback a couple different times, he decided he no longer had the heart to keep going. Scoville and I talk openly about what it takes to play at the highest level, if he felt any pressure being an African-American player, and how he creates his own happiness now as the Assistant Men's Tennis Coach at the University of Wisconsin. Big Thanks to my sponsors Gunn, Vitalyte, and Solinco! Find me on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter to keep the conversation going!

Richard Muscio is the host of the Award Winning podcast, "It's Your Life and Your Money", and the Author of the Award Winning book, "So, What's Your Play." When he was 14, he was hired to be Bobby Riggs' scrapbook maker, so Richard saw the Mother's Day Massacre, and The Battle of the Sexes first hand! Being around Bobby, Billie Jean King, and Margaret Court taught him a lot about the way he wanted to be and about what he wanted from his future careers, which led him to create the world's largest Thanksgiving Day 5K for charities. Richard has ideas about how we should teach sports to the children of our communities and what a person should be getting from the job they give their life to!

Rich Gannon was an NFL Quarterback for the Minnesota Vikings, Kansas City Chiefs, Washington Redskins, and Oakland Raiders. He fought for playing time for most of his career, after being drafted out of the University of Delaware, until he went to the Raiders and was handed the keys to the kingdom by Al Davis. He led the Raiders to Superbowl XXXVII, and also was a 2 Time Pro Bowl MVP, 4 Time Pro Bowl Selection, 3 Time AFC Player of the Year, and held more passing records than I could fit in this bio! I loved getting to pick the brain of such a successful guy, I hope you enjoy this episode as much as I do! For the best tennis clothes available check these guys out: Gunn Use code "TREYZ" for 30% off For the best strings in the game click here: MSV Use code "BeauKnowsStrings" for 30% off

Mike "Popezilla" Pope is an MMA fighter, and current CFFC Lightweight Champion of the World! I met Mike while he was working at GNC in Jacksonville, Florida before he became the CFFC Champion. I couldn't believe he was funding his career by working at GNC and teaching MMA/Jiu Jitsu classes so I asked him to do a podcast and tell me his story. A few weeks after he won the biggest fight of his career we met up, got a coffee, and did this episode. Mike has an unbelievable story, and is on his way to being a regular MMA fighter, I hope you enjoy this episode as much as I did! Use the code "TREYZ" to get 30% off your total purchase at Gunn Follow me on Instagram and Facebook and let me know what you think about the show!

Sebastian Serrano is a 29 year old tennis player from Cartagena, Colombia. He graduated from East Tennessee State University in 2008, and played Futures and Challengers for 5 years, reaching a career high of #720 in Singles and #482 in the ATP Rankings. He's won three Futures Doubles Titles in his career. Because of injuries and lack of finances, he quit his playing career and moved to Boston, Massachusetts where he taught tennis at a country club for two years. He said he became bored and depressed while teaching, so with the support of his wife and a newfound belief in God he has started his professional career again and is almost a year into it! He plays with new meaning now, and has a lot to say to any younger players that will listen! As always you can reach out to me to let me know what you think on Facebook, twitter or instagram Show Highlights: 15:15- How to fund a professional career 27:45- Why should we have "real jobs" 33:45- A message to his younger self

Chris Hanson graduated Cum Laude from Dartmouth in 2013 with a Psychology Degree. At Dartmouth he was a 3-Time First Team All-American and a 4-Time First Team All-Ivy, I wish the list stopped there. But as a professional he's won 3 PSA World Tour Titles and right now sits at a career high world ranking of #66! Chris and I are the same age and have a lot in common because we both play individual sports, it was great to know someone else feels the same way about life trying to make it as a professional athlete! A big shout out to Chris for doing this episode with me, as well as to our mutual clothing sponsor, Boast! As always, I'd love to hear from you about any of my episodes, hopefully each episode will spark an ongoing conversation! You can reach me anytime on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram And check out the Boast website and use the code "Beau4Boast" to get 50% off your entire order! Show Highlights 11:00- Finally a breakthrough moment 14:00- Separating results on court from happiness off it 20:00- The dreadful question of how long to pursue a pro career 28:00- What's next?

Robbie Mudge is a professional tennis player from Winston Salem, NC. He played four years for North Carolina State University where he finished at the top of the record lists for match wins in Singles and Doubles. Just now completing his first year on Tour he's won Two Futures Doubles Titles, and reached career high rankings of #650 in Doubles and #1338 in Singles. Robbie is one of the funniest guys I've traveled with so far; you'll get to know him a bit through our conversation, but it really doesn't do him justice! Robbie, best of luck brother! Huge thanks to my sponsors, Boast and MSV. Boast has the greatest clothes for on and off the court, and they support me and my podcast no matter where I am in the world. And MSV makes amazing strings that I've used since college, if you're looking for new strings check them out! Use the code "Beau4Boast" for 50% off all clothing orders and "BeauKnowsStrings" for 50% off all string orders! Hit me up on Twitter, Facebook or Instagram to tell me what you think of the show!

Clay Thompson has a creative writing degree from UCLA, where he was the #1 singles player in the country his senior year and an ITA All-American. Since graduation, he's climbed up the ATP rankings, reaching a career high #408 in Singles and winning one Futures Singles title in Mexico. Clay and I talk about the biggest regret of his career so far, how he feels about being known for his on-court antics, and his goals and reasons for playing professional tennis. Clay is an intense, earnest guy and it was a blast getting to talk while we were in Egypt. Click here and here to see why people love watching him play! As always, you can use the code "Beau4Boast" to get 50% off your entire order at Boast! And if you're looking for new strings, use the code "BeauKnowsStrings" to get 25% off at MSV! Big thanks to both sponsors for helping me live my dream! I'd love to hear from you and keep the conversation going! You can reach me on Facebook, instagram, and twitter Show Highlights: 19:00- The turning point in his career 24:00- How Clay is " open and honest" on court 49:00- Clay's mindset as a professional 55:00- What Does Clay Get?

At just 22 years old, and one year after graduating from East Carolina University, Joran has climbed to #529 in the ATP Singles rankings and #286 in the ATP Doubles rankings. Originally from Maaseik, Belgium, Joran has already captured one Singles Title and 13 Doubles Titles in his career. He went to ECU as a player who was not highly recruited and by the end of his career he reached #28 in the ITA Singles Rankings and was voted Conference USA Player of the Year, needless to say he's the best player to ever come out of ECU! Joran is a perfect example of how college tennis can be a good way for players to develop physically and mentally before trying a professional career; he credits much of his success on the Futures Tour to his four years spent at ECU. Huge shoutout to my clothing sponsor, Boast, their clothes are amazing both on and off the court! You can click the link here and use the code "Beau4Boast" for 50% off your entire order at checkout! And always a big thanks to my string sponsor MSV for keeping me injury free and well-equipped on the court! You can click the link here to check out their strings and use the code "BeauKnowsStrings" for 25% off your order! Reach out to me on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram to keep talking! Show Highlights 6:00- How he improved so much while at ECU 29:00- Serving to win his first Futures Title 37:00- Disillusionment after winning a Title 56:00- What Do You Get?

Matteo is 28 years old, from Ceprano, Italy, and has been ranked as high as #667 ATP in Singles, and #423 ATP in Doubles. He played four years of college tennis at the University of Tennessee, where he was on one of the best teams in the country; they lost in the finals of NCAA's to USC. Talking to Matteo was cool for me because he's 28 and still out here playing Futures full time, playing league matches and coaching to help cover his costs; he has no intentions of stopping to get a "real job". He loves the life he's built for himself through tennis, and knows that something good will come from all the connections he has made while traveling once his playing career is over.  Big thanks to my clothing sponsor, Boast. Click here to visit their site and use the code "Beau4Boast" for 50% off at checkout! And if you are looking for new strings, my sponsor MSV makes the best stuff! Click here to visit their site and use the code "BeauKnowsStrings" for 25% off your order!  As always, please reach out to me on Twitter, Facebook, or Instagram to continue the conversation! Show Highlights:  12:00- How he decided to become a Vol 22:00- How do you make the lineup of such a good team? 29:00- Dealing with frustrating college coaches 47:00- Why Matteo continues to play tennis

Evan Hoyt is a 21 year old professional tennis player from Wales, Great Britain. Right now he's ranked #577 in Singles, and #475 in Doubles. He has two career Singles Futures Titles and five Doubles Futures Titles to his name so far, with more to come! He was the #52 Junior in the world and has had a quick but challenging transition to the professional tour; he has already seriously questioned whether or not he has what it takes to "make it" out here.  Once again, big thanks to Boast for giving me awesome clothes on and off the court. Check out their website here and use the code "Beau4Boast" to get 50% off your entire order! And check out MSV, here, to get the strings I use on Tour, and to get 25% off your order use the code "BeauKnowsStrings" and get out on the court ready to kill it! To reach me on Twitter, click here  To find me on Facebook, click here Show Highlights: 11:00- What are the Junior Grand Slams like? 18:00- His expectations for turning pro 30:00- The lowest point of his career to date (check this out!) 37:00- What Do You Get?

Vasko Mladenov is a professional tennis player from Sofia, Bulgaria. At 26 years old he has already graduated from St. John's University in Queens, NY, won 10 ATP Futures Doubles Titles and been ranked as high as 689 ATP Singles and 420 ATP Doubles. He began his college career at the University of Texas, but transferred after some disagreements with the coach, then had an outstanding two years at St. John's, where he was ranked #29 in the NCAA Singles rankings. Vasko and I talk about how he funds his career, how he learned to believe in his own playing style, and why tennis is his drug of choice!I want to thank Boast Clothing for sponsoring me, and helping to fund my career. If you haven't gotten some Boast gear yet, click here. Use the code "Beau4Boast" at check out for 50% off! To reach me on Twitter, click here.To find me on Facebook, clickhere.Looking forward to hearing from you!Show Highlights:11:00 - His college tennis experience13:00 - Tennis, his drug of choice!33:00 - How he funds his career53:00 - What does he get from tennis?

Dekel Bar is a professional tennis player from Haifa, Israel. Currently he's ranked #817 in the world in Singles, and #851 in Doubles. Right now we are both in Stellenbosch, South Africa playing three Futures tournaments, most likely heading to Tel Aviv, Israel next. Dekel and I talk about his experience with the Israeli Army, the pressure of getting his first ATP point, and how far he believes he can go as a professional tennis player. If you feel like getting some sweet clothes for on and off the court, go to Boast and use the code "Beau4Boast" to get 50% off your entire order, while helping fund my career at the same time!To follow my podcast on Twitter, click here.To find me on Facebook, click here.Show Highlights:10:00 - Getting a point to save his career19:00 - How serving in the Israeli Army can effect people30:00 - Who's really making money on the ATP World Tour33:00 - His goals for tennis and his career40:00 - How he learned to deal with losses

Rajeev Ram is a professional tennis player ranked #88 in Singles and #44 in Doubles on the ATP World Tour. He joined me this week to talk about his college career, how winning tournaments at 31 years old is different than winning at 23, and what it’s like to play Rafael Nadal. Rajeev has had an excellent 11-year career so far and is playing some of the best tennis of his life right now at 31 years old! To see Rajeev’s full bio, click here. There are many thoughtful moments in our conversation, listed below are just a few highlights, hope you enjoy!   Highlights:             3:00- Why he should have stayed at Illinois longer             18:30- Does more prize money make losing easier?              21- When he felt he belonged on the ATP Tour             3210- What it’s like to play Nadal             3825- How he plays the “big” points well             46- What he gets from tennis             

Bradley Klahn is a professional tennis player and graduate of Stanford University. Bradley was the 2010 NCAA Singles Champion, and has 1 Futures title to go along with 5 Challenger Tour titles; he has also played in all 4 Grand Slams and gotten as high as #63 in the ATP Singles World Rankings. Bradley and I talk about winning NCAA's as a Sophomore, having to watch the tour go on without him as he recovers from back surgery, how writing has become a powerful tool for personal growth, and how even after all his success he still doubts himself and has to work through rough patches mentally and physically. Bradley is currently recovering from back surgery, so he won't be playing in this year's US Open, but he plans to keep climbing the rankings as he gets healthy and make the most of his career. To keep up with my podcast on twitter click here, and to follow Bradley click here.Highlights:9:50- How winning NCAA's helped his confidence on and off court16:30- Getting his first ATP point21:00- How 2013-2014 changed his career32:00- Losing to Dimitrov only made him better51:00 - The lowest point in Bradley's career to date56:00- How writing helps him balance his life

Desmond Cooper is trying to make the Jacksonville Jaguars final roster. He went undrafted in the 2015 NFL Draft, but was signed after impressing the coaches at rookie camp. From The Bolles School in Jacksonville, Florida, Des went to Wake Forest and spent three years there; one year as a redshirt and two as a starter. After three years Des found himself unhappy and without love for the game, so he decided to transfer to UNC Charlotte for their football team's inaugural season. Des is now the first ever player to sign an NFL contract from UNCC. Des and I talk about his road to the NFL, how he finds fulfillment in playing and competing, and how he deals with self-doubt. To read more about Des, click here and to hear more of the music from Greenhouse Lounge click here.Highlights10:00- What it's like to lose the love for the game26:00- What happens when you have a Draft Party but don't get drafted?38:00- Vibe of the Jaguars Pre-Season Locker Room42:40- What does Des get from football? 46:00- Does Des still question himself and where does fulfillment come from?