• How Tennis Saved My Life: Sam P Jalloh's Story

  • Sep 22 2024
  • Length: 1 hr and 23 mins
  • Podcast

How Tennis Saved My Life: Sam P Jalloh's Story

  • Summary

  • In this episode, my guest is Sam P Jalloh. Sam is a war survivor, author, motivational speaker and international tennis coach. Watch and be inspired by Sam's unconditional optimism in the face of adversity, and learn from his valuable lessons for life.

    00:00:00 - Introduction
    00:05:01 - Confronting Mum about giving me up for adoption
    00:10:10 - Beaten and whipped, discipline taught me resilience
    00:15:41 - The child soldiers of Sierra Leone
    00:18:58 - First time I ever saw a tennis court
    00:26:18 - The silver lining of being run over, I got to sleep in a bed for the first time
    00:33:25 - Don’t give people bad choices
    00:41:54 - Somebody give that boy a racquet!
    00:47:53 - Ali Mami, my brother and guardian angel
    00:54:15 - Making the national team for Ali
    00:58:51 - Giving back, the Sam P Jalloh foundation
    01:03:55 - The globetrotting author, the coach, the father
    01:09:37 - Winning the BBC Inspirational Award 2020!

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