Pat Etcheberry

Pat Etcheberry is a strength and conditioning coach, who in the past has been the fitness guru for, among many others, tennis players like Pete Sampras, Andre Agassi, Jim Courier, Monica Seles, Jennifer Capriati, Martina Hingis and Justine Henin and golf players like Ernie Els, David Duval and Nick Faldo.

A legend in the field of sports fitness and movement for more than thirty years, Pat's knowledge and expertise is wide-ranging and has been since his days at the University of Kentucky where he was the trainer for all of the university's men's and women's intercollegiate teams.

Etch to all his players, the name Etcheberry is synonymous with success in the sport of tennis, with Pat having trained nearly two-dozen Champions who have raised the Victor's trophy at more than ninety Grand Slam tournaments and countless Masters contests. A former Olympian himself, Pat has also trained fifteen Olympic Medalists.

Pat also works with world-class champion players in a variety of sports, and designs and conducts client-specific programs for top executives and Fortune 500 companies.

But perhaps Pat most significant achievement came as a result of his own recent treatment for Colon Cancer at St. Joseph's Hospital in Tampa, Florida. Pat has developed a fascinating and groundbreaking aspect to conditioning that empowers cancer patients and allows them to be proactive in their own recovery.

Pat has served for years as Director of the Etcheberry Sports Performance Division at the Saddlebrook Resort, where he develops both world class professionals and aspiring players as young as eight years old in sports as diverse as tennis, golf, football, swimming and speed skating.

Pat's programs focus on improving overall physical prowess using unique training techniques he has designed specifically to increase stamina and performance. To learn more about Pat and his training techniques, visit www.etcheberryexperience.com.

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* [http://etcheberryexperience.com/pat_etcheberry_biography_condensed Biography at personal website]