Locker Room Power
Locker Room Power with David Sammel
Join author, coach, and performance consultant David Sammel for powerful weekly episodes that sharpen your mindset and unlock your potential. From insightful interviews where guests also interview David - to short, punchy solo shows, this no-nonsense podcast delivers proven strategies, myth-busting truths, and coaching insights that work in the real world.
With experience coaching Olympians and international athletes, David brings a unique mix of practical wisdom, storytelling, and humour. Whether you’re chasing goals or clarity, Locker Room Power will get you thinking and taking action.
- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 11 minutes
- Episodes
- 219
- Years Active
- 2021 - 2025
It's okay to feel shit
If it's okay to feel a bit shitty. The crazy thing is there's nothing wrong. Australia didn't go as well as we would have liked, and I've been pretty jet lagged all week yet done some really good wor…
00:06:45 |
Sun 22 Jan 2023
Exercise your choice
So, after doing several of the Australian Open podcasts with a talking tennis, I'm now back with my regular podcast. And it's a nice segue into this podcast because what I'm going to talk about today…
00:08:59 |
Sun 15 Jan 2023
Down Under - episode 6 - recovery
How do athletes recover from tough losses? Stories from the tour and the nature of being a professional.
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00:37:46 |
Fri 13 Jan 2023
Down Under - episode 5 Tough losses make tough people
Imagine winning more points than your opponent and losing 63 67 76 first round qualifying at the Australian Open? This is the reality of a tennis career and the mindset that it is only January so the…
00:24:16 |
Tue 10 Jan 2023
Down Under - episode 4 - night before AO
A little more difficult chatting night before a Grand Slam as the stakes are high and the first match of any tournament is tricky and I've been around far too long to make predictions.
Learn m…
00:19:46 |
Mon 09 Jan 2023
Down Under - episode 3 - Kyrgios warmup and more
Warming up with Nick is always relaxed and Liam felt good going into the match. Excellent week of preparation but sadly a semi-final is not to be after a tough 3 set loss.
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00:16:08 |
Thu 05 Jan 2023
Down Under episode 2 - hat-trick for Liam Broady
Liam has progressed through qualifying to the last 16 - looking to go again first up tomorrow. This episode covers some of the mental aspects to competing at the highest levels.
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00:21:09 |
Tue 03 Jan 2023
Down Under - Canberra Challenger Day One
John and myself discuss Liam's first match in the ATP Challenger in Canberra, Australia.
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00:16:08 |
Sun 01 Jan 2023
Exclusive Australian Open insights
Every two days in conjunction with Talking Tennis we will be bringing exclusive insights into the build up and from the Australian Open. Enjoy!!!!
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00:03:07 |
Sun 01 Jan 2023
Find your groove
Merry Christmas to everybody. It's a fabulous time of the year especially if you have young kids or in my case, a young excited four year old and 16 month grandchildren.
It's also a time of year wher…
00:07:15 |
Sun 25 Dec 2022
A sure path to failure
I know I have said these words – “Every single day you get up and do something to improve your life you are succeeding. Failure is a myth if you learn and go forward from each “failure”. However, you…
00:07:28 |
Sun 18 Dec 2022
What can these 4 statements do for you?
Today I'm going to talk about some statements that I feel could influence how you think about life and maybe in thinking about these things, it will stimulate some different reactions to situations t…
00:07:28 |
Sun 11 Dec 2022
Bloody emotions!
Bloody emotions!
Today's episode comes to you courtesy of Justin who lives in America. He's wanting some advice on how to manage his emotions under pressure. Whether it's playing his club tennis, or …
00:08:28 |
Sun 04 Dec 2022
We are all hypocrites
Today I'm gonna talk about hypocrisy. I have a belief that hypocrisy stems from the ego which is within all of us, and our ego projects its job as protecting us and keeping us strong. The two powerfu…
00:07:10 |
Mon 28 Nov 2022
Cool ways to learn
Whether you are the coach, teacher, or learner the following will help. As a learner try find environments and coaches who tick these boxes and if you are a teacher then this has worked for me on bot…
00:08:30 |
Sun 20 Nov 2022
5 ways to kill Imposter Syndrome
5 Simple Ways to Kill Impostor Syndrome
We often hear people talking about ‘imposter syndrome.’ This phrase refers to a feeling of being an impostor, unable to take credit for your own success and be…
00:08:31 |
Sun 13 Nov 2022
Mismanage Expectations at your peril
Expectations are a close cousin to comparison. Both will eat away at you and hurt you if you apply them wrongly, not only as a person, but in whatever you're trying to accomplish. The key takeaway is…
00:08:00 |
Sun 06 Nov 2022
Thoughts on Self Worth
We can put a goal out in the universe and focus on it, but there is no guarantee we will achieve it. What is guaranteed is we will learn and to come out with more experience. Life is a series of dest…
00:07:30 |
Sun 30 Oct 2022
Focus is your Power
Have you ever noticed that if you're looking to buy a certain car, how you suddenly notice how many they are on the roads, and they seem to be popping up everywhere? Equally, when you focus on a proj…
00:06:53 |
Sun 23 Oct 2022
The myth of talent
The word gift means that you're given something for nothing. It is a blessing that requires no work, and you don't have to earn it. It is simply a gift. Talent is a gift!
When people are gifted in an…
00:05:30 |
Sun 16 Oct 2022
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