Michael Center speaks to businesses and teams focusing on his message about overcoming and resilience, and how he used his five pillars of coaching:

  • Sympathy vs. Empathy
  • The Importance of Understanding Roles
  • Focusing on Purposeful Process vs. Outcomes
  • Setting Daily Standards Over Goals
  • Learning to Compete

Center’s personal experiences to demonstrate the ability to overcome adversity and thrive in life. Center combines his speaking with his award-winning book,  “Breaking Serve: From Championship Coach to Prison—And the Journey Back”   to provide real-life coaching.

Center also works as a consultant, helping businesses and teams build a championship attitude by focusing on daily improvement through a proven process.

Contact Michael Center today to get your team motivated.

“I hired Michael Center at the University of Texas and worked closely with Michael for fifteen years. In my dealings with him, Michael was always honest, hard working, and did everything I asked of him to build a successful tennis program and support the University of Texas. Michael remains a friend of mine to today. I’m proud of the way he has bounced back from adversity.”

DeLoss Dodds
University of Texas
Former Athletic Director