TOLA OGUNLEWE
Let’s get to know each other shall we?
Allow me to introduce myself.
Hi, I’mTola. A sports lawyer and host of the Athlete Maestro Podcast.
Oh and yes, I’m a Sports Performance Coach to athletes and a Sports Parenting Coach as well.
Weird right? Lawyer & Performance Coach. More on that later
Let me get this straight. When you first started out on your sports journey, you imagine the success and glory. You imagined achieving everything in sports with the medals to show for it. But your dreams have been stalled because you got stuck and realized you didn’t have the mental strength and know how the sports world entailed. You have tried over and over without any progress. At the same time you keep hearing different success stories around you
Why am I for you?
From mental training tips to focus and concentration to strategies unique to athletes, I’ll have you churning out world class performances with the confidence of a world class athlete in no time. So whether you’re world class right now or not you never have that “lost” feeling again. BEST PART is I have tailor made content specifically for you and I make it easy.
I teach you how to have a successful life outside of sports. That’s how I combine being a Sports Lawyer, Sports Performance and Sports Parenting Coach.
Wanna know more about me?
I’ll keep it super simple with these facts:
⚫ I love sports, so even though I’m a Lawyer, sports is a big part of my life. I played sports right from the age of 5 and still do so today.
⚫ I’m from Lagos, Nigeria, the most populous nation in Africa, a country rich in sporting talent. (we won the Gold medal in Football at the Olympic games in 1996, yup!)
⚫ I won many awards in secondary school because of my sporting talent and I am super proud of them.So why didn’t I play sports professionally? Injury and lack of a proper plan.
⚫ You see, I believed strongly in having a solid education that’s why I’m a Lawyer so it wasn’t until I finished school that I actively chased playing professional sports (big mistake, I should have started earlier even while chasing my education)
⚫ I tore my anterior cruciate ligament in my right knee just when I finished university that required surgery and a long rehabilitation.
⚫ During my rehabilitation I studied successful athletes and came up with my blueprint to get back on my feet physically and mentally. Injuries are a b***h
⚫ Unfortunately by the time I was whole and hearty, I found it difficult to kickstart my career because of my age (I lost time to the injury) and dealing with fraudulent agents (can you imagine, the buggers wanted me to lie about my age)
⚫ But those blueprints were a live saver, and its what I teach you to get you producing results instantaneously
⚫ Remember I said I love sports? I LOVE IT! I love coaching young athlete, seeing the fire in their eyes, the big smile when they win a medal or a championship or sign their first pro contract. I love helping you avoid some of the mistake I made
⚫ By the way I always dreamed that when my playing days were over I would go into coaching. (see how fate works lool)
⚫ I have a daughter who’s an athlete. I practice what I preach by teaching her everything I teach on Athlete Maestro
⚫ That’s what I hope to do for you here at Athlete Maestro…help you be the best athlete you can possibly be.
