108:, was published. In it, he portrays both his strategy for Dominic Thiem's career path from boy to the world-class athlete and his own career as a tennis coach and administrator. Bresnik training techniques with Thiem have been described as authoritarian and demanding. He has been criticized for having long-term protege Thiem ("his creature") play in too many tournaments and ending his seasons "on his kneecaps." In 2016, Thiem played in 27 tournaments; in February 2017, he played in four tournaments: Sofia, Rio de Janeiro, Rotterdam and Acapulco; Bresnik admitted that "the schedule was really ridiculous, it's my fault." He has been criticized for keeping Thiem out of Davis Cup competition, stating "He has no obligation to play Davis Cup. I cannot hear this patriotic crap." His typical training day was 12 hours long, 8 am to 8 pm. Some of Bresnik's training techniques are unusual for tennis, such as putting weights around Thiem's waist, taking him into the woods and having him run back home; "I prefer to train outdoors...In Austria, to climb up the mountains, to go hiking, gives a mental boost to a player to get to the top." Bresnik defended Thiem's heavy workload and vigorous fitness training, noting "you are not going to succeed in this sport if you are soft physically or mentally." He was originally supported by Thiem who stated that "Günter is the perfect coach for me."
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56:; in 1987 Skoff asked Bresnik to join him as coach during a five-week South American trip. Bresnik had planned to take off only one semester; he coached Skoff for three years full-time, and, with encouragement from his father, never returned to medical school. He has found this a rewarding career: "When you train elite players, you go to great tournaments, hotels ... You always get great food. If you complained about such a thing, I think you need a psychiatrist."
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Seebenstein. He said that Thiem and his father lacked loyalty, honesty and values. Thiem then accused Bresnik of megalomania. He reiterated that he would not discuss the reasons for the breakup, "at least for now." His father said that Thiem wished to
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called him "the only one to understand tennis.", as well as "the best coach in the world." Bresnik describes himself as a coach who is "very obsessed with the quality of the technique and the strokes." He does not consider himself a motivator for his students, claiming that "the drive must be with
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