“A cup can only hold so much water. It will eventually overflow.”

Unexpected outbursts on the tennis court led David to seek therapy. To address his extreme discomfort around losing, he had to face what he learned from his upbringing about his value as a person. Our conversation starts off in the realm of sports psychology but moves into so much more as we talk about tennis as a metaphor for life. “Now I don’t run away from my problems; I run toward them.”

Originally from Chicago, David Feinberg moved to Los Angeles a year after graduating from the University of Iowa with a BA in Communications from its famed Writers’ Program. After college, his first job was working for legendary filmmaker John Hughes. David has had a successful career as a sports content, film, and television writer and performer. He wrote for Scrubs, has sold multiple pilots, and worked with the likes of Rodney Dangerfield, Sacha Baron Cohen and Matthew McConaughey. He’s also created content for the Los Angeles Clippers, Dodgers and Sparks. He's also a storyteller and stand-up comedian and has performed in multiple storytelling/comedy shows around Los Angeles. A formerly highly ranked junior player, David moonlights as a tennis pro as well.