Teo Davidov is a natural right-hander, but his father wanted him to play with both hands
There is a video on Facebook where teenager Teo Davidov is squatting weights in the gym. It briefly shows him lifting, before an adult trainer cuts in and speaks directly to camera.
“In the non-weightlifting word, the ability to squat double body weight – much less do it when you are 12 or 13-years-old – is insane,” he says.
That same kid will be 16 in August, but already he is grabbing attention, not as a potential Olympic gold medal winner in weightlifting but as a tennis player who is bucking convention.
His spirit, mental strength, weightlifting training and a formidable work ethic are all part of what makes him special.
But Davidov’s point of difference from other players is that when he competes he use
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