Eric Butorac is the Director Professional of of tennis operations and player relations at the USTA.
A former American top 20 doubles player, Eric won 18 ATP doubles titles during his career and reached the final of the Australian Open in 2014. He was half of the famous Stretch and Booty doubles partnership with Jamie Murray.
Since retiring from pro tennis, Butorac has also served as assistant tournament director of the combined ATP and WTA 1000-level US Open Series event.
In today´s episode he chats to Control the Controllables host Dan Kiernan about his US College and pro tennis career, life after tennis, and much more...
Episode Highlights:-
- What it was like to be part of Serena´s final US Open.
- Eric describes the influence a Control the Controllables mindset has had on his tennis career.
- Why he decided to leave a Division 1 US college team to go to a Division III college.
- His belief in a multi-sport approach to developing athletes.
- Why we need to encourage children to develop a love for the game rather than focusing on winning.
This is a great episode for parents of young tennis players, enjoy!
Links Mentioned in Episode:-
- Follow Eric Butorac on Twitter: @ebutorac
- #62: Valorie Kondos Field - Winning doesn’t always equal success
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