Sir Andy Murray - A British Sporting Icon

To celebrate our 200th episode of the Control the Controllables podcast we speak to none other than British sporting legend, Sir Andy Murray.

Andy is the most successful British tennis player in history, winning 3 Grand Slams and two Olympic Gold medals.

In 2015 he led Great Britain to their first Davis Cup title since 1936. He backed that up in 2016, winning his 2nd Wimbledon title, and finishing the year as World number 1.

Since 2016, Andy has had to deal with adversity as his career came to a stop whilst he had a hip resurfacing operation. He has shown incredible grit and resilience to make his way back into the worlds top 40 and winning ATP events again.

Arguably, Andy will not only go down in history as a multiple slam champion, but also for his off court ‘voice’, arguing for equal pay in tennis and highlighting subtle sexism.

Listen to him chat to CTC host Dan Kiernan about his career, the challenges he´s faced and much more in this brilliant episode.

Episode highlights include:-

• What makes the immortals of tennis.
• How three main significant events when he was younger shaped his life.
• How important watching tennis is to his development, and how he made notes on players on the tour when he was a junior! 
• What he is most proud of in his career and what he wishes he´d done differently.
• His opinion on the GOAT!
• What he would like to do after his playing career.

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