Andy Murray retired from tennis a few weeks ago and recently shared his thoughts on his early days of retirement.
After much speculation, Murray decided to retire at the Olympic Games in Paris, ending a stellar career in tennis.
Like many top players, Murray had contemplated retirement but eventually realized it was time.
As tennis had been a dominant force in his daily life, retiring presented a new challenge for Murray.
With more time on his hands now, Murray expressed his freedom and ability to engage in other activities after dedicating his life to tennis.
“Since I’ve stopped, I feel really free and have got lots of time to do whatever it is I want. I can dedicate time to my children and have free time to play golf or go to the gym on my own terms.”
“It is really nice and I didn’t expect that. I was expecting to find retirement hard and be missing tennis a lot and wanting to get back on the tennis court on tour. So far it has been the complete opposite to what I was thinking.”
Despite initial worries about retirement, Murray found the experience surprisingly liberating.
Reflecting on his career, Murray is enjoying the opportunity to spend more time with his family and explore other interests outside of tennis.
“If I was going away for a trip of like three to four weeks I would feel guilty leaving my children at home or being away from my wife for a long time with them, so missing the kids I found hard. But if I was at home with the kids then I was running around and spending a lot of my time on my feet after training.”
Despite retiring from tennis, Murray remains interested in staying connected to the sport and is currently focusing more on golf.
