PRAKASH AMRITRAJ

 PRAKASH AMRITRAJ

For years Prakash Amritraj lived in his father Vijay's long shadow. Today, the former player of tennis has become one of television's most perceptive and distinctive voices.

Prakash Amritraj, son of Vijay Amritraj, stepped away from Tennis in 2010, about a year after reaching a career high ranking of 154. He had felt his passion for the sport was on the wane. 

Two years later, while attending Wimbledon as a spectator, a conversation with Richard Williams altered the way he thought about himself and his career. 

"They (Richard's daughters Serena and Venus Williams) don't even process what other people think about them, especially the negative stuff."

Prakash speaks of the lessons he took from that afternoon, " I thought to myself, what a magical way to exist. Because then, you can focus on what you nactually need to do."

Though he took hiself seriously into tennis again, a shoulder injury at 30 had halted his come back. It was the first heartbreak in his life. 

Heartbreak, in time became motivation. He refused to leave his potential unrealised. After tennis broke his heart,  Amritraj found his courtside voice active.

He rebuilt himself with patience and purpose. He trusted his inner voice. He chased fitness relentlessly. Training was an obsession to him. 

He states his biggest asset is listening. 

He goes by the principle, "When people see someone who looks like them succeed on merit, it expands the boundaries of what is possibe."

And you get the best out of your life..