Vijay Amritraj is an individual who has donned several hats. He is a former tennis player who competed at the highest levels of the game. He then transitioned after his playing career to become a successful Commentator, Broadcaster, Actor, Producer and much more. In Feb 2001, Vijay was appointed a United Nations Ambassador for peace where he raised awareness on the issues of drugs and HIV/AIDS and in raising funds to fight the spread of AIDS worldwide. Vijay founded The Vijay Amritraj Foundation in 2006. He was awarded the Padma Shri in 1983. In our conversation we spoke about his reflections on his journey till date. This included insights around tennis as a career, peak performance, role of resilience, how he thinks about coaching, how he thought about reinventing himself as his playing career was coming to an end, role of his family in him giving back to the wider society and much more. This conversation was published around December 2016.

This conversation was published around December 2016.