‘A Kid Telling Exactly the Same Story’ – Andy Murray Recalls Horrifying Childhood Tale After the Unfortunate Texas Shooting

3-time Grand Slam champion, Andy Murray has been a great charitable tennis player throughout his career. As the UK ambassador for UNICEF, he has taken many humanitarian initiatives over the years. Including the recent conflict between Russia and Ukraine, Murray has been working with UNICEF to help the children affected during this crisis. 

The recent shooting incident in Texas has caused a massive stir around the world. Many former and current tennis stars reacted to the incident. And so did Andy Murray, the unfortunate incident made the British player really angry and upset. Moreover, he also talked about a similar incident when he was in Scotland’s Dunblane Primary School. 

Andy Murray discusses a similar incident to the Texas shooting

In a recent interview with BBC, the 2-time Wimbledon champion opened up about the famous Dunblane school massacre incident. Coincidentally, Murray was also in that school, as he said, “I heard something on the radio the other day and it was a child from that school, you know, and I experienced a similar thing when I was at Dunblane and a teacher like, coming out and waving all of the children, like under tables and telling them to go and hide. And it was a kid telling exactly the same story about how she survived it.”

Murray even questioned the necessity of such training for children at a young age, as he said, “They were saying that they go through these drills, as young children, as seven-, eight-year-old children. How? How is that normal that children should be having to go through drills, like in case someone comes into a school with a gun? I don’t get it – just, yeah, it’s really, really upsetting and I hope they make some changes.”

Read More: ‘Back in the Capital’ – Elated Venus Williams Congratulates WTA on Their Latest Tournament Announcement

It is worth noting that the Dunblane school massacre incident took place in 1996. During this incident,  a gunman killed 16 children and their teacher, which is pretty similar to the unfortunate incident in Texas. 

Murray is gearing up for the grass-court season

The former British no.1 started the grass-court season on a winning note. Currently, he is playing in the Surbiton Trophy, where Murray won his first match against the Austrian player, Jurij Rodionov. 

Watch This Story: Novak Djokovic, Naomi Osaka, Andy Murray and other tennis star’s biggest controversies in 2021

Earlier, he missed to French Open to focus on Wimbledon, which he won 2 times in the past. Since coming back from the hip surgery, Murray has been struggling to find his form on the tour. Now, the grass-court season could be a turning point for him this season, as it’s one of his favorite surfaces. 

Will we see the old Murray at Wimbledon this year? Let us know in the comments.