Shaped with Pat Rafter

About this episode

Pat Rafter discusses his career, family support, and the definition of success in an engaging conversation.

In this episode of Shaped , we sit down with Australian tennis icon Pat Rafter , a dual Grand Slam champion and one of the most respected figures in world sport, for an honest and entertaining conversation about life, tennis, and what truly defines success. Pat opens up about the pivotal role family support played in helping him overcome self-doubt throughout his career and how childhood experiences shaped his work ethic, values, and approach to both sport and life. One of the driest humans we have sat down with Pat talks about fatherhood, life post retirement, and a side of him most people don’t get to see.  #PatRafter #ShapedPodcast #TrentCotchin #AustralianTennis #TennisLegend #LifeAfterSport #AthleteMindset #Humility #Fatherhood #PersonalGrowth #GrandSlamChampion #Resilience #MentalStrength #SuccessRedefined #australianopen #AO26 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Host: Trent Cotchin

Guest: Pat Rafter

Topics covered

• tennis
• success
• fatherhood
• personal growth
• sports culture

Keywords

• Pat Rafter
• tennis
• success
• fatherhood
• personal growth
• Grand Slam
• resilience
• mental strength

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Acast

Books & works: Shaped

Places: Australia

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