Tennis star Andy Murray meets his basketball idol Luol Deng in Miami

Double Grand Slam tennis champion Andy Murray jumped at the chance to shoot some hoops with one of his sporting idols, Luol Deng, as the world famous sports stars hit the basketball court in Miami.

As part of Standard Life’s Mastering Your Dreams campaign, former Miami Heat season ticket holder Murray, the current world No.2 and reigning Olympic champion, took time out from his gruelling training schedule ahead of the recent Miami Open to meet his fellow 2012 Olympian Deng.

In ‘When Andy Met Luol Deng’, the first in a series that shows Murray meeting sports people he admires for their personal commitment to giving all it takes to master their dreams, the pair talk about their aspirations for the future in their respective sports – as well as discovering they have a mutual love for Premier League side Arsenal.

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Standard Life’s Mastering Your Dreams campaign tells the story of Murray’s commitment to excellence and advancing ambition in pursuit of success.

Murray and basketball star Deng, who was born in Sudan but grew up in the UK before moving to the United States, share a relentless approach to achieving excellence. Even on the basketball court, Murray, who is more used to the grass courts of Wimbledon, aimed for perfection during his one-on-one with the two-time NBA All Star. Deng put Murray through some perfect free throws, the almost impossible half-court challenge and explained Steph Curry’s shooting technique, whilst 2012 US Open champion Murray taught Deng some racket skills.

Andy Murray and Luol Deng take time out from the basketball court