Judy Murray: Toxic tennis mums taught me how not to raise my boys
Speaking candidly about the cut-throat world of junior sport, Murray, 65, described a culture in which some parents' obsession with winning could create a toxic environment.
Young tennis players would be allowed a McDonald's meal on the car journey home if they won, she said, but not if they lost.
Speaking to a festival audience, Murray, the renowned tennis coach and mother of champions Andy and Jamie Murray, said: 'Andy played a lot of football when he was younger and really, while it was not all of the parents, always there were some who would run up and down the sidelines shouting instruction at their kids.
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