A Murray......A Wimbledon Champion?

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7 Jul 2012 - 10:17 PM

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chris.maddock

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7 Jul 2012 - 10:51 PM

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Oh dear, Andy's in trouble;

Alex Salmond, First Minister of Scotland, said: "The whole of Scotland will be right behind Andy on Sunday, and I'll be there in person to help cheer him on."

jondf

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8 Jul 2012 - 2:58 PM

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Ok, they've locked horns but I get the feeling Fedz is starting to take control. Murray needs to get his ground strokes right into the corners of the court.....just like I would if I'd been playing

mikehit (e2 Member)

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8 Jul 2012 - 4:45 PM

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A bit of hyperbole, there jondf. I think that comment says more about you than about them.

rossd

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8 Jul 2012 - 6:41 PM

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Looks like you're £10 better off!

chris.maddock

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8 Jul 2012 - 8:17 PM

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He played well but was beaten by the better player on the day - no shame in that, I'm sure his time will come eventually.

lemmy

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8 Jul 2012 - 11:17 PM

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Quote: Why make it nation against nation rather than the celebration of someone's achievement regardless of where they come from?

Because that is the sort of boring political correctness that makes life grey and terminally dull. It may make the health and Safety executive happy - no danger of raising anyone's blood pressure - but not people people who have a bit of fire and emotion in them. I'm with Carabosse.

Personally, I feel that Murray is Scottish, I am English and quite happy to root for Federer. As Murray said about the football, when Scotland is out of the World Cup, he supports anyone who is not England. That's fair enough, he sees himself as a Scot.

He put up a good fight against Federer and has nothing to be ashamed of. It's hard to even imagine the work and dedication necessary to achieve what he has. I'm sure he'll win a grand slam soon. But it'll be for Scotland as far as I'm concerned. As for Henman, a good but not great tennis player. I actually thought his name was 'Come On Tim'.

lemmy

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8 Jul 2012 - 11:51 PM

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Quote: Lemmy the football comment was a joke, I cannot believe how seriously some people take it.

I heard Murray make it. It wasn't a joke at all. He meant it. And why shouldn't he? He was taken to task about it by his sponsors and tried to explain it away but that didn't wash with most people and neither should it have.

Henman built up a lot of the hype for himself and no doubt earned well out of it. Again, why not? But is wasn't the press, it was Henman and his management.


Quote: but if a few things had been different perhaps he could have won

The Russians have a saying. 'if my grandfather were made of wood and had a wheel at the frornt, he would have been a wheelbarrow'

The idea of the roof is simply to keep the rain out and enable the game to be played. The modern players don't have time in their schedules for days of delays waiting for good weather before they can play. And calling off matches plays havoc with the TV people who bankroll the game. But surely it being closed is the same for both players and who are perfectly accustomed to playing indoors?