The General Tennis Thread
08-07-2013, 06:39
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So is he now an Englishmen for a year
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YESSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!
What a match, what a win.
Well done Andy
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A wonderful triumph to cherish as one of the greatest achievements in British sport.
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08-07-2013, 09:31
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I reckon we've now seen Murray's face in a way only his girlfriend should.
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08-07-2013, 11:50
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It baffles me when people call Andy Murray 'dour'. He's from Central Scotland where we consider him dangerously flamboyant, talkative and over-emotional."
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08-07-2013, 13:51
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08-07-2013, 14:14
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Well done Murray. Like some of the earlier posters have already said, Djokovic didn't lose it, Murrray well and truly won it. The tennis from both players was incredible, yes Novak made mor unforced errors, but the man under pressure to win the tournament from the moment he stepped out to play his first match was Murray. He handled the pressure, he played the shots, he came good when it mattered, he broke back after he was broken.... He also made mistakes, but to beat Djokovic in 3 straight sets in any match, let alone the final is amazing!
If Bradley Wiggins became knighted for winning the Tour De France, then I don't see no reason why Andy shouldn't become a Sir. I'd say he was under more pressure to win Wimbledon then Wiggins was to win the Tour De France. When you couple the expectation with the pressure, everyone has to admit that winning it is remarkable.
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08-07-2013, 14:22
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Re: Tennis
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Well done Murray. Like some of the earlier posters have already said, Djokovic didn't lose it, Murrray well and truly won it. The tennis from both players was incredible, yes Novak made mor unforced errors, but the man under pressure to win the tournament from the moment he stepped out to play his first match was Murray. He handled the pressure, he played the shots, he came good when it mattered, he broke back after he was broken.... He also made mistakes, but to beat Djokovic in 3 straight sets in any match, let alone the final is amazing!
If Bradley Wiggins became knighted for winning the Tour De France, then I don't see no reason why Andy shouldn't become a Sir. I'd say he was under more pressure to win Wimbledon then Wiggins was to win the Tour De France. When you couple the expectation with the pressure, everyone has to admit that winning it is remarkable.
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I wholeheartedly agree.
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08-07-2013, 14:29
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It baffles me when people call Andy Murray 'dour'. He's from Central Scotland where we consider him dangerously flamboyant, talkative and over-emotional."
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That almost brought a smile to my face. Being from Central Scotland I managed not to embarrass myself though
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08-07-2013, 14:46
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Re: Tennis
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Originally Posted by Saaf_laandon_mo
Well done Murray. Like some of the earlier posters have already said, Djokovic didn't lose it, Murrray well and truly won it. The tennis from both players was incredible, yes Novak made mor unforced errors, but the man under pressure to win the tournament from the moment he stepped out to play his first match was Murray. He handled the pressure, he played the shots, he came good when it mattered, he broke back after he was broken.... He also made mistakes, but to beat Djokovic in 3 straight sets in any match, let alone the final is amazing!
If Bradley Wiggins became knighted for winning the Tour De France, then I don't see no reason why Andy shouldn't become a Sir. I'd say he was under more pressure to win Wimbledon then Wiggins was to win the Tour De France. When you couple the expectation with the pressure, everyone has to admit that winning it is remarkable.
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Last I'm saying on the subject. Why should sports people get knighthoods for winning sport events? What does that say to doctors, nurses, ambulance, police, fire brigade and the armed forces fighting in Iraq Afghanistan? We thank you for doing your job with crap pay, even crapper work conditions but you won't get an honour because you haven't won a sporting event.
About time we stopped rewarding sports people with honours and give them to the people who matter most, like everyone I've mentioned. Winning a tennis trophy. Big deal. Ditto for sitting on your backside on a bike and winning a race that hardly anyone cares about.
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08-07-2013, 14:50
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Last I'm saying on the subject. Why should sports people get knighthoods for winning sport events? What does that say to doctors, nurses, ambulance, police, fire brigade and the armed forces fighting in Iraq Afghanistan? We thank you for doing your job with crap pay, even crapper work conditions but you won't get an honour because you haven't won a sporting event.
About time we stopped rewarding sports people with honours and give them to the people who matter most, like everyone I've mentioned. Winning a tennis trophy. Big deal. Ditto for sitting on your backside on a bike and winning a race that hardly anyone cares about.
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Think for the first time ever I agree with some of what you've posted
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08-07-2013, 14:54
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I have to agree, years ago these types of honours meant something, today they are given out all too easily and now they don't mean half as much.
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08-07-2013, 15:33
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Sir Bradley Wiggins was given his knighthood after a number of successes. It wasn't just the Tour de France, or even the 2012 Olympics, but previous wins as well. Most other knighthoods for sporting personalities are also given towards the end of a very successful career such as to Sir Steve Redgrave. There will usually be other factors as well such as working with charity, helping to develop the sport, etc.
Murray is now tasting the success of his efforts and all congratulations and applause should go to him. But in the context of the above a knighthood would seem premature.
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08-07-2013, 15:39
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Sir Bradley Wiggins was given his knighthood after a number of successes. It wasn't just the Tour de France, or even the 2012 Olympics, but previous wins as well. Most other knighthoods for sporting personalities are also given towards the end of a very successful career such as to Sir Steve Redgrave. There will usually be other factors as well such as working with charity, helping to develop the sport, etc.
Murray is now tasting the success of his efforts and all congratulations and applause should go to him. But in the context of the above a knighthood would seem premature.
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Murray has also won the US Open and a Gold and Silver medal at the Olympic Games. If you're going to give Wiggins a Knighthood then Murray deserves one as well. Lets also remember that Wimbledon is held in higher regard by British people than the Tour de France is and a British winner of Wimbledon probably comes second only to the World Cup in terms of Sporting achievements we want to see.
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08-07-2013, 15:40
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Re: Tennis
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Originally Posted by Rob
Sir Bradley Wiggins was given his knighthood after a number of successes. It wasn't just the Tour de France, or even the 2012 Olympics, but previous wins as well. Most other knighthoods for sporting personalities are also given towards the end of a very successful career such as to Sir Steve Redgrave. There will usually be other factors as well such as working with charity, helping to develop the sport, etc.
Murray is now tasting the success of his efforts and all congratulations and applause should go to him. But in the context of the above a knighthood would seem premature.
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agreed fully MBE maybe
I do not think many sports men get the highest order in fact very few people get the highest Knighthood full stop couple a year maybe
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08-07-2013, 15:46
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Whilst I think it is too early to give Andy Murray a knighthood I have less of a problem with sports people getting honours than ex politicians from local to national and retired civil servants etc.
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08-07-2013, 16:28
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I agree about civil servants, etc but you don't see the PM on TV advocating that they be given those honours.
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