Andy Murray Retiring Soon

[HomerJSimpson]

Whatever sport someone participates in, being the best in the world is the ultimate goal and Murray for a time reached that. Like many other sportsmen/sportswomen he was someone that really had to work hard to get to the top (perhaps not the most natural player ever). He's certainly changed the face of British tennis and I think he'll be a huge success whatever he does next

 

[Bunkermagnet]

This would have been so much simpler if people would just accept that Sir Andy is Britain's greatest ever athlete.

Just going round and round now.

Guys who sit in boats and on horses etc just don't cut the mustard.

He may be Scotlands, but Britains...never.

 

[Jacko_G]

He may be Scotlands, but Britains...never.

Stop trying to turn this into a race/nationality issue.

 

[USER1999]

Phil 'the power' Taylor.

Just bungs darts at a board whilst drinking lager.

 

[USER1999]

Lewis Hamilton, just sits in a car.

Carl Fogferty just sits on a motor bike.

I like this game.

 

[USER1999]

Dennis Compton. Kicked a pigs bladder for Arsenal, and pratted about with a bit of willow for England.

 

[ColchesterFC]

He may be Scotlands, but Britains...never.

What about Jocky Wilson? Surely his achievements are worth far more than Andy Murray's. Yes, he only had to throw little arrows at a board a few feet away but to do it successfully while pissed takes it to another level. I've never seen Murray neck a dozen pints of lager during a match and still maintain his standards.

 

[Deleted member 15344]

Stop trying to turn this into a race/nationality issue.

Come on Craw - you are better than that , you know it’s nothing of the sort and just being a touch mischievous with that sort of comment - adds nothing to it all

You have said a number of times it’s just about opinions - and it is , you have yours and it’s a fair shout but don’t then post about how people need to accept your answer as the right answer. There is no right answer here because there is nothing that can “define” with complete uncertainty who is the best , so many different variables across differing sports.

 

[Jacko_G]

Come on Craw - you are better than that , you know it’s nothing of the sort and just being a touch mischievous with that sort of comment - adds nothing to it all

You have said a number of times it’s just about opinions - and it is , you have yours and it’s a fair shout but don’t then post about how people need to accept your answer as the right answer. There is no right answer here because there is nothing that can “define” with complete uncertainty who is the best , so many different variables across differing sports.

Wonder who always brings nationality into it?

I rest my case.

 

[Jacko_G]

Lewis Hamilton, just sits in a car.

Carl Fogferty just sits on a motor bike.

I like this game.

Is driving a car even a sport?

 

[Jacko_G]

What about Jocky Wilson? Surely his achievements are worth far more than Andy Murray's. Yes, he only had to throw little arrows at a board a few feet away but to do it successfully while pissed takes it to another level. I've never seen Murray neck a dozen pints of lager during a match and still maintain his standards.

True athlete is our Sir Andy.

Got to admire his dedication not to succumb to the dreaded Scottish alcoholism. And being a Hibee you can't even accuse him of being a bigot either.

He really is Britain's best athlete ever.

 

[ColchesterFC]

He really is Britain's best athlete ever.

No he's not.

But, hey ho, you say "potayto" and I say "potarto". Very subjective topic where there is no definitive answer as it's all down to opinions.

But you are wrong of course.

 

[Lord Tyrion]

Phil 'the power' Taylor.

Just bungs darts at a board whilst drinking lager.

Now, now. Phil was from a different era. No lager on the oche for most of his career ☕🥛. Pretty darned impressive record.

 

[MegaSteve]

Is driving a car even a sport?

It is when the greatest sportsman from North of the wall was behind the wheel...

I'm my opinion of course...

 

[Fade and Die]

No he's not.

But, hey ho, you say "potayto" and I say "potarto". Very subjective topic where there is no definitive answer as it's all down to opinions.

But you are wrong of course.

We can surely all agree that he was beyond boring though can’t we?......and he looked like he had a cooking apple stuck in his throat!

 

[Slime]

I can end this right here, right now.
His name was Max Woosnam ................................. the end!

He was an Olympic gold and silver medallist (at tennis), Davis Cup captain, Wimbledon champion; captain of Manchester City, captain of England's amateur football side and (still as an amateur) of the professional XI as well, played for Corinthians in Brazil; he scored a century at Lord's against the MCC, played golf off scratch and (almost incidentally) was a fiendish table-tennis player and, in retirement, became an expert snooker player, scoring a 147 maximum break.
Oh, he was a heavy smoker his whole life!

I think that top trumps everyone else.

 

[ColchesterFC]

We can surely all agree that he was beyond boring though can’t we?......and he looked like he had a cooking apple stuck in his throat!

I think that it's fair to say that when a sportsman retires and there have to be stories written about when he wasn't boring then it's a safe bet that he was pretty boring......

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/av/tennis/46841861

 

[Bunkermagnet]

I think its a touch unfair to compare professional sportsman with amateurs(Olympians) anyway.
Seeing as how the better professional sports persons ( in this case Murray) earn more than probably all CEO's of FTSE 100 companies, should we also laud their achievements when they retire too after earning the moneis they have from doing their JOB?

 

[User2021]

one set down

 

[User2021]

Two sets down now