Andy Murray.

[snorri]

I'ts a pity mother Murray is letting the family name down in believing her sons achievements on the tennis court should allow her to flaunt local planning regulations.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/201...s-time-running-secure-legacy-tennis-champion/

 

[Joey Shabadoo]

But that's not what the article says at all?

I'm local to this and not surprised that some Dunblane and BofA residents are against any kind of development. They are extremely wealthy, insular and vocal.

 

[snorri]

But that's not what the article says at all?

I'm local to this and not surprised that some Dunblane and BofA residents are against any kind of development. They are extremely wealthy, insular and vocal.

The headline and article suggested to me that she considered her sons achievements should influence the decision regarding granting of planning permission.
I'm happy to be corrected, having no local knowledge other than press reports.

 

[Slick]

The headline and article suggested to me that she considered her sons achievements should influence the decision regarding granting of planning permission.
I'm happy to be corrected, having no local knowledge other than press reports.

Nothing could be further from the truth.

 

[MarquisMatsugae]

Cricket isn't a sport.

Exactly.

How very dare you

 

[Joey Shabadoo]

Murray playing remarkably well in his first match back.

 

[Beebo]

Murray playing remarkably well in his first match back.

He lost! Shame but maybe just not fit enough yet.

 

[Joey Shabadoo]

It was his decision making that was off more than anything. A bit rusty.

 

[Joey Shabadoo]

Looks like the writing's on the wall for Murray.

Britain's Andy Murray says he plans to retire after this year's Wimbledon but fears next week's Australian Open could be the final tournament of his career.

"I'm not sure I'm able to play through the pain for another four or five months," said the Scot.

"I want to get to Wimbledon and stop but I'm not certain I can do that."

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/46833018

 

[MikeG]

Yep, awful shame, but it's been obvious for a while. If he could find a way of gritting his teeth through to Wimbledon, he'd get an amazing send-off there, and well earned too. In another era he would have been the best player in a generation.

 

[Venod]

In another era he would have been the best player in a generation.

If there were no better cyclists than me I would be world champion.

 

[Milkfloat]

It looks like soon he will be back to being Scottish, although with his recent troubles maybe he is there already.

 

[Mugshot]

If there were no better cyclists than me I would be world champion.

Never forget, it's all a matter of perspective;

View: https://youtu.be/CI7T2iuGjjc

 

[sheddy]

In another era, Spitting Image would have done this

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LB5YkmjalDg

 

[MikeG]

If there were no better cyclists than me I would be world champion.

If, say, for the sake of argument, you were the third best time trialist in the history of cycling and your career spanned the 2000s, and the best two cycled in the 1990s, you would have been world number one for a decade. If, however, you just happened to have been born 10 years earlier, you would have never got to higher than world number 3.

Put it another way. When Murray, Federer, Nadal and Djokovic have all retired, in say 3 years time, someone who isn't fit to lace their boots will be world number one. We live in a freaky era of tennis, where most of the world's best ever are all playing at the same time (men's game).