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+*+*+*+*+*ANDY MURRAY TO RETIRE AFTER WIMBLEDON+*+*+*+*+

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  • _MrDick
    _MrDick Posts: 13,103
    Love him or loathe him he was a brilliant talent who put British Tennis back on the map. He’s been playing in an era that has produced several tennis greats and to be able to compete with Fed, Nadal and Novak is some achievement. In a different era, he might have been able to have won as many Grand Slams as Federrer. Wishing him all the best for a happy and healthy retirement
  • church-lane
    church-lane Posts: 934
    Gutted! We won't have another Brit competing at the very highest level for quite some time I think.
  • Addick Addict
    Addick Addict Posts: 39,761
    Addick Addict said:

    Riviera said:

    Addick Addict said:

    Competing and training has been a way of life for him for probably 25 years and for probably over 50,000 hours has, effectively, ruined his body. I suspect that it is the fear of what he can and can't do, given that he says he struggles to even put his socks on at the age of just 31, is what upsets him even more than the fact that he will never potentially play again.

    We don't have that many champions in sport     simply because very few have the skill but, more to the point, the commitment, day in day out, to become one. And when one thinks that he has had to compete against not one, not two but three of the greatest male players of all time it makes his achievements all the more commendable.

    Good luck Andy.

    You don't watch the Olympics then? Or Boxing, Snooker, Golf etc etc
    No
    But as you mentioned it compared to the number we have competing in those sports we don't. And if you just take tennis in isolation, how many Grand Slam winners, male or female, have we had in the last 40 years?

    I'm sure a man of your undoubted sporting knowledge will be able to tell me.
  • ForeverAddickted
    ForeverAddickted Posts: 94,294
    church-lane said:

    Gutted! We won't have another Brit competing at the very highest level for quite some time I think.

    Agreed... Just got a feeling that Kyle Edmund wont quite reach the consistant heights of Henman let alone Murray
  • DamoNorthStand
    DamoNorthStand Posts: 10,934
    Guy is an absolute legend and like others have said a lot of people don’t get his sense of humour / personality. I think he is great - I love sportsmen who wear their heart on their sleeve. Will never forget him breaking down on centre court after losing the final - and then to come back and win it the next year almost defies belief.

    Pushed himself to the max since childhood as we can now see.

    As sporting icons go in our generation - outside football - I have him and Hamilton at the top. The fact both split public opinion shows to me what you have to have in you to get to the very top
  • se9addick
    se9addick Posts: 32,033
    Is there actually anyone who still dislikes him because of that joke about not wanting England to win a football match about 100 years ago?
  • RodneyCharltonTrotta
    RodneyCharltonTrotta Posts: 14,827
    Real shame. Top bloke and great athlete
  • MrOneLung
    MrOneLung Posts: 26,835
    Not his greatest fan (would always want Federer to win over him) but anyone who thinks he is not one of Britain's greatest ever sportsmen need their heads examined.
  • rina
    rina Posts: 2,334
    To be world no. 1 in the era he played in was an amazing achievement

    However he's going to retire with less grand slam wins than his brother, I'm sure Jamie will keep reminding him of that over christmas dinner
  • iainment
    iainment Posts: 8,039
    One of the greatest sports persons from the UK.
    Sad that he can't retire on his own terms.
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  • ValleyGary
    ValleyGary Posts: 37,973
    se9addick said:

    Is there actually anyone who still dislikes him because of that joke about not wanting England to win a football match about 100 years ago?

    Sadly i know a few. They are completely unaware of the context of the joke and the reporter making the first dig about Scotland.
  • Chizz
    Chizz Posts: 28,331
    Sports stars and celebrities react to the devastating news that Pauline doesn't like Andy Murray.
  • CAFCBourne
    CAFCBourne Posts: 3,790
    Back to being Scottish for you then Andy.

    In seriousness I never thought he would a win grand slam he was destined to be a nearly man but worked incredibly hard on his game and body to get him to that level.
  • soapy_jones
    soapy_jones Posts: 21,350
    Will miss his sunny disposition in the media but will look forward to his inevitable place on the punditry team for Wimble...d...o YAWN!!!
  • AFKABartram
    AFKABartram Posts: 57,824
    The bloke is a legend. Awesome achievements, magnified by the fact of our long standing uselessness in tennis
  • Brendan_O_Connell
    Brendan_O_Connell Posts: 8,938
    Fantastic professional. Not everyone's cup of tea, but he reached the top of his game winning grand slams, Olympic golds and was the world No.1.

    Sir Andrew Murray (IMO) will be one of the greatest British sportsmen ever.
  • WSS
    WSS Posts: 25,070
    Gutted for him. Loved watching him and one of the few times the missus would watch sport with me was when he was on at Wimbledon.

    Real genuine guy, best of luck for the future Andy.
  • Wilma
    Wilma Posts: 1,618
    Love Andy Murray and was a little choked up watching the press conference.
  • SantaClaus
    SantaClaus Posts: 7,651
    Great counter punch player with a dry sense of humour which always made me laugh. It's a shame he never developed a world class second serve as it was his achilles heal in so many big matches. I hope he has a long and happy retirement.
  • Riviera
    Riviera Posts: 8,167
    Addick Addict said:

    Addick Addict said:

    Riviera said:

    Addick Addict said:

    Competing and training has been a way of life for him for probably 25 years and for probably over 50,000 hours has, effectively, ruined his body. I suspect that it is the fear of what he can and can't do, given that he says he struggles to even put his socks on at the age of just 31, is what upsets him even more than the fact that he will never potentially play again.

    We don't have that many champions in sport     simply because very few have the skill but, more to the point, the commitment, day in day out, to become one. And when one thinks that he has had to compete against not one, not two but three of the greatest male players of all time it makes his achievements all the more commendable.

    Good luck Andy.

    You don't watch the Olympics then? Or Boxing, Snooker, Golf etc etc
    No
    But as you mentioned it compared to the number we have competing in those sports we don't. And if you just take tennis in isolation, how many Grand Slam winners, male or female, have we had in the last 40 years?

    I'm sure a man of your undoubted sporting knowledge will be able to tell me.
    Yes.
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  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 69,840
    Top man and great player

    Gutted about this news, and feel quite emotional watching him like that, but not surprised. I remember Pat Cash a couple of years ago saying that such hip injuries were largely incurable, so even then there were doubts in my mind whether he could come back

    A glorious period for British Tennis comes to an end
  • Wheresmeticket
    Wheresmeticket Posts: 17,304
    Funny compassionate and a great athlete. Has brought tennis to life for me over the last 10 years. Absolutely gutted for him, and for us.

    Thanks for the success, entertainment and passion Andy.
  • Dazzler21
    Dazzler21 Posts: 51,344
    edited January 2019
    Fair play to him.

    Well deserved retirement.

    Interested to know his plan now tennis is gone.
  • SoundAsa£
    SoundAsa£ Posts: 22,474
    se9addick said:

    Is there actually anyone who still dislikes him because of that joke about not wanting England to win a football match about 100 years ago?

    Paulie evidently.

  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 69,840
    Dazzler21 said:

    Fair play to him.

    Well deserved retirement.

    Interested to know his plan now tennis is gone.

    Part of the British consortium buying Charlton!
  • Riviera
    Riviera Posts: 8,167
    Brendan_O_Connell said:

    Fantastic professional. Not everyone's cup of tea, but he reached the top of his game winning grand slams, Olympic golds and was the world No.1.

    Sir Andrew Murray (IMO) will be one of the greatest British sportsmen ever.

    Not just your opinion, the Queens too as she Knighted him in 2017.
  • PaddyP17
    PaddyP17 Posts: 13,035
    I'm not much of a tennis fan, but it's undeniable that Andy has been one of the greatest sportsmen of my lifetime and easily the greatest *British* tennis player of my lifetime.

    I hope he has a pain-free retirement. You spend a lot more time not playing than playing, and I hope he can relax a bit in the next few years.
  • Chizz
    Chizz Posts: 28,331
    Riviera said:

    Brendan_O_Connell said:

    Fantastic professional. Not everyone's cup of tea, but he reached the top of his game winning grand slams, Olympic golds and was the world No.1.

    Sir Andrew Murray (IMO) will be one of the greatest British sportsmen ever.

    Not just your opinion, the Queens too as she Knighted him in 2017.
    I am not sure Her Majesty chose to award him a knighthood
  • bazjonster
    bazjonster Posts: 2,875
    He mentioned that by playing in the Australian Open, it may mean that he's not fit enough to play at Wimbledon.

    If that's the case, I'd much rather he binned the Aussie Open so he can have his rightful swan song at Wimbledon.

    A great sporting legend and I was lucky enough to watch him once at Wimbledon and once at the O2. Much more of a personality and character than people actually give him credit for as well.
  • Chizz
    Chizz Posts: 28,331
    I think he's Britain's greatest ever professional athlete and I am not sure whether anyone will be able to disabuse me of that notion.

    And, despite the eleven grand slam finals, three grand slam wins and captaining GB to the Davis Cup, I think the biggest, best achievement of his career was to retain the Olympic title. No-one had ever done that before; it's difficult to imagine anyone doing it in the future.

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