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To be cynical by sudden turnabout in opinion of Murray

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middleclassdystopia · 09/07/2013 16:17

Funny how now that Murray is a winner, the tide of negative opinion has changed.

I have heard mainly nasty comments about him over the years, when he was just a young lad.

Also sick of people suggesting his supposedly dour nature is a widespread Scottish attribute. It's just downright xenophobic.

I always supported him, especially given he was a survivor of the Dunblane Massacre.

I think the glory hunters can go jump

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AnneEyhtMeyer · 09/07/2013 21:16

Never liked him, still don't. I was hoping the other guy would win.

When he inevitably wins Sports Personality of the Year this year it will be even more of a joke than it normally is.

timidviper · 09/07/2013 21:20

This is all just what the press want the public to think, I can't believe people are so gullible as to fall for it. They built him up as the dour, unpleasant scot and now we have had a PR/spin campaign to tell us he is a nice guy after all, just misunderstood.

Who cares? His personality is never likely to directly affect any of us. Why can't we kust watch the sport without having to know about him, his girlfriend, mother, history, etc

Sparklingbrook · 09/07/2013 21:21

I remember sportspeople of yesteryear being real characters. You could see their passion and their personalities. James Hunt, John McEnroe, George Best spring to mind. They had something about them that we connected with.

I think these days it all seems a bit dull.

HolidayArmadillo · 09/07/2013 21:21

I've always liked him, I think having been completely bitten by the press over the 'anyone but England comment' he has been understandably wary and guarded around reporters. However if anyone has seen the James Corden sketch he took part in for sport relief 2010 it's impossible to argue he hasn't got a sense of humour.

FannyFifer · 09/07/2013 21:26

Andy Murray is great, has that dry sarcastic humour which is similar to quite a few of us Scots.

He's obviously has a bit of media training & grown up a bit, to be expected really.

amothersplaceisinthewrong · 09/07/2013 21:28

I am glad to see his MOther no longer appeared right "in your face" at Wimbledon, her "seat" being taken by his girlfriend. I think he has grown up and mellowed, plus of course it suits the press to have him as a hero now he has won.

flippinada · 09/07/2013 21:30

Yes good point timidviper. We aren't entitled to know every minute detail about his life but that seems to be the trend now.

Also sparkling take your point about John McEnroe. You cannot be serious man.....

MamaBear17 · 09/07/2013 21:34

I always find it funny when people complain that a sports man or woman has 'let the country down' if they lose. I mean really, the whole country?! When one particular acquaintance started bitching about how Tom Daley was a 'disappointment' because he 'only placed third' in the Olympics I found myself unable to bite my tongue and told him that he lose four or five stone and then show Tom how its done seeing as he was so disappointed. Im not usually so mean, I just hate people riding on coat tails or slagging people off when they are not the ones who have put in the hard work!

ModreB · 09/07/2013 21:34

I love him. He reminds me so much of DS2, who is Aspie but functioning.

I will always think of him as an Aspie. Sorry if he isn't

Sparklingbrook · 09/07/2013 21:34

I just remember watching JM play as a child and waiting for it all to kick off. It was part of the excitement flippin.

flippinada · 09/07/2013 21:35

I thinks that's a bit unfair about his Mum. She seems to have been unjustly caricatured as some sort of horrible pushy stage mum type. And there's a lot worse than her about!

Sparklingbrook · 09/07/2013 21:35

Tom Daley seems like he would be a hoot in RL.

flippinada · 09/07/2013 21:38

Me too Sparkling .

I do see what you mean. The atmosphere on Sunday was very serious and intense - can understand why though.

Sparklingbrook · 09/07/2013 21:43

Sport these days is way too serious.

flippinada · 09/07/2013 21:45

If never thought of that ModreB but could be true. Makes sense.

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OliviaMMumsnet · 09/07/2013 21:48

Peace and thirty love MNers

DevlinMaccabee · 09/07/2013 21:54

I've always liked him and am ecstatic about his win on Sunday.

If people saw the charity match he played straight after winning at Queens then they would have seen a big part of his personality, it was hilarious!

I just reckon he doesn't come across that great in interviews, but the man can't be great at everything.

Give him a break.

manicinsomniac · 09/07/2013 21:59

I've always liked him, but then I like any British person who does well for their country, I'm ridiculously patriotic. And tennis is one of my favourite sports.

So he's not a particularly charismatic personality and he doesn't public speak especially well. Why should he? He's a tennis player, not an actor.

I think he's always had the majority on his side though hasn't he. Yes, he's had haters but they probably still hate hime.

MiaowTheCat · 09/07/2013 22:01

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AmIthatSpringy · 09/07/2013 22:48

I've always been a fan. His gold last year was my own Olympic highlight. And lay off his mother, she is a tennis coach and a very nice person. No need to slag her off For being a parent FFS

And I think he is funny. And shy.

grimbletart · 09/07/2013 22:53

Well I like the fact that he is not a smarmy, always say the "right" things to the media, person. He's his own man.

A lot of what people think is grumpiness or dourness is actually shyness around people he does not know well.

Anyone can see that if they look at the interview he gave to David Frost last year (before he won the Olympics and US Open).

Watch his hands - anyone who understands body language will see shyness and nervousness.

But also his interview was expansive, intelligent and frank.

Give me Andy over plastic celebs any day.

Echocave · 09/07/2013 23:07

I don't think it matters if people have changed their minds suddenly, I think it's great that people might not be too quick to criticise him. I don't really understand what people think is/was unlikeable about him - he seems quite a shy bloke who doesn't like interviews, especially not straight after a match when he might be feeling worked up or tense etc.
I agree he came over well in the BBC interview but in a way I hope Simon Fuller and his PR gang dont smooth him out too much - let him be himself.

greencolorpack · 09/07/2013 23:14

I have just Liked his Facebook page. Cor dear, there are hundreds and hundreds of photos of him on there, supposedly posted by him... Pictures of him looking well fit and naked from the waist up sort of pictures, here I am promoting Adidas and expensive watches and charities and so on.... It took forever scrolling through all those pictures.

I can't stand all the sycophantic comments from fans. This is why I like a page and look in for as long as I can stand and then I unlike. Just don't like reading people saying "I love you!" Makes me want to puke. In the olden days people would write sycophantic fan mail and the good thing about that was it was private. Ie the other fans didn't have to read it.

sashh · 10/07/2013 07:00

Not a tennis fan and so not been following him but have seen some truly vile things said about him which I just don't understand.

I think the worst was someone slagging him off saying he 'hid under a desk instead of tackling a gunman' - I mean wtf, how old was he at the time 7?8?

flippinada · 10/07/2013 08:24

Yeah, I saw a truly horrible comment about him on the comment section of bbc news alluding to what happened at Dunblane (swiftly moderated). Some people are just vile.

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