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To really dislike Andy Murray?

415 replies

MyGastIsFlabbered · 07/07/2017 20:26

I just can't warm to him, I've really tried but I just can't. I don't want him to win Wimbledon. AIBU and unpatriotic?

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buggerthebotox · 07/07/2017 21:42

Pete Sampras was a tennis machine. Seven times champ? Funnily enough, I can't remember a single match he played in.....

I think the players that are most memorable are also the ones who played the most memorable matches. They don't necessarily have to be the best.. ..who can forget Ivanisevic and Rafter? Best match ever, surely?

jobergamot · 07/07/2017 21:42

I actually have inside information. But clearly I can't say any more than that.

Spakledsockmonkey · 07/07/2017 21:43

Hated Sampras. I want Federer to win Wimbledon just so he can break Sampras's record.

Gutted Del Potro go knocked out and still haven't forgiven AM for bageling him in the French Open.

buggerthebotox · 07/07/2017 21:43

Apparently Judy M was watching Jamie Murray, so arrived late.

Stopandlook · 07/07/2017 21:43

He's a fantastic player and I imagine he has a satisfying life, I've got a lot of respect for him. I think what you see is probably what you get, I like that.

FatGirlWithChocolate · 07/07/2017 21:44

I never much liked Pete Samprass either, but if you saw his interview with Sue Barker you'd probably warm to him a bit. He was very emotional about things. Surprisingly.

buggerthebotox · 07/07/2017 21:45

Talking of hot, where's Pat Cash? Hmm

ForalltheSaints · 07/07/2017 21:46

Whether or not you find him dull, he has done something no British man or woman has done since before the Second World War, win two Wimbledon titles. If you remember the 1980s and 1990s when a foul-mouthed (at times) Canadian who happened to be married to a British woman was celebrated, after he changed allegiance aged 21, then you have short memories or are very young.

Boring or not, he is the best tennis player we have had for over 70 years.

MyGastIsFlabbered · 07/07/2017 21:46

Jobermot if you have insider information then it's either bloody unprofessional of you to post that he has Asperger's if you have this knowledge from a works point of view or pretty morally reprehensible if you know him or his family personally.

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limitedperiodonly · 07/07/2017 21:46

The interviewers usually ask particularly inane questions when he's just come off court after a gruelling match. No wonder he doesn't seem enthused.

Do you really think some random BBC reporter manages to evade security and be there waiting in the corridor to the players' changing room every time?

Because if you do, I think you should be wondering about other security arrangements at the venue.

Players are obliged by the All England Lawn Tennis Club, who run the enormously profitable Wimbledon championships, to give a brief interview to the BBC after walking off court and then to attend a press conference with other journalists whether they like it or not.

I'm quite sure the reporters interviewing them, particularly when they've just walked off court, know that they are exhausted and their minds are elsewhere so they ask a few questions and let them go.

You might think they are inane, I don't, it's just the job, just like being a tennis player is a job. If you want to blame anyone for the set up, blame the AELTC who are in charge and insist on post match interviews as a service to sports journalism but also to keep interest in the most prestigious and profitable tennis event alive.

Huckleshmuckle · 07/07/2017 21:48

Rusedski, forgot about him too. Never warmed to him. He always breathes through his mouth.

sodablackcurrant · 07/07/2017 21:49

Who really fkn cares about him.

Honestly it is just the celebrity stuff again, although he has talent fair enough.

Sorry it just all passes me by. He might be rich, but he still has to have a crap and shit and pee with his trousers around his ankles.

Normal. And maybe that's the only thing he cannot pay someone else to do for him, like all the rest of them.

Decaffstilltastesweird · 07/07/2017 21:49

YY to the Ivanisevic Wimbledon win being the best match I've ever seen. In fact, that whole tournament was epic and I'm not even a sports fan particularly. I am still a bit in love with Goran Ivanisevic. I saw him play live once in one of those veteran matches at Wimbledon, when I was heavily pregnant. Tried to get his autograph at the end, but didn't have sharp enough elbows! I swear he gave me an apologetic smile. That was enough for me. Practically swooned.

ladybirdsarelovely33 · 07/07/2017 21:49

All I know is that not everyone can have the charm, charisma and athletic grace that Federer has.
Halo

MyGastIsFlabbered · 07/07/2017 21:49

I never liked Rusedski either, always figured he switched allegiances because he knew he'd never be anything big in Canada, but in the U.K. he only had Tim (swoon) for competition

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AmysTiara · 07/07/2017 21:50

Im a bit baffled by people's love for Federer. He seems so arrogant and condescending. I dont get the "classy" comments.

Huckleshmuckle · 07/07/2017 21:52

Wait.....OP you are swooning for Tim Henman?

Tim Henman?

twattymctwatterson · 07/07/2017 21:52

People don't like him because he doesn't have a media friendly persona. But OP you do realise that a lot of people who do actually put it on?
As PPs have said he has a dry sense of humour and is quite an emotional person - especially for a man who grew up in central Scotland.
He is also gives a huge amount to charity, doesn't sell his life to the highest bidder and still has Christmas dinner at his gran's in Dunblane every year

To really dislike Andy Murray?
MissEliza · 07/07/2017 21:53

I like him. He's passionate and he's worked hard to get to the level he's at. He's self deprecating too. I like the relationship between him and his wife too. Interesting that she never sits with his mum Hmm. I like Judy too. Did anyone hear her on Absolute radio morning show having a conversation with an Andy Murray impersonator? She was hilarious and a great sport for going along with it.

specialsubject · 07/07/2017 21:54

Like all the high profile sports players , Murray has to put up with a lot of stupid questions and clearly struggles not to say what he is thinking about these inanities.

The Finnish formula 1 drivers , especially kimi Raikkonen, are similarly taciturn except they are allowed to be.

We only seem to be allowed one top player of each sex at a time, and the pressure must be phemomenal. Good luck to him.

MyGastIsFlabbered · 07/07/2017 21:54

I used to have Tim-love but even I admit I have major wtf was I thinking' moments

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jobergamot · 07/07/2017 21:54

it's an anonymous internet forum gast. fuck off with your moralising. Just have your tail between your legs that you don't like our national hero.

buggerthebotox · 07/07/2017 21:54

I thought that about Rusedski too, gast.

Crochetthedayaway · 07/07/2017 21:55

Whether you like people or not is personal so no YANBU. But you are maybe missing out a bit, a dry sense of humour should not be under valued. If you don't like his tennis style again fair enough. I would make the most of his success though the UK has waited long enough for it.

Huckleshmuckle · 07/07/2017 21:57

Just have your tail between your legs that you don't like our national hero.

😅😅

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