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I disagree Mitzy. On this one I'm with Dick, no-one forces these kids to spend every minute of every day on the pitch/court. We all know full well how hard it is to convince a teenager to do anything that they don't want to do.They do it because they want to. Often when they do it they are being bullied by pushy parents as is the case with Murrays Mum, herself a very mediocre tennis player who achieved nowt but wanted more for her two sons.

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My conclusion as to why Andy is disliked by the English media is that there are an awful lot of English people out who are green with jealousy that Scotland has produced one of the best tennis players in the world.
I can't remember if Tim Henman was ever asked if he supported the Scottish football team after any of his tennis matches......

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One things for sure, this years sports personality is going to be very interesting.

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I suppose it really depends who the BBC pick for the short list of candidates.

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No - it's because he's a miserable git. No-one thinks the same about Chris Hoy.

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Last time I saw anything of Mr Eastwood he was at the Republican Congress talking to an empty chair. I think even some republican supporters were embarassed and thought he had lost the plot. He was only supposed to speak for 5 minutes but he rambled on for ages.

Still love his movies though.

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Correct, and as you say, if selection was strictly on "Sports Personality", he wouldn't get a look in. He's had a personality bypass. I see they are holding a victory parade in Glasgow to celebrate their success in the Olympics. Chris Hoy and all the crowd will be there, all except Murray, he's a bit tired apparently.

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Ryan Giggs won it a couple of years back and although he isn't surly and miserable like Murray, he has no real personality either just like him, it should be just Sportman or woman of the year, not personality TBH.

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That crossed my mind also, but having seen some of Murrays tantrums on court I'm afraid he'd still be ruled out of contention on the Sportsman issue.

Maybe they could come up with something different for competitors such as Murray, like a special award for the longest streak of misery in the world of Tennis. :rofl:

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The wife can't stand him cos he's so miserable, I have to say his game has improved over the last year and he is undoubtably good enough to challenge for more majors, I don't think this one will be is last.

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I asked the BF if there were any sports people the Spanish don't like, and apparently Spain's Most Hated is Fernando Alonso the F1 driver. Too cocky and full of himself!

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I never liked him either he was a whinging little sh7t as well. :rofl:

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I was going to say earlier he's very much like Murray, sort of Marmite, you luv 'em or hate 'em. He's a quejica, has always been known as Lloronso. He came in for stick about 2 days ago when he said some drivers can only win if they have the fastest car. Read some of the follow up posts, most are "comentarios ocultos"!;)

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Andy Murray is not always miserable in interviews.

He does seem to be more 'reserved' in interviews with the BBC (maybe it's the BBC he has a problem with or maybe it's British media in general) but if you see him interviewed by others he can be witty and charming.

We are, of course, all free to judge as we see fit, however limited the basis for that judgement.

I was - and am - very happy for Andy Murray. Having read some of the comments on this thread I feel lucky and grateful for that - it's clear that his win really peed some people off.

Then again, in a way, that just makes his victory all the sweeter ;)

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Oh dear that's terrible, the poor soul. :(. My heart bleeds for him.

Strange how most athletes are happy to parade in front of their adoring fans within hours of a tough competition or sometimes after travelling overnight, but it's to much for Andy even a few days later.

Having said that,I don't suppose his Momma would approve of him socialising with those scruffy Glaswegian types anyway.

It's noticeable how these big name tennis stars bring out all the maternal instincts in many women who want to mollycoddle and protect them at all times as though they are still babies.

For the first time in my life I'm beginning to wish I was a baby again. ;) :rofl: