berkshirebear 2,768 Posted January 29, 2015 Share Posted January 29, 2015 He was fantastic today and seems to be back to full fitness. I reckon he has to be the greatest ever Scottish sportsman ever! When you consider the competition he is up against, what he has achieved is incredible. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
left winger 13,978 Posted January 29, 2015 Share Posted January 29, 2015 Two grand slams so far - that puts him level with Sandy Lyle's two majors. He'll pass Sandy, but stay behind Chris Hoy for some time yet. There's probably a few others as well. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan_1 1,136 Posted January 29, 2015 Share Posted January 29, 2015 I don't think he'll ever surpass Chris Hoy but he's certainly up there. He isn't out of place alongside three of the greatest of all-time in one of the most physically demanding sports. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
simplythebest 11,453 Posted January 29, 2015 Share Posted January 29, 2015 Certainly up there.Pity I just can't support him now. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Escobar 13,676 Posted January 29, 2015 Share Posted January 29, 2015 Certainly up there.Pity I just can't support him now. Why you not supporting him? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
simplythebest 11,453 Posted January 29, 2015 Share Posted January 29, 2015 Why you not supporting him?For stabbing the country which has given him so much in the back basically Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Escobar 13,676 Posted January 29, 2015 Share Posted January 29, 2015 For stabbing the country which has given him so much in the back basicallyI find that very petty.I still support him. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
left winger 13,978 Posted January 29, 2015 Share Posted January 29, 2015 For stabbing the country which has given him so much in the back basicallySpain? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cushynumber 25,178 Posted January 29, 2015 Share Posted January 29, 2015 I dont hold it against anybody if they voted yes or no. Its done. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
simplythebest 11,453 Posted January 29, 2015 Share Posted January 29, 2015 I find that very petty.I still support him.It probably is petty, can't help how I feel though and it was a real disappointment because I was cheering him on at Wimbledon, the Olympics etc as much as anyone. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
simplythebest 11,453 Posted January 29, 2015 Share Posted January 29, 2015 I dont hold it against anybody if they voted yes or no. Its done.Murray couldn't even vote because he lives in Surrey, he kept insisting he wouldn't publicly take any side and I totally respected that only for him to use twitter at the 11th hour because it looked like Yes were going to win. All he had to do was say nothing. So rightly or wrongly I now find watching him represent Great Britain hard to stomach. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cushynumber 25,178 Posted January 29, 2015 Share Posted January 29, 2015 He is certainly the greatest living Scottish sportsman presently competing and probably the greatest British sportsman presently competing. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cushynumber 25,178 Posted January 29, 2015 Share Posted January 29, 2015 Murray couldn't even vote because he lives in Surrey, he kept insisting he wouldn't publicly take any side and I totally respected that only for him to use twitter at the 11th hour because it looked like Yes were going to win. All he had to do was say nothing. So rightly or wrongly I now find watching him represent Great Britain hard to stomach. Bit harsh imho mate I love watching him. We wont see his like again in the tennis world for a long time - maybe not ever - and I intend to savour every moment. I love the fact he won a slam at the home of the all england club. Love it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
simplythebest 11,453 Posted January 29, 2015 Share Posted January 29, 2015 Bit harsh imho mate I love watching him. We wont see his like again in the tennis world for a long time - maybe not ever - and I intend to savour every moment. I love the fact he won a slam at the home of the all england club. Love it.All that's true and I loved all those moments myself, but that changed my personal feelings towards him and it's not so easy to shrug them off. It's not as if I was expecting him to support my side in the debate, just maintain a neutral silence like he said he would while having his own private views. Will be interesting to see if the Wimbledon crowd is any less enthusiastic this year, most likely not though. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
G.E.C. 18,633 Posted January 29, 2015 Share Posted January 29, 2015 Most boring Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cushynumber 25,178 Posted January 29, 2015 Share Posted January 29, 2015 All that's true and I loved all those moments myself, but that changed my personal feelings towards him and it's not so easy to shrug them off. It's not as if I was expecting him to support my side in the debate, just maintain a neutral silence like he said he would while having his own private views. Will be interesting to see if the Wimbledon crowd is any less enthusiastic this year, most likely not though. I'm sure the media will bring it all up in the run up. If the English crowd are against him that's their prerogative I suppose, though the yes vote was pro-scottish rather than anti-english. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
simplythebest 11,453 Posted January 29, 2015 Share Posted January 29, 2015 I'm sure the media will bring it all up in the run up. If the English crowd are against him that's their prerogative I suppose, though the yes vote was pro-scottish rather than anti-english.Debateable to say the least but best not get into it here I guess. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
orange&blue92 1,284 Posted January 29, 2015 Share Posted January 29, 2015 Surely Mccoist is up there, he's one of the only 2 people to get the European golden boot 2 consecutive years. Him and Thierry Henry. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
B1872 20,443 Posted January 29, 2015 Share Posted January 29, 2015 Stephen Hendry? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
berkshirebear 2,768 Posted January 29, 2015 Author Share Posted January 29, 2015 I think Chris Hoy is an amazing athlete but I think being a great tennis player is far more difficult than being a great cyclist. Also I think its a much more competitive field, Murray is up against the three of the greatest tennis players ever! Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tumshie 205 Posted January 29, 2015 Share Posted January 29, 2015 It's got to be him or Chris Hoy. If he was playing in any era of tennis Murray would have 5 or 6 Grand Slams to his name right now. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hammer93 15,024 Posted January 29, 2015 Share Posted January 29, 2015 It's got to be him or Chris Hoy. If he was playing in any era of tennis Murray would have 5 or 6 Grand Slams to his name right now.I have had this argument with my mate from Wimbledon 2012, he claimed that McEnroe and Becker claimed he would of won 6 or 7 slams in another era.I disagree to the extent possibly the only other era you could compare him in would be the Sampras and agassi era, I'm not convinced he would of racked up say 6 slams in that era either. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Escobar 13,676 Posted January 29, 2015 Share Posted January 29, 2015 Sir Chris Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
left winger 13,978 Posted January 29, 2015 Share Posted January 29, 2015 I'll throw in Alan Wells as well. Olympic champion, and silver medalist, then beat those that didn't go to Moscow. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cushynumber 25,178 Posted January 29, 2015 Share Posted January 29, 2015 Stephen Hendry?snooker is a pastime as is darts, so i dont include him. Cycling is a way to get to your work, so I dont include Hoy. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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