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Andy Murray is...

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In movie theatres across the globe. Critics are calling it spellbinding, must see, five stars, and if you ever get to watch one movie this year, make sure it is this one!

Andy Murray...The Golden Child, directed by John Inverdale.
still remember when eddy's doing some vinyl-like scratching with the tibetan praying wheel ! :p

(and when i recently saw "games of throne"... i knew i already saw daddy lannister somewhere else !!!) ;)

PS: by the way, no mention of edberg's "1xgold + 2xbronze" ? :oops:
(or goran's really-well-deserved pair of bronze medals in 1992 ?)
 

cknobman

Legend
I know I know. I just wonder why he attracts all this hate and bitterness. What's he done to these people? Is it a British or Scottish thing or what? Did he sleep with their girlfriend or something? Djokovic attracts a fair bit of hate on here too but not even he is subjected to the kind of venom that is reserved for Murray on here. They absolutely can't stand to see him win anything! Why?

Look at this face:
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kandamrgam

Hall of Fame
still remember when eddy's doing some vinyl-like scratching with the tibetan praying wheel ! [emoji14]

(and when i recently saw "games of throne"... i knew i already saw daddy lannister somewhere else !!!) ;)

PS: by the way, no mention of edberg's "1xgold + 2xbronze" ? :oops:
(or goran's really-well-deserved pair of bronze medals in 1992 ?)
It's mentioned in OP. I do think Edberg's gold cant be counted as legit.
 

kandamrgam

Hall of Fame
I know I know. I just wonder why he attracts all this hate and bitterness. What's he done to these people? Is it a British or Scottish thing or what? Did he sleep with their girlfriend or something? Djokovic attracts a fair bit of hate on here too but not even he is subjected to the kind of venom that is reserved for Murray on here. They absolutely can't stand to see him win anything! Why?
You Scottish btw?
 
I know I know. I just wonder why he attracts all this hate and bitterness. What's he done to these people? Is it a British or Scottish thing or what? Did he sleep with their girlfriend or something? Djokovic attracts a fair bit of hate on here too but not even he is subjected to the kind of venom that is reserved for Murray on here. They absolutely can't stand to see him win anything! Why?

I think people are to obsessed with the big 3, like success starts and ends with them. It used to be similiar for Novak, until he well and truly broke the fedal duopoly.

It's bitterness and childish behaviour. I a big Djoko fan but I like Murray and he really deserves everything he won. He earned it and he doing it in a very strong era. Plus Murray fans like you, are cool too ;)
 

donquijote

G.O.A.T.
You gotta love Andy Murray! Thanks for reminding this macho that there are women in this world.

Inverdale, interviewing Murray after he defeated Argentina’s Juan Martin Del Potro to claim his second Olympic gold, said: “You’re the first person ever to win two Olympic tennis gold medals. That’s an extraordinary feat, isn’t it?”

But the Scot shot back: “Well, to defend the singles title ... I think Venus and Serena [Williams] have won about four each but hadn’t defended a singles title before.”
 

punterlad

Hall of Fame
*Cough* Wimbledon 2013. What were you saying about ignorance? ;)
He didn't play Nadal though did he which was my point.

Im not denigrating murray btw!! I like the guy!! Way Nadal has played at wimbledon since 2011 im sure murray would love a crack at him to even up their h2h there!!
 

buscemi

Legend
Dont fight. Some numbers...

1. Murray = 2 Gold, 1 Silver
2. Nadal, Massu = 2 Gold
4. Gonzalez = 1 Gold, 1 Silver, 1 Bronze
5. Federer = 1 Gold, 1 Silver
6. Mecir = 1 Gold, 1 Bronze
7. Wawrinka, Agassi, Kafelnikov, Rosset = 1 Gold
11. Potro = 1 Silver, 1 Bronze
12. Ivanisevic, Edberg = 2 Bronze
14. Djokovic, Nishikori = 1 Bronze

I'm a bit confused by your list. Why are Djokovic and Nishikori, with 1 bronze medal each, ranked above players like Haas and Fish, who had 1 silver medal each?
 

kandamrgam

Hall of Fame
I'm a bit confused by your list. Why are Djokovic and Nishikori, with 1 bronze medal each, ranked above players like Haas and Fish, who had 1 silver medal each?
Hmm, I didn't rank them above Haas/Fish, just missed the latter. Will update.
 

sbengte

G.O.A.T.
Wow ! I thought Nadal had just replaced Massu as the OGOAT but with Andy's silver medal to go with the 2 golds, he has replaced Nadal already.

All hail Andrew Baron Mooraayyyyyyyyyy
 

punterlad

Hall of Fame
Re-reading it won't change what he said. I would ask you to re-read it, but you're evidently too stupid to comprehend English :D
Why are u talking about yourself like that? I mean it is true you are a bit dim but no need to air your mental problems for all to see! No you misunderstood what the poster was saying but no matter everyone else managed to get what he was saying
 

buscemi

Legend
Obviously, this was from a different era, but American Vincent Richards had a pretty incredible Olympics in Paris 1924 (the last year tennis was in the Olympics for decade)s:

Singles: Beat Mohammed Sleem of India in 5 sets in the round of 32, came from 2 sets to 1 down to beat Frenchman Rene Lacoste (one of the Four Musketeers) in the QF, and then beat Frenchman Henri Cochet (another of the Four Musketeers) in 5 sets in the final.

Doubles: Teamed with Francis Hunter to beat Lacoste and Jean Borotra (another of the Four Musketeers) in 5 sets in the SF and then beat Cochet and Jacques Brugnon (the last of the Four Musketeers) in 5 sets in the final.

Mixed Doubles: Made it to the finals with Marion Jessup, but had to settle for the silver after losing to Hazel Wightman and Richard Williams, who were also representing the United States.​

So, two golds and one silver, and a total of four 5 set wins over the Four Musketeers in their home country.
 

sarmpas

Hall of Fame
While I think that's a bit mean as murray is a great player sadly there is some merit in what you say and I would have to add del potro to the three goats u listed. Delpotro was absolutely shattered today yet took murray four hours on a surface far more suited to murray. Now, do we think fresh murray v fresh Delpotro at the USO, AO or even FO ends in a murray win? Personally I don't think so. I really love murray. Great player and great person but as you say, his best is probably a notch below Nadal, Federer djokovic and del potro.

Murray has 3 slams, Roger 17 (14 more), Nadal has 14 (11 more), Novak has 12 (9 more). Murray is far more than a notch below them.
 
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Chadillac

Guest
Sorry but womens tennis is t2, murray is the golden goat

The mens final is 3 out of 5, so edges out the 2/3 like in grand slams. No reason the women cant play 3 out of 5 aside from the audiences displeasure.
 

punterlad

Hall of Fame
Good to see you're self-aware :D
The fact you now have to amend other people's posts because you routinely get schooled on here does show what a truly sad individual you are with a very low IQ. I actually pity you and feel a sense of responsibility to reply to you for your own mental well being.
 

The_18th_Slam

Hall of Fame
The fact you now have to amend other people's posts because you routinely get schooled on here does show what a truly sad individual you are with a very low IQ. I actually pity you and feel a sense of responsibility to reply to you for your own mental well being.
You pretended what I was saying about you was about me, so I amended what you were saying about me to make it about you. If you weren't a dum-dum, you'd have gotten it :D
 
I guess if "greatest" constitutes mug draws (avoiding any top players) and playing tired opponents in finals sure.. Murray is the greatest.


Not that it means much though. He still can't take the top guys of the sport. Still the "best of the rest"

Until Murray PROVES He can take out those top guys and take #1 (Fed, Nadal, Nole) don't mean crapola to me.

Get some multiple slams wins against Nadal, Nole, Federer finally I'll give him his just due.. Until then?? Nope.

Fed has embarrassed him multiple times, Nole has embarrassed like the last 4-5 times at their slam meetings, Nadal has embarrassed him multiple times.

If hes that great, he'll do something vs. them but he hasn't yet

Murray has multiple Slam wins against both Nadal (US Open 2008, Australian Open 2010) and Djokovic (US Open 2012, Wimbledon 2013).
 

punterlad

Hall of Fame
You pretended what I was saying about you was about me, so I amended what you were saying about me to make it about you. If you weren't a dum-dum, you'd have gotten it :D
So you admit you go around changing people's post! Think that says it all! The politest thing I can say about you is that you are very sad and desperately need to get laid and get a life.
 

The_18th_Slam

Hall of Fame
So you admit you go around changing people's post! Think that says it all! The politest thing I can say about you is that you are very sad and desperately need to get laid and get a life.
So you admit to being a moron that can't comprehend English? I think that says it all! The most polite thing I can say about you is that it's a good thing you didn't procreate :D
 

TERRASTAR18

Hall of Fame
Sorry but womens tennis is t2, murray is the golden goat

The mens final is 3 out of 5, so edges out the 2/3 like in grand slams. No reason the women cant play 3 out of 5 aside from the audiences displeasure.
oh give it a rest a gold medal is a gold medal...........murray has,vee has 5....nobody told the men to play 5 sets........so it's there own fault......
 

punterlad

Hall of Fame
So you admit to being a moron that can't comprehend English? I think that says it all! The most polite thing I can say about you is that it's a good thing you didn't procreate :D
You have such limited vocabulary u now resort to copying my posts. You are a truly pathetic sad little man with a low IQ. I genuinely feel sorry for you. Oh btw dont use words u don't understand
 

ruerooo

Legend
2000 - Gold in singles, gold in doubles with Serena
2008 - Gold in doubles with Serena
2012 - Gold in doubles with Serena
2016 - Silver in mixed with Rajeev Ram

That's it. No bronze.

You're right - I think I got confused in this last Olympics because I thought she deserved another gold

:D
 
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