10 Quotes & Sayings By Andy Murray

Andy Murray is a professional tennis player. He is the first British male to win the singles title at Wimbledon since Fred Perry in 1936. He was named one of the 100 greatest players of the century by The Tennis Channel, and was voted as the best male tennis player of two decades by a panel of international sports media. In 2012, he became the first British man for over 40 years to win the men's singles title at Wimbledon, and he has since become the first man since 1972 to win both Wimbledon and Olympic Gold in singles. In June 2013, Murray married Kim Sears, a former Miss Great Britain and Miss England winner. They have two children: a daughter and a son.

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In tennis, it is not the opponent you fear, it is the failure itself, knowing how near you were but just out of reach. Andy Murray
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A lot of athletes use sports psychologists. Andy Murray
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Boxing, mixed martial arts and tennis are the hardest sports to train for. Andy Murray
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Everyone has to try to give back as much as possible because I think in all sports it helps kids to have role models or people to look up to. Someone like Jess Ennis, I know a lot of young girls have started to get into athletics stuff because of her, because of her success. Andy Murray
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I used a lot of sports psychologists when I was younger... sometimes it helped, sometimes it didn't. Andy Murray
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Like most guys, I've always liked watches. I can always check the time on my phone, but having a watch is so much better. Andy Murray
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For much of the year, you're just trying to maintain your fitness. It's not often you get a lot of time to really concentrate on improving it. Andy Murray
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My fitness trainer's English, my physio's English, some of my friends are English. I don't have a problem with English people at all. Andy Murray
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Staying more controlled mentally stemmed from taking my fitness more seriously. When you're doing track work, sprints and so on, it's pretty painful, but that does make you feel better prepared and therefore mentally stronger when you're going into a match. You know, without a doubt, that you are strong enough to last. Andy Murray