Paris Olympics a fitting finale for 'inspirational' Murray
Team GB athletes pay tribute to Andy Murray after his decision to retire after Paris 2024
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00:00I think he's just hugely inspirational, not just in the sport of tennis but through Scottish sports and also lots of other sports on the team as well.
00:09I'd watched Wimbledon most years and never seen a Brit perform anywhere near that level.
00:13Watching someone battle and battle and battle but yet still be able to put out those top performances is really inspirational.
00:20Yeah, I think it's just he's been at the top for so long and it's just been so nice to see him progress through everything.
00:34He's had so many hard times and he's come back and he's fought so hard and he's been so gracious and such a big sportsmanship person at the same time.
00:42So yeah, I think he's just hugely inspirational, not just in the sport of tennis but through Scottish sports and also lots of other sports on the team as well.
00:51Yeah, I think probably him winning Wimbledon for the first time is an iconic moment within my sporting history just because I'd watched Wimbledon most years and never seen a Brit perform anywhere near that level.
01:04You'd obviously had Tim Henman going to a certain point but it'd been an era of just watching Nadal and Federer for a long time battling it out.
01:14So to see somebody in Britain, like a British athlete, being able to go and do that was I think something that we may not see for a long time.
01:23He's no stranger to injuries and surgeries and everything that he's gone through his career.
01:28It's like watching someone battle and battle and battle but yet still be able to put out those top performances is really inspirational.
01:36So yeah, he's certainly been a huge inspiration to me throughout my career and it's quite cool that we get to play a very, very small part in this now.
01:43Like his final games, retiring at the Olympic Games but being part of that team is pretty cool.
01:50A very small part but a pretty cool part of it.