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RedHeadGal · 06-30-2009, 07:53 PM

If you have even a vague interest in tennis, you may know that Andy Murray of Dunblane, Scotland has a good shot at Wimbledon. If not this year, then in the future. His country has high hopes for it, as a native hasn't won that tournament in a very long time.

I'd been watching Murray for a while and knew his hometown, but somehow I never made the connection that he was from the town where a gunman killed 16 5-6 y-o kids back in 1996. In fact, Andy was an 8 y-o student at that school at the time.

ESPN did a nice piece on the hope for turning around the association for the town that they ran during the Wimbledon coverage yesterday. http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/ten...ory?id=4290989

Archaea · 06-30-2009, 09:51 PM

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Originally Posted by RedHeadGal

If you have even a vague interest in tennis, you may know that Andy Murray of Dunblane, Scotland has a good shot at Wimbledon. If not this year, then in the future. His country has high hopes for it, as a native hasn't won that tournament in a very long time.

I'd been watching Murray for a while and knew his hometown, but somehow I never made the connection that he was from the town where a gunman killed 16 5-6 y-o kids back in 1996. In fact, Andy was an 8 y-o student at that school at the time.

ESPN did a nice piece on the hope for turning around the association for the town that they ran during the Wimbledon coverage yesterday. http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/ten...ory?id=4290989

Yeah, yeah, you watch Murray solely for his artistry with a magic wand.

RedHeadGal · 07-02-2009, 02:08 PM

I've said I'm a Federer woman myself. Of course, I have enough love to go around for many of the mens players.

MikeWaters · 07-02-2009, 07:24 PM

You know I beat your former tennis flame in every athletic contest we engaged in--racquetball, sprinting and bball.

06-30-2009, 07:53 PM	#1
RedHeadGal Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: DC Posts: 995	Andy Murray If you have even a vague interest in tennis, you may know that Andy Murray of Dunblane, Scotland has a good shot at Wimbledon. If not this year, then in the future. His country has high hopes for it, as a native hasn't won that tournament in a very long time. I'd been watching Murray for a while and knew his hometown, but somehow I never made the connection that he was from the town where a gunman killed 16 5-6 y-o kids back in 1996. In fact, Andy was an 8 y-o student at that school at the time. ESPN did a nice piece on the hope for turning around the association for the town that they ran during the Wimbledon coverage yesterday. http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/ten...ory?id=4290989

07-02-2009, 02:08 PM	#3
RedHeadGal Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: DC Posts: 995	I've said I'm a Federer woman myself. Of course, I have enough love to go around for many of the mens players.

07-02-2009, 07:24 PM	#4
MikeWaters Demiurge Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 36,365	You know I beat your former tennis flame in every athletic contest we engaged in--racquetball, sprinting and bball.