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"Andy Murray suffered his earliest exit at Wimbledon as he was beaten in the second round in four sets by John Isner on Centre Court."

in 2022 I went to Wimbledon to see Andy Murray play, whilst it was over quickly, it was probably the most intense match I have ever seen as he went out, there was no give, no tak, it was pure skill.

https://youtu.be/I9SjvKAYp44?si=d3M-eBh-UyxGpF_r

I think this is the right video :)

JB

Without a doubt Gareth Bale.

Watched Wales v Croatia in their 1-1 draw in Cardiff a few years ago where Bale scored our only goal of the game.

At his peak, he was just unplayable; his technique, his speed, his dribbling ability and ability to beat a man was second to none at the time. One of our country's true greats in his time. Underappreciated during his time in Madrid despite the number a competition winning goals he scored.

Wales. Golf. Madrid. In that order.

Ford James's avatar

A fellow Welshman? Now there are two of us, we'll have taken over all of Just About soon!

I blummin' love Gareth Bale. A proper wizard on the pitch, and that overhead in the Champions League final... phwoar. Gave his all for Wales too, always wanted to see him come to United, even if just for a season.

JB

Yes! We need to keep this quiet before everyone discovers our plan!

He scored some absolute bangers wherever he played, is a shame his fitness /injury issues finished him off far earlier than we would've liked. We've got a big rebuilding job ahead, especially after the disappointment of the Poland loss. But onwards and upwards hopefully. Brennan Johnson will mature into our key player in sure 🤞

D

I watch Mo Salah play at Brighton a few years back and I have to say, when he was in his prime he was unbelievable. Not only the skill and passion, but how much he looked like he was enjoying himself. Everything he does, he's smiling. The natural skill and ability was just insane, weaving in and out of players, finding the space and ultimately looking like a great.

A

The year I believe was 2005 (If my 12 year old self remembers)

Whether you count it as sport, or entertainment, or sports entertaining. Wrestling is a sport to me dammit! And I saw the greatest of all Time Eddie Guerrero wrestle in Dublin Arena in April the year that he died.

He teamed with Rey Mysterio against MNM, which was Mercury, Morrison & Melina!.

It was incredible seeing one of my childhood hereos live and up in person. I still get goosebumps when he won the WWE title against Brock Lesnar at Now Way Out in 2004

Ford James's avatar

It's been a long ol' time since I've been into wrestling, but back in the day Rey Mysterio was my guy.

Sturmer's avatar

Last year, I had the chance to witness Beatrice Chebet, a Kenyan long-distance runner, at the World Running Cup. I watched her take off on the 5k track, her technique so effortless it seemed as if she barely touched the ground—more like gliding than running. I didn't catch her gold medal finish at 14:35 since I was in the midst of the same race, only crossing the 2k mark. But that brief glimpse of her run was enough to see the grace of her stride.

S

The best sports person I ever saw live was Cristiano Ronaldo himself. Sadly it was in his second stint at Manchester United when he was long past his prime. A fantastic athlete still but unfortunately father time waits for no-one and his legs had gone. As a Manchester United fan, it was great to be able to say I saw him play but I would say he is 2nd place in the GOAT conversation to Lionel Messi!

Ford James's avatar

Think my answer would have to be the same! Though my affinity for him has dissipated after his antics prior to leaving the club for the second time, my first ever United game was a 1-0 win over Middlesbrough in the 2007 FA Cup when we won 1-0 thanks to a Ronaldo penalty. Wasn't the most exciting match, but it was incredible seeing him in the flesh.

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As an Arsenal fan I've been spoilt for choice with people I've seen grace the turf at Highbury and the Emirate but for me, there can be only one, and it's not Thierry Henry.

The iceman himself, DB10, the one, the only, Dennis Bergkamp.

I got to see him on numerous occasions and I was (and still am) forever in awe of him.

It sounds cliché but time stopped when Dennis got on the ball, it didn't matter what was going on in the match, he had the ability to unlock it with an exquisite pass or an audacious shot. I don't think I ever saw him score an average goal when I was at a game.

One of the most memorable games was against newly promoted Barnsley back in October 1997. We were sat in the stands and were treated to a Dennis masterclass. He scored two fantastic goals and got an assist. Now, after any match we saw (but in particular this one) I'd get out in the garden the next day and practice all the shots I'd seen Dennis pull out of his repertoire using our pergola as a goal trying as hard as I could to curl the ball into the top corner every time. It got to the point I'd done it so much there was no grass left where I'd set the ball and take shot after shot.

Watching him on TV was one thing, but getting to see him in person I couldn't help but be transfixed by him, just waiting for him to ping the perfect through pass or pull off a shot from outside of the box like it was nothing.

An absolute Arsenal legend and I was lucky enough to go to the Emirates for the opening game which just so happened to be Dennis' testimonial match. It was a bittersweet end of the era moment but what a way to celebrate a lifelong football hero of mine.

Ford James's avatar

Despite being a United fan, I can't help but admire Bergkamp. He's from that golden era of football for me, when footballers could be magicians on the pitch, and I think some of that feeling has been lost over the last decade. Admittedly, that's probably more due to me growing up than the sport itself changing!

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He was something else. Don't get me wrong, Henry was fantastic to watch but he was even better when he had Bergkamp alongside him.

Bergkamp wasn't selfish, he was never in the papers causing issues with contract talks or rumours of him leaving and he just had this ability to make everything he did look effortless but never "lazy". One of the best descriptions I read of him was about his football brain and he did just seem to be on a different level.

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