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Andy Murray ‘won by going against the grain of contemporary British culture’

July 12, 2013 By Kathy Shaidle

(As I mentioned a few days ago.)

Now Tim Black writes:

That’s what is so striking about Murray’s achievement. So many unfashionable elements went into the making of what Britain/Scotland is enjoying today: the sacrifice, the self-reliance, the will to win, and, of course, the willingness of parents to push.

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