: Tue Jun 26, 2007 7:05 pm  

Well dont all us Tim Henman doubters look silly now

: Tue Jun 26, 2007 7:06 pm  

mathewjamie18 wrote:

Well dont all us Tim Henman doubters look silly now

Not at all.

Still a long way to go yet.........

: Tue Jun 26, 2007 7:08 pm  

mathewjamie18 wrote:

Well dont all us Tim Henman doubters look silly now

we will do IF he wins or even gets to the final but otherwise no -he had a battle to even get through the first round

: Tue Jun 26, 2007 7:22 pm  

PariaH wrote:

How can you be a fantastic golfer with 0 majors?
In the big tournaments he has choked along with henman. Unless mediocrity is what you want. Henman had the potential to win atleast a grand slam, montgomerie had the potential to win more than a major. Yet when we add them both together

We get a big fat zero.

mediocracy at its best, british players yet again being put on pedastals that do not befit there status.

I don't recall Monty often choking in the Ryder Cup. Or is that not a 'major tournament'?

: Tue Jun 26, 2007 7:43 pm  

The Original Moaner wrote:

I am utterly amazed at how an individual who has achieved so much as Tim Henman is labelled as a "choker".

England Football team dont win World Cup they are chokers, Henman doesn't win Wimbledon hes a choker, Cricket team don't win the ashes they are chokers....you get the picture, if your British/English and your not the best your a choker Quite annoying when most of the criticism comes from people who have achieved nothing themselves.

Chances are the same will happen to Murray in a few years unless he wins something big...

: Tue Jun 26, 2007 8:00 pm  

Walshovski wrote:

I don't recall Monty often choking in the Ryder Cup. Or is that not a 'major tournament'?

It's not a major tournament, no. There are 4 majors and Monty's won precisely 0 of them.

As for Wimbledon, it's weird watching centre court with no roof on.

: Tue Jun 26, 2007 8:02 pm  

Lord_Percy wrote:

It's not a major tournament, no. There are 4 majors and Monty's won precisely 0 of them.

Monty's not even won the "5th Major"!

: Tue Jun 26, 2007 8:05 pm  

Lord_Percy wrote:

It's not a major tournament, no. There are 4 majors and Monty's won precisely 0 of them.

As for Wimbledon, it's weird watching centre court with no roof on.

While not being one of the 4 majors it is a 'big' tournament in the golfing world, which was my original if poorly phrased post.

: Tue Jun 26, 2007 8:23 pm  

Walshovski wrote:

While not being one of the 4 majors it is a 'big' tournament in the golfing world, which was my original if poorly phrased post.

And the Paris event Tim has won, once, is one of the Masters Series that are considered big events within the tennis world.

I don't think he's a great player, but if you think about the other dross we've had to put up with over the years, such as Jeremy Bates, then Henman has had a decent career.

Could it have been better, probably, but he's hardly been a duffer.

: Tue Jun 26, 2007 9:01 pm  

People who call Henman a 'loser' or a 'choker' etc clearly know nothing about tennis, and i'd suggest sport in general.

He's consistently been at the top of his profession for a good ten years, and in many ways been an excellent ambassador for the country and his sport.He's travelled the world doing something he enjoys, and has made a lot of money in the process. If he's a loser, can i be one too please?