N16SHP
27th November 2012, 09:01 AM
So then, Sports Personality of the Year nominees are in and all I can say is good luck for picking a winner. For those of you who do not know who has been nominated see Contenders (http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/sports-personality/20466947)
For me, I always have to back either Murray or Wiggins. Most folk think that Bradley Wiggins won the Tour de France and Olympic gold, but he became the only rider in history to win Romandie, Paris-Nice, The Dauphine and the Tour de France in the same year and then added a gold medal on top of that. Is there ever going to be a rider who can do that again? Then on the other hand you've got someone like Andy Murray. What he has achieved this year has been nothing short of sensational. First Wimbledon finalist for some 70 years, first gold medal in over 100 years (I think) and finally breaking the British jinx and becoming a tennis major champion. Finally, if you throw David Weir into the mix for his utter domination of wheelchair sports I just cannot choose. I think to see a Paralympian win would be a great testament to disabled sport and underline what London has tried to do with the Paralympics and make it as great as the Summer Olympics. I think because its sports personality I have to go with Wiggo.
So then folks, put forward your favourites and remember, there is no right or wrong answer, everyone is entitled to their opinion!
For me, I always have to back either Murray or Wiggins. Most folk think that Bradley Wiggins won the Tour de France and Olympic gold, but he became the only rider in history to win Romandie, Paris-Nice, The Dauphine and the Tour de France in the same year and then added a gold medal on top of that. Is there ever going to be a rider who can do that again? Then on the other hand you've got someone like Andy Murray. What he has achieved this year has been nothing short of sensational. First Wimbledon finalist for some 70 years, first gold medal in over 100 years (I think) and finally breaking the British jinx and becoming a tennis major champion. Finally, if you throw David Weir into the mix for his utter domination of wheelchair sports I just cannot choose. I think to see a Paralympian win would be a great testament to disabled sport and underline what London has tried to do with the Paralympics and make it as great as the Summer Olympics. I think because its sports personality I have to go with Wiggo.
So then folks, put forward your favourites and remember, there is no right or wrong answer, everyone is entitled to their opinion!