Andy Murray's belief

Can you believe it? Britain has it's first Grand Slam winner in 76 years - Andy Murray. As a nation there are mixed feelings about Andy with many doubting he "had what I took" to win a Grand Slam. But last night Andy took control and achieved what no other Brit had done in 76 years. It didn't happen over night, this victory has taken a lifetime to achieve. But most importantly, Andy ignored all the noise made by the press, all the doubters and kept his focus on the prize. I had the privilege of meeting him in 2008 when he was no. 11 in the world. Even then you could see his determination but he wasn't ready for greatness although he got to no. 4 by at year end. He has put up with so much rubbish in the press. I worked with him on three occasions with a group of kids and he gave them his full attention - he's a good guy. But my admiration is for how he has kept believing when it would have been easier to be the runner-up all the time. It will be interesting to watch his career develop now his belief has been rewarded, and his peers realise he's broken his "duck". Well done Andy.