Sports Personality

[Caribeing]

Andy Murray again who votes for him!! so many other great Athletes this year all deserving of the award!!

[anneasquith]

Third time. Well done Andy Murray.

[fiction-factory]

Yes, but did any of them deserve it more than he did? He was the public's choice.

[Cloverjo]

I voted for him. Yes, there were other sportspeople who were just as deserving, but he got the most votes from the public.

I suppose it might have something to do with the sport involved. We don't often see dressage and cycling on mainstream TV, whereas everyone knows about Wimbledon and his great achievements there.

[Pete65]

I did not vote for Murray, but am pleased he won.
He has had a brilliant year.
Well done, Andy!

[maggiebee]

Well done the Dunblane laddie - third time and well deserved.

[Unsureme]

Can't stand the Man but,after his achievements this year, there could only be one winner.

[New Judge]

Yes there could.

But the BBC's politically correct short-list definitely did not help matters.

[grumpy01]

How can he be sports personality of the year he does'nt have one.

[grumpy01]

Sorry doesn't

[Cloverjo]

Oh lordy, I was wondering when the "personality" thing was going to come up. It always does.
He has a great personality. He might look awkward while trying to pose with trophies, and he's acknowledged that he has a very boring voice so doesn't sound excited, when he actually is.

What does he have to do? Walk on court telling jokes?

[melv16]

Tennis is sport for people who don't like sport. You can add golf to that list as well.

[Cloverjo]

Melv, that's rubbish. I am crazy about tennis. I also love cricket and athletics. I love the Olympics and Paralympics and watch everything I can, especially rowing, cycling, swimming and gymnastics.

I hate golf and football. Some people seem to think that if you don't like football you don't like sport.

[DaisyNonna]

More power to his tennis elbow
Well Done and thanks for entertaining us

[fiction-factory]

>But the BBC's politically correct short-list definitely did not help matters

Can you expand on that please NJ? I think it's right that they have a shortlist or it becomes unwieldy and the votes could get spread very thinly. I can't think of many who should have been on it but weren't or many who were but shouldn't. Do you mean PC as in colour, parts of country, disabilities, range of sport, etc?

[Sqad]

Fabulous achievement.......he was "knocked " early on in his career and quite rightly so, but he has got his act together and deserves the accolade.

[mikey4444]

I would have preferred the Brownlee Boys to have won, especially the one who helped his brother over the line.

[dave50]

Is there anyone else who finds the program totally over the top and embarrassing? Its makes me cringe when they are interviewing these sports stars with stupid questions. You can tell most of them would rather be at home. It wasn't so bad when they were just in a television studio with a few attending but now it's just so big out of all proportion to what it's supposed to be all about.

[hereIam]

He has NO personality whatsoever !

[Berniecuddles2]

how much of our licence money was spent on this rubbish!!

[Arksided]

Shame Roy Hodgson wasn't in the running with the term 'Personality' being involved in the name. I have no time for Andy Murray... a yawnathon every time IMO. Respect where it's due though he has had a good year... well done to him.