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182 ANDY MURRAY Great Britain LONDON 2012 MEN'S SINGLES GOLD LONDON 2012 MIXED DOUBLES SILVER I felt this incredible sense of pride like I had never experienced before. I felt this incredible sense of pride like I had never experienced before. I don't remember much from the final game to be honest. Playing in front of a home crowd is not something that tennis players get to do often, let alone playing at a home Olympics. What I do remember though, as soon as I had hit the ace to win the match I felt this incredible sense of pride like I had never experienced before. It had been a difficult couple of weeks after losing the Wimbledon final, and finally I felt like I could hold my head high again. It was a different feeling to any tournament I had won before. After the disappointment I had suffered on Centre Court at Wimbledon against Roger Federer, it was an incredible feeling to be able to turn the tables and win through. After losing that Wimbledon final, I began to accept that I might never win on the big stage, which sounds pretty negative but it actually helped me mentally. I remember playing in the Olympic tournament with a completely different mindset. Particularly before the final, I remember being relaxed. To this day it's one of the best performances of my career and the pride of winning such a prestigious event in front of a home crowd is something I will never forget. →

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