"For me the most important thing has always been tennis, and that's what I want to get across the image I want to portray is a hard-working tennis player."

"I'll be supporting anyone but England."

"I can cry like Roger. It's just a shame I can't play like him."

"I'm getting closer..."

"I don't play in any tournaments to come second best."

"[H]e speaks up for others when it doesn’t benefit him a jot — female athletes, specifically. No other male athlete (or male sports writer) has defended female athletes as loudly and consistently as Murray, arguing for equal pay for female tennis players and more women's matches on Wimbledon's Centre Court. He repeatedly reminded male commentators of the Williams sisters' existence, such as when John Inverdale claimed in 2016 that Murray was the first person to win two Olympic gold medals for tennis — Murray pointed out that the Williams sisters had four each, albeit not for singles — and then again when an American reporter claimed in 2017 that [[w:Sam Querrey|[Samuel] Querrey]] was the first American to reach a grand slam final since 2009. "Male player," Murray interrupted, referring to Serena Williams's multiple wins in that time. When you're blinded by vanity and greed, you no longer see your own moral compass. Murray never had that problem."