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2012 SPORTREVIEW
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QUOTES OF THE YEAR Miracles do happen in Manchester. Only this time it’s on this side of the road Bingo! Clockwise: Wiggins after Le Tour; Andy kisses the US Open cup; Sally Pearson sees it’s gold
Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini after his side won the Premier League over rivals United on goal difference
It’s what I came here to do. I’m now a legend. I’m the greatest athlete to live Jamaica’s Usain Bolt after he became the first man to win back-to-back 100m and 200m titles at the Olympics
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I think everybody pees SLIM PICKINGS DOWN UNDER IF IT’S NOT WET OLYMPICS
TENNIS
Without water, Kiwis and Aussies had bugger all to celebrate at London 2012. Hurdler Sally Pearson and cyclist Anna Meares were the only on-land golds for Oz. One in the pool, three in sailing and one in canoeing made a dismal total of seven gold with 16 silvers. NZ shot-putter Valerie Adams got gold when her Belarusian defeater was disqualified. Three rowing, one sailing and one canoeing gave them a tally of five.
Emotional roller coaster wouldn’t do Andy Murray’s year justice. Through tears he said “I’m getting closer” after losing the Wimbledon final to Roger Federer. And how right he was. He broke his Grand Slam duck in the US Open against world number one Novak Djokovic. It was his fifth Slam final. Then he backed it up and won Olympic gold, rolling Federer 6-2 6-1 6-4 where he’d been beaten four weeks prior.
TEAM GB TRIUMPH TRUMPS SOLO STARS
WIGGO A GUN RIDER AND A CRACK-UP
OLYMPICS
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MAGIC MURRAY GOES CRY BABY TO CHAMP
Team GB took five days to get gold number one, but then it was a rush of 29 golds from 65 medals. Highlights included Chris Hoy taking over as GB’s greatest Olympian, Katherine Grainger taking gold after silver every Games since 2000 and six golds on Aug 4 alone, including Jessica Ennis, and long jumper Greg Rutherford celebrating his win as Mo Farah triumphed in the 10,000m.
CYCLING Not only did we find out how freakishly Bradley Wiggins can ride, he also has personality to burn – and not because of his BBC award. On the Tour de France winners podium he joked to thousands he was about to “draw the raffle numbers”. The Team Sky leader held onto the yellow jersey from stage seven. Then he went and won gold in the Olympic road race a week later. Freak!
in the pool. It’s kind of a normal thing to do. Chlorine kills it so it’s not bad Another reason rivals will be happy the greatest ever Olympian Michael Phelps has now retired from swimming
TWEETS OF THE YEAR
@BradleyWiggins What a day, blind drunk and overwhelmed with all the messages, Thank You everyone it’s been emotional [with a photo of him having a well-earned beer] @QuadeCooper If people want to go out there and play a boring brand of football then there’s other guys they can pick to do that. @gonnnzo If they banned crying and hugging from the Olympics, the whole thing would take a day and a half tops. @MichaelPhelps “Don’t cry because it’s over. Smile because it happened.” – Dr. Seuss
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