Tennis legend, Andy Murray reveals his favourite athlete growing up

Tennis great, Sir Andy Murray revealed on X (formerly known as Twitter) the athlete he most looked up to while growing up.

The Scotsman requoted a UEFA Champions League page video which was shared on the microblogging site showcasing ex Barca midfielder, Ronaldinho’s talent, saying;

“My favourite athlete growing up, when I moved to Barcelona to train at 15 I got the chance to watch him live a bunch of times. Absolute genius. Always smiling. I’d arrive early at the stadium just to watch him warm up as he’d be doing ridiculous skills/tricks like in the video.”

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The Brazilian who spent five seasons at Barcelona and also played alongside Nigerian midfield maestro Jay Jay Okocha at PSG.

Ronaldinho scored an impressive 94 goals and 70 assists in 207 games across all competitions for Barcelona and won La Liga and UEFA Champions League titles.

My favourite athlete growing up😍 when I moved to Barcelona to train at 15 I got the chance to watch him live a bunch of times. Absolute genius. Always smiling. I’d arrive early at the stadium just to watch him warm up as he’d be doing ridiculous skills/tricks like in the video… https://t.co/07JSHhQZyN

— Andy Murray (@andy_murray) December 15, 2023