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Lewis Hamilton wins the Brit Grand Prix for the third year in a row. There's a Brit in the finals at Wimbledon and a Brit in the lead at The Tour De France. Well done and congratulations from the Colonies.

Catherine Linda Michel

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Great things

Maddy Bell's picture

come in small packages!


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Madeline Anafrid Bell

Murray Wins Wimbledon In Straight Sets

As I clicked on this post Andy Murray was sewing up the Men's Singles title. Well done to the lad from Dunblane.

And there were excellent performances from Wales and Northern Ireland in Euro 2016.

Considering how many different sports we compete in - as opposed to just making up the numbers - we don't do too badly.

What a lot of people may not realise is that the concept of organised team sport, which originated in various English public schools during the first half of the 19th century, wasn't developed with winning in mind. You played to win, but the real benefits came when you lost. Failure was character building, because it made you try that much harder next time. This ethos has never quite disappeared from the higher echelons of English sporting institutions.

Ban nothing. Question everything.

Let's face it

Angharad's picture

we may like to win but we do glorious failure better than anyone.

Angharad

Seems to Me

I heard something about the Battle of Waterloo being won on the playing fields of Eton.

And . . . Angharad, obviously you've never considered the Washington Generals, their "glorious failure" has delighted Globetrotter fans for years.

Jill

Angela Rasch (Jill M I)

Thanks

Hi, Catherine, at least you noticed all the things Brits won today, all anyone in my taxi has talked about is France v Portugal in the footy! (I never will understand britains obsession with footy (soccer)).

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Sammi

When thing for us Brits

When thing for us Brits seem to be going wrong we find the gold coin in the sh.t. KEEP CLAM AND CARRY ON.Works for us lot that and a nice cup of tea

Yes we do and we loved Eddie

Yes we do and we loved Eddie the EAGLE.We love winners but we also like a brave as a lion brains of an ox loser not quiters but gutsy given no chance but give it a go loser we love under dogs that have guts and spunk.

I was a kid when Copper did

I was a kid when Copper did that Ali had guts through in and out the ring stood his ground against the call up history proved Ali right. But Copper was gutsy fighter us British love people with Guts even if they lose.

Dont talk about those England

Dont talk about those England over paid ponses.To lose with guts one thing but the princess just gave up shamful.