Devasting News: Andy Murray’s Tearful Collapse Exposes His Secret Rivalry With Chris Hoy and The Truth About Team GB
Andy Murray was visibly emotional as he remembered the heart-wrenching moment he discovered his friend and fellow Olympian, Sir Chris Hoy, was battling terminal cancer. Hoy, a six-time gold medallist, was diagnosed with cancer in 2023. Last year, he revealed that his condition had become terminal after scans showed that the primary cancer in his prostate had metastasised to his shoulder, pelvis, ribs and spine.
The revered cyclist was given a prognosis of two to four years by medical professionals. Despite the crushing diagnosis, which was tragically followed by his wife Sarra’s diagnosis with an aggressive form of multiple sclerosis (MS), Hoy has faced life with stage four cancer with remarkable courage. He has helped raise millions for charity and significantly increased the number of men getting tested for cancer through relentless campaigning.
A forthcoming BBC documentary, Sir Chris Hoy: Cancer, Courage and Me, will offer viewers an intimate look into the 49-year-old’s life post-diagnosis. It will explore his journey living with the disease and how his experiences are inspiring others.
The programme, set to air on BBC One on Thursday evening, will feature Murray paying tribute to Hoy. He will recount the text message he received from the cyclist that led to the devastating realisation that Hoy’s cancer was terminal.
“After I retired at the Olympics last year, the following day I went to the [Team] GB house and he interviewed me,” the three-time Grand Slam champion reminisced as he sat down for the documentary interview.
“I messaged him afterwards. I didn’t want to ask because there was lots of people around, like, ‘How are you doing? You seem really good.’
“And he was like, ‘Well no, it’s been a really tough year, but I’m doing this charity bike ride about changing perceptions around stage four cancer’.
“I said to my wife, I was like, ‘I think he has stage four cancer based on the message’. But I didn’t want to ask.
Murray paid tribute to his fellow Scot as an “all-round great person” (Image: undefined)
“It was literally, maybe the next day, two days later, that he announced it publicly for the first time.”
Overcome with emotion, the former tennis star had to briefly pause the interview as he wiped away tears, before adding: “I was really upset by it.
“It’s obviously cruel because he’s a young guy, he has a young family. He’s obviously dedicated pretty much his whole life to being healthy, fit and active.
“For the next few days, every moment where I had a break, I was thinking about him and his situation a lot.
“He’s an all-round great person. Any time I’ve spent time with him, he’s always been incredibly humble. He’s been incredibly open and honest in his interviews.
“He’s obviously got this terrible diagnosis, but now [he asks], ‘What is it that I can actually do about that?'”
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