Quotes by Murray Walker

About Murray Walker:

Graeme Murray Walker is a semi-retired English Formula One motorsport commentator and journalist. For most of his career he worked for the BBC, but when it lost the contract for Formula One coverage to ITV, he continued commentating after the change of broadcaster.
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It is a huge honour to be recognised as the world's best commentator, particularly against so many sporting greats.

Murray Walker

And now, excuse me while I interrupt myself.

Murray Walker

Anything happens in Grand Prix racing, and it usually does.

Murray Walker

I don't make mistakes. I make prophecies which immediately turn out to be wrong.

Murray Walker

I should imagine that the conditions in the cockpit are totally unimaginable.

Murray Walker

IF is a very long word in Formula One; in fact, IF is F1 spelled backwards.

Murray Walker

Now he must not go the wrong way round the circuit, and unless he can spin himself stationary through 360 degrees I fail to see how he can avoid doing so.

Murray Walker

There are seven winners of the Monaco Grand Prix on the starting line today, and four of them are Michael Schumacher.

Murray Walker

This circuit is interesting because it has inclines and declines. Not just up, but down as well.

Murray Walker

Well, now we have exactly the same situation as at the beginning of the race, only exactly opposite.

Murray Walker

You can cut the tension with a cricket stump.

Murray Walker

Eight minutes past the hour here in Belgium - and presumably eight minutes past the hour everywhere in the world.

Murray Walker

He can't decide whether to leave his visor half open or half closed.

Murray Walker

I'm in my usual state up here in the commentary box: high tension, heart beating like a trip hammer, whatever that is.

Murray Walker

I can't believe what's happening visually, in front of my eyes.

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You might not think that's cricket, and it's not, it's motor racing.

Murray Walker

You have to say what comes into your head, and sometimes the wrong words come, in the wrong order or I'd make prophecies which immediately turned out to be wrong.

Murray Walker

With half the race gone, there is half the race still to go.

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A battle is developing between them' I say developing, because it's not yet on.

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I've no idea what Eddie Irvine's orders are, but he's following them superlatively well.

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Author Bio

  • NameMurray Walker
  • DescriptionMotorsport commentator and journalist
  • AliasesGraeme Murray Walker
  • BornOctober 10, 1923
  • CountryUnited Kingdom
  • ProfessionSports Commentator; Journalist
  • AwardsOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire