Andy Murray will carry the union flag for Great Britain at the opening ceremony of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games this week.
It's a fitting honour for a man who has come to represent the greatest things Britain has to offer in the sporting world. He's transformed his undoubted potential into something tangible and rare; Murray's a British sportsman who is achieving success on a global scale and is doing it consistently.
Carrying that flag into Rio's Olympic Stadium on Friday evening isn't just a symbol of what he represents to Britain's pursuit of Olympic success.