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re: Woods voted top Athlete of the Decade
Posted on 12/17/09 at 11:49 am to lsugolf1105
Posted on 12/17/09 at 11:49 am to lsugolf1105
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doing more for his sport than possibly any one has done in history in any sport, transcended golf, american icon.
And probably the reason Federer didn't do this is that he's NOT AMERICAN.
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Posted on 12/17/09 at 11:49 am to lsugolf1105
So it's a popularity contest..I thought it was athlete of the decade. Fed has more impressive numbers. Doesn't matter though. Once Tiger is found guilty of using PED's, Tiger won't be seen as AotD.
Posted on 12/17/09 at 11:52 am to LSUtigahs28
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And probably the reason Federer didn't do this is that he's NOT AMERICAN.
no. federer is like phelps, lance, manning, brady, etc. great at their sport but not bigger than the sport. tiger is in a class with ali, jordan, ruth.
Posted on 12/17/09 at 11:53 am to lsugolf1105
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tiger is in a class with ali, jordan, ruth.
and Wilt
Posted on 12/17/09 at 11:53 am to lsugolf1105
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no. federer is like phelps, lance, manning, brady, etc. great at their sport but not bigger than the sport. tiger is in a class with ali, jordan, ruth.
Yeah, because he's European.
I he was American that coverage of what had done would be drastically different.
Posted on 12/17/09 at 11:53 am to pnut53088
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and Wilt
Posted on 12/17/09 at 12:04 pm to Hot Carl
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Uh, no. Considering he got 3rd, a lot of the voters weren't joking either.
I think he's had the more dominant run.
When you consider all factors involved, golf is a harder sport to dominate than tennis is.
Posted on 12/17/09 at 12:06 pm to DrSteveBrule
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When you consider all factors involved, golf is a harder sport to dominate than tennis is.
Golfers play on three surfaces?
Posted on 12/17/09 at 12:07 pm to LSUtigahs28
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Golfers play on three surfaces?
5
Fairway
Rough
Fringe
Green
Sand
That just a joke, but I think what he means is the fact that Tiger has to score lower than 100+ other golfers every weekend to win. Federer just has to beat the guys he plays.
Posted on 12/17/09 at 12:08 pm to DestrehanTiger
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That just a joke, but I think what he means is the fact that Tiger has to score lower than 100+ other golfers every weekend to win. Federer just has to beat the guys he plays.
That's a bad argument because none of the golfers matches up with Tiger 1 v. 1.
Posted on 12/17/09 at 12:13 pm to LSUtigahs28
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That's a bad argument because none of the golfers matches up with Tiger 1 v. 1
Good point, I was just trying to play devils advocate
Posted on 12/17/09 at 5:32 pm to DestrehanTiger
fwiw..i'm sure some of this has to do with the fact golf is an amazingly popular sport for the middle-age white male who is likely to be participating in these types of polls
seriously..have you seen some of those geezers who get all giddy at the mere hint tiger is playing in a tourney and they might get to meet him.
seriously..have you seen some of those geezers who get all giddy at the mere hint tiger is playing in a tourney and they might get to meet him.
Posted on 12/17/09 at 11:58 pm to DestrehanTiger
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but I think what he means is the fact that Tiger has to score lower than 100+ other golfers every weekend to win. Federer just has to beat the guys he plays
I know you're jsut taking the other side of the argument, like you said.
But the rebuttal to that is simple:
Tiger can have a bad round 1, and no big deal, he has 3 more days to make up for it. Another player can have a career day, and Tiger can still make up for it.
Federer has to bring his A game EVERY single match in a major. 1 bad match, and he can't still win the tournament like Tiger can. Even if he doesn't play horrible, if someone has a career day, they can take him out.
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