Individual Performers
ESPN must be running some contest about who was the best male athelete, best female, best game, best hot dog, etc. etc. from last year.
On the Mike & Mike in the Morning program on ESPN Radio the question was - between Roger Federer and Tiger Woods who was the best athelete? Other athletes from team sports were on the list - LaBron James and the like - but when you have outstanding performances from players in an individual sport like tennis or golf, they have to get the nod.
The futher nod, it seems to me, is to give extra weight to a professional golfer over a professional tennis player - all else being equal. The reason? A golfer has to go out and beat the entire field, every time. Tiger Woods did that six straight times last year.
A professional tennis player - because of the bracketing system - has to beat only half the field and it is not unusual for the best player(s) from the other bracket to get knocked out before they get to the semis or the finals.
Thus, Tiger Woods is my guy.
Also, Tiger Woods is my guy because, according to Forbes (see the richest people in today's MULLINGS, Tiger earned $87 million last year.
Here's the list from Forbes via MSNBC.com:
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Source: Forbes.com
On the Mike & Mike in the Morning program on ESPN Radio the question was - between Roger Federer and Tiger Woods who was the best athelete? Other athletes from team sports were on the list - LaBron James and the like - but when you have outstanding performances from players in an individual sport like tennis or golf, they have to get the nod.
The futher nod, it seems to me, is to give extra weight to a professional golfer over a professional tennis player - all else being equal. The reason? A golfer has to go out and beat the entire field, every time. Tiger Woods did that six straight times last year.
A professional tennis player - because of the bracketing system - has to beat only half the field and it is not unusual for the best player(s) from the other bracket to get knocked out before they get to the semis or the finals.
Thus, Tiger Woods is my guy.
Also, Tiger Woods is my guy because, according to Forbes (see the richest people in today's MULLINGS, Tiger earned $87 million last year.
Here's the list from Forbes via MSNBC.com:
MSNBC.com
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Updated: 2:16 p.m. ET Mar. 22, 2006
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2 Comments:
Disagree! The extra weight should go to the professional tennis player over the professional golfer… Tennis players have to play on three very different surfaces throughout the year (hard court, clay, grass), while golf is always on the same surface. At the grand slam events (Australian Open, French Open, Wimbledon, US Open) the men play longer matches - best 3 out of 5 sets - than the rest of the tournaments, which are best 2 out of 3, while a round of golf is always the same, 18 holes. Additionally, to win a grand slam, a tennis player must play and win seven matches – golfers only play four rounds. Professional tennis players are not allowed coaching or consultations during a match – golfers get to consult with caddies. And, there is no defense in golf – tennis players must play both offensively AND defensively. Tennis player gets the nod. Roger should be your guy.
I'm no expert, but isn't it true that there are "grass" players and "clay" players and rarely do the twain meet?
In fact, there was recently a friendly match in which one side of the court was clay and the other was grass.
Rich
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