June

[Sweder]

The only problem with the Mighty Plodder's theory on Federer vs Woods is Big Rog only faces a handful of the top players in each tournament (and many knock one another out in the process) - Woods, in his own sport, takes them all on every time. Could Federer beat each and every other player in the world? Probably, but the point is he doesn't have to, therefore his accomplishments, staggering as they are, are in my view not as great by (imperfect) comparison.

It's daft trying to compare contact sports with individual, team or one-on-one. I will say that tennis players appear to bail out (usually when they're losing) at the first sign of injury - Andy Murray anyone? Ignore the hype, discard Wood's banal and at times mystifying press statements and try to see byiond his obscene wealth - look at the number and scale of the wins and what one man or woman would have to do to rack them up.

Other sportsmen and women arguably work harder and dominate their sports to an even greater degree; they just don't do so under the intense media spotlight or the weight of global expectation that Woods overcomes. I truly believe the man hails from another planet. Nike probably.

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