In a recent issue of Sports Illustrated, writers Alan Shipnuck and S.L. Price debated who is the more dominant athlete in his respective sport: Tiger Woods or Roger Federer.
I had a few golf lessons while in college, but I've played tennis more frequently in my adult life. Tennis is by far the more demanding sport, physically and mentally. ESPN.com recently rated all sports based on eight different criteria that were judged by a panel of physiologists, journalists, and sports experts. Tennis was ranked seventh overall, while golf was 51.
I know what it's like to be on a court facing an opponent with a strong serve. You have to be quick and agile, you have to think on your feet, and you have to be aware of what your opponent is doing on the other side of the net. You have to be in tremendous shape to participate in this sport, and Federer does not break down. Federer is by far the better athlete in my book.
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