Men’s Tennis : A Few Nit-Picks On The GOAT Debate

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Published: February 19, 2010

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A tinge of satire? Probably.

The Special Theory of Relativity ranks among those few that sent all physicists scampering for cover. To say that time doesn't "flow" equally for every person in this world (universe, to be precise) with or without a watch, would cause anyone to shake his head in frustration at the guy who said it. But gladly we had enough smart people at that time, to understand and accept the stuff.

While it says that people moving relative to each other would observe different things about the universe, it also says that everyone is right, though the observations do not match.

Why they do not match, is that you are actually "comparing apples with oranges" (that is my favourite phrase here in BR tennis. I like apples more, what about you?). You need to do some non-intuitive(on the face of it) math on one person's observations so that it becomes comparable to the other person's.

Well, nature does it anyway.

The everyday battles that takes place between fans is hardly physics. And both parties are ensconced in their own reference frames, probably all of which are non-inertial. These arguments however have the looks of arguments between physicists.

Statistics are presented as experimental evidence first.

"Federer has won the most number of Grand Slam titles ever. From the fact that Grand Slams are the most coveted prizes and most difficult to be won in any era, it follows that Federer is the G.O.A.T."

Then exceptions are pointed out.

"But while it is representative of how much the player is better than his field, it doesn't provide a point of comparison with players from other eras. Look at the Sampras Era. He beat players who had won more Slams. So they were tougher to beat. Grand Slams during Pete's era were tougher than Slams during Federer's Era."

Somewhere down the corridor, you could hear that the exception only proves the rule. (...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Tennis

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