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Old 12-01-2014, 01:15 PM   #10
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Originally Posted by waner View Post
I have a hard time with Bouchard and Milos because they both had years that were great for Canadians but not really great in terms of Tennis overall. Both are at best the 8th-10th best players in their sports and there were likely at least 4 individuals (maybe more) more in their sports that had better years than them.

Should the best Canadian athlete be a 2nd tier player in their own sport? Neither of them even won anything of significance either to try and at least pin that on them.
You don't think being a top 10 tennis player is an enormous accomplishment (Canadian or otherwise), given the popularity of tennis around the world? 2nd tier?
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