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Old 12-11-2014, 03:33 PM   #43
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Different being in a team sport I'd say. An individual athlete's success is measured on how they perform and what they win. A team athlete's success can be measured independently from the team's success.

In Sinclair's case, she carried the team on her back and earned the team a medal not many thought they could get (and perhaps not even the one they deserved).
Maybe. I can see the athlete vs team thing but Bouchard entered the year ranked 30th in the world and made 3 grand slam semifinals. I do think the year she had after Wimbledon hurt her.
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