Roger Federer

Just to let you know how long I've been doing a sports blog, it was over 10 years ago that I wrote about which person was better in sports. The post compared two great champions in their respective sports, Roger Federer and Tiger Woods.

Even though both were at the top of their respective games at the time, I gave the edge to Federer. I argued if he ever had a bad day, he was done with any tournament he was in. Woods frequently had bad rounds, but golf was a more forgiving sport, and he could make up for bad days with follow-up great days.

10 years later, it's obvious that I was right. Federer is no longer the best in the world at what he does, but he's still good enough to win grand slam championships. He took the Aussie Open yesterday, his 20th grand slam title. Tiger? He was just happy to make the final cut in his last tournament. He hadn't even done that for such a very long time.

You can argue the greatest ever for any sport all you want, but Federer has to be in the conversation. His dominance over a long period of time with a sport that is grueling and unforgiving is unmatched.

I'd nominate Federer for GOAT. ( Greatest of all-time) What Brady is doing in football is amazing. What Michael did in basketball was unbelievable, but what Federer is still doing is unmatched.

Okay, Brady with another Super Bowl ring NEXT weekend would at least get me thinking about it again...