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I'm curious - if some mystery player was objectively the best at some sport (say, tennis). Could they get away with this? I imagine someone who could defeat an
by endisneigh 5y ago
I'm curious - if some mystery player was objectively the best at some sport (say, tennis). Could they get away with this?
I imagine someone who could defeat any tennis player, man or woman, but simply decided to never discuss the battle after winning would be able to do whatever they want.
Would people really accept not letting such an individual participate in some tournament when everyone knows they're the best?
- alberto-m 5y agoMagnus Carlsen, the most dominating chess player since Kasparov, has many times sabotaged the post-game interviews. The latest incident occurred just this week https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NtrZkDUa8xU&t=11511s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NtrZkDUa8xU&t=11511s It should however be added that Carlsen is aware that a leading sportsman should also be a showman, and he started many initiatives to contribute to popularity and diffusion of the game.