Roger and Tiger

It seems there still are , narrow-minded people in this world that does give a damn about what I talk about . I am quite happy though . Means that people actually care about what I talk about . And I appreciate it a whole lot !

But , let me just refresh your memory by saying ,

This Is My Blog .
I Can Say Whatever I Want .
You Wanna' Comment Something I Oppose ,
I Won't Care .
Though I Love Your Enthusiasm Of Thoughts ,
I Still Won't Give Much Of A Damn
Even If You Said Obama Was An Idiot .

By now , you readers should have been aware of my idolization of Roger Federer after countless ranting of his success , fame and skills which knows no bounds .


Roger Federer from Basel , Switzerland , without doubt is the most successful tennis player ever known to history . And his 15th Grand Slam title ( 6th Wimbledon title ) is a strong enough testament .

Roger Federer

But another sportsman has appeared at the side of Roger Federer's caption photo as most successful sportsman in history . He is profoundly great in what his profession , fantastically rich and has a ' tiger ' in him . He is , no other than ..

Tiger Woods .

Though I would love to say Roger is the better athlete , In this case , I'll leave the statistics of their career , wins and their whole load of cash be the judge as to who is the better sportsman . And YOU !

I will dedicate this post to two of the best sportsmen on this planet we all come to love and hate , Earth !


P/s : Roger Federer and Tiger Woods are VERY close friends . Right after Federer's championship point at Wimbledon 2009 , Mr . Tiger here sent his buddy a congratulatory message .
So , there isn't a rivalry between them at all . I just wanted to show you fellow readers the great relationship both these men have with great successful stories behind every one of them .

Pp/s : To all of you narrow-minded , peanut-sized-brain dipshits that hate me for ranting about my dislikes ( NFL for example ) , this is a simple post to even out the scales . Showing that Roger Federer (which I admit) isn't the best , but one of the best .

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There was a brief comparison to Tiger Woods , Roger Federer and Michael Phelps .

I decided it would be interesting to provide a breakdown between Federer and Woods specifically , as they are intertwined on so many levels , more so than Phelps . They ( Federer and Woods ) both play sports where there are four Grand Slams per year , and where their achievements are always defined by individual performance , and never in a team competition .

This doesn't mean Phelps may not be considered the athlete of the decade ; just that it's more difficult to compare Phelps to Woods and Federer .



Let's break down the tale of the tape :

Tiger Woods

. VS .

Roger Federer

Age

Federer : 27
Woods : 33

Woods is nearly six years older than Federer , seemingly giving him a several year head start. As we'll see at the turned pro years , it's not as much as you think .

Turned Pro

Federer : 1998
Woods : 1996

Woods only has a two year advantage on Federer . It's not uncommon that most top tennis players start playing professionally in their late teens . Woods spent two years at Stanford before turning pro .


Singles Victories

Federer : 60
Woods : 68 ( PGA Tour only )

There isn't much difference here , though Woods is closer to golf's all-time title record than Federer is to tennis's all-time title record .
Golfer Sam Snead has 82 career wins . That is the record , and Woods is only 14 behind .
Tennis veteran Jimmy Connors is tennis's current singles title record holder with 109 . Federer is barely halfway there . Woods will break the record , but Federer mostly likely will not .


Prize Money

Federer : $ 49 , 475 , 219
Woods : $ 86 , 914 , 539 ( PGA Tour only )

Prize money is probably more a function of the individual sport rather than relative success of either player . It's still interesting to see how much Woods and Federer have won in tournament prize money .
Don't worry — they have plenty of endorsement money as well .

Grand Slams

Federer : 15
Woods : 14

Federer has won an astonishing 15 out of the last 25 Grand Slams he's entered . If Rafael Nadal wasn't around , Federer would probably have won 19 or 20 grand slams since 2003 .

Woods hasn't quite won at the same pace he did early in his career . During a span that started with the 1999 PGA Championship through the 2002 U.S . Open , Woods won seven majors in events . Woods has the distinction of holding all four majors at once in 2000-2001.
This is something Federer has yet to do .

Grand Slam Winning Percentage

Federer : 15 / 44 = 34%
Woods : 14 / 52 = 27%

Pretty close , but the edge here goes to Roger .

Career Grand Slams

Federer : 1
Woods : 3

Woods has won all four golf majors at least three times , and Federer has the one career Grand Slam . As said without Rafael Nadal , Federer would probably also be a three time over Grand Slam winner .

Future

Woods is just now entering his golfing prime . Theoretically , Federer should be on the tail end of his . Woods has at least six more years of top-form golf , then through his early- to mid-forties he will still have several opportunities to win majors , IF he stays healthy . I suspect Woods will eventually finish with 21 or 22 majors.

Federer's time is more limited . It's very difficult for pro-tennis players to win majors beyond the age of 31 or 32 . Though Andre Agassi proved with proper fitness you can remain a top 10 player through your mid-30s . Federer will win at least four more majors before his 30th birthday . Give him two more after that, and he's looking at 21 or 22 major titles , too .

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So , the winner does seem to lean over to Tiger Woods's side , does it ?
But who cares ? Their both great athletes . There's no rivalry as they're best of pals . Both professionally talented and are filthy rich.

There's no stopping them if they set their minds to it . Unless , fear of the opponent creeps into their thoughts , or the fact that they are aging fast kills them off first .
In which case , we do have a way to stop them !


I don't mind you being on top ,

L♥ve ,
Jaden