Posted: Jun 05, 2019 3:27 pm
Destroyer wrote:GrahamH wrote:Destroyer wrote:
No, Graham, anyone who wins a race is the champion of that particular race. What you are talking about are 'superstars' of events Yes, the public do like their superstars, but they still have to compete, and should be prone to the odd defeat to make competition worthwhile.
Yawn.
Use whatever label you like, the statement made by cito that you claimed to agree with related to dominant athletes defined as those winning 90% of events. If it makes you happy call them "superstars". It makes no difference.
So you do aggrege with me, "superstars" / "champions" can be good for sport, contrary to what cito stated (" What's desired is not champions, but competition."
Sport benefits from both, and too much of a level field or a champ that is too dominant is a problem.
Simples.
Yes, superstars can be good for sports! Do you think that Cito was denying this with his statement? I didn't. If you weren't sure, you could have just asked him if that is what he meant?
It should have been evident from my first post that this is not what I meant.