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point stands. small pool was small.
got exponentially greater. small pool is big pool
robow7 said:blackcat said:robow7 said:sniper said:Borg emerged as one of the fittest players ever in a period when Sweden was pioneering research on blood doping.Squire said:You clinicians might find this amusing
http://edition.cnn.com/2016/05/25/tennis/bjorn-borg-tennis-cleanest-sport/index.html?
Coincidence? Maybe.
In any case, this omerta talk is such a giveaway.
Borg was not just fit with a standing heart rate of 45, he was and maybe still is one of the fastest individuals to ever step on a tennis court. We still can't manufacturer that but the Swedes did put together a nice group of top players at that time.
but apart from the Australians, who else played the sport with a national intensity and fervour. The East was yet to enter. South America may have had Vitas and Nastase, but they were yet to enter en mass.
so the sample pool was so minute compared to today
Nastase was from Romania and there were several eastern block players like Jan Kodes and Tiriac before him but the French and the Italians have always been integral to the sport.
point stands. small pool was small.
got exponentially greater. small pool is big pool