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Old 01-20-2011, 09:40 AM
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Originally Posted by OldDog View Post
With all due respect, I think we should give it a rest.


Open question to everyone who is trashing Zenyatta:

Were you also opposed to:

Muhammad Ali
Bobby Fischer
Billie Jean King
Mario Andretti
Tiger Woods

and the like? As these individuals, and many others, had the effect of pulling in new fans to their respective sports (or games in the case of chess). Each can be argued to have others who have surpassed at least some of their accomplishments, but they all had a draw that got people interested in their field due to their individual performance.

Zenyatta belongs in that category, even if she was defeated, just as Muhammad Ali had lost some fights and titles, and Mario Andretti did not win every race he was in.
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