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12-02-2012, 03:22 PM
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Is Fed the first non american GOAT?
Well most will agree here that fed is the GOAT. Is he the first non american GOAT of tennis (at least since the 1920s or so when tennis started to get more international)? Before him any GOAT I seem to remember was american.
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12-02-2012, 03:25 PM
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Laver
Borg Lendl |
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12-02-2012, 04:01 PM
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12-02-2012, 03:47 PM
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Laver was GOAT before Federer in my opinion, of course many people will shortly jump on you for assuming that he isn't the GOAT now. They'll post in 3... 2... 1...
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12-02-2012, 04:05 PM
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I'm not sure if most posters here agree that Federer is the GOAT. In my opinion Laver, Rosewall and Borg are the non-American GOAT contenders beside Federer. Laver was considered the GOAT for several decades and is still considered by many people. Last edited by BobbyOne : 12-02-2012 at 04:36 PM. |
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12-02-2012, 05:37 PM
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Laver was a GOAT contender before Federer was even born.
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12-02-2012, 05:46 PM
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On the plus side, Colt45 has been the GOAT non-French champagne, by sales volume, since the history of grapes and grains.
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12-02-2012, 05:53 PM
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Laver, Borg, Roseswall and Emerson are just 4 names who come to mind as non Americans with some claim to the GOAT title over the years.
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12-02-2012, 05:59 PM
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12-02-2012, 06:12 PM
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12-02-2012, 06:11 PM
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If you define Australia as an American Territory, you have a prayer at not being ridiculed for the OP.
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12-03-2012, 03:51 AM
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12-03-2012, 04:21 AM
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In other words I agree with you hoodjem. |
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12-03-2012, 08:13 AM
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No Laver was born down under and Borg up there
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12-03-2012, 08:19 AM
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No Nadal was born in Spain.
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12-03-2012, 09:42 AM
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Hoad and Rosewall from oz
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