Tiger Woods vs. Michael Jordan

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I've always believed that Wayne Gretzky had a bigger impact of changing the game of hockey than MJ did on basketball. Before MJ, guys like David Thompson, Dr. J, Backrow, etc. were all playing above the rim. But before Gretzky I don't think anyone really thought to use the back of the opponent's net as an offensive weapon.

I think Tiger and Jordan are both amazing athletes and I'm happy to have seen Jordan play and to currently see Tiger. But I find it a bit hard to compare someone who plays in an individual sport with someone who plays in a team sport.

I think right now Tiger is the best active athlete...unless you include Roger Federer in the discussion. Then it gets a bit more interesting

[12thMan]

Originally Posted by TAFKAS

I've always believed that Wayne Gretzky had a bigger impact of changing the game of hockey than MJ did on basketball. Before MJ, guys like David Thompson, Dr. J, Backrow, etc. were all playing above the rim. But before Gretzky I don't think anyone really thought to use the back of the opponent's net as an offensive weapon.

I think Tiger and Jordan are both amazing athletes and I'm happy to have seen Jordan play and to currently see Tiger. But I find it a bit hard to compare someone who plays in an individual sport with someone who plays in a team sport.

I think right now Tiger is the best active athlete...unless you include Roger Federer in the discussion. Then it gets a bit more interesting

True, it is hard to compare individual sport vs team sport. I think I'm looking at the complete body of work. I agree if Federer enters, it's more interesting.