Roger Federer: Would Olympic Gold at Wimbledon Clinch ‘Best Ever’ Label?

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Published: April 26, 2012

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According to Encyclopedia Britannica, the Olympics "have come to be regarded as the world’s foremost sports competition."  

Undoubtedly, this statement holds great validity. There is a distinct, intangible allure associated with the Olympics.

A worldwide stage that hosts a supreme collection of the most skilled and highly trained athletes on our planet today, the Olympic Games foster international unity over the universal worshiping of athletic competition.

For many athletes, they are a culmination of years of vigorous training and represent the single venue in which they are pitted against athletes from around the world.

They provide many athletes with their only chance to craft a nationalistic identity in a purely athletic fashion.

In supplement, the core idea of having the hopes of an entire nation teeter on individual efforts inherently creates an intense competitive aurora.   

As previously described, the case with many sports is that participants only play for their country and experience international competition in the Olympics.

Tennis is not one of those sports.   

Just think about it. Every single ATP World Tour event is an international competition. Players from an array of countries spanning all continents (excluding Antarctica) flood the draws each and every week. 

The national diversity that exists within the draws is unyielding and is one of its great staples.

 

The Olympic tournament in my estimation can be equated to a Masters Series 1000 tournament.

While winning the Olympics would give one a greater sense of pride, and has a far greater distinction than winning in  Key Biscayne (Miami Masters), are they really any different besides the way in which we conceptualize them?  

I firmly believe the answer is no.

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