Doesn't it suck sometimes to be so cynical? actually no. it makes it a lot easier to laugh at golf announcers who say "tiger didn't have his a-game today, but that's why he is so great, he sticks with it." as if the other golfers say "you know what, i'm just not at the top of my game today" and walk off the course to have a drink in the clubhouse. he's a great golfer but if you watch a full round of his, you hear praise heaped on him that is utterly absurd. Eh, but that's how it was with MJ, and that's how it'll be with the next great player in their sport.