MargaretMcAleer
The GOAT
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Well Margaret Court actually trained with men back in her day, for her cardio training, and also strength training which by the way was unheard of in her day. A fact you probably are unaware of.Another reason why Navratilova is the greatest of all-time: Players back then didn't have the nutrition/full time cardio/conditioning/fitness teams they have today. It's amazing how Navratilova lasted more than 20 years on the WTA, when pretty much most of her contemporaries barely lasted ten. If we take this into consideration, Billie Jean King belongs in the discussion for GOAT, and possibly as high as #2 (behind Navratilova). [BJK also had a long career like Navratilova, but don't forget that she skipped the AO and FO during her early years.]
The more I think about it, Navratilova should be a clear #1, with the discussion for #2 being between BJK, Evert, and Graf. Serena benefitted from the nutrition/conditioning/fitness teams of today's tennis, which coincided with the dip in talent in women's tennis in about 2007. I truly believe that if Capriati was more talented than Serena, and if she had the nutrition/conditioning/fitness teams of today, she probably does not burn out and been unbeatable for a very long time. Seles is complicated because of the stabbing, but if she had the nutrition/conditioning/fitness teams of today after the stabbing, I see no reason why she doesn't get to at least 18-20 slams.
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