I voted for tennis.
Much of what I watched were times when Pete Sampras ruled the court. He was so good it was boring to watch him play. He just went through the motions and hardly broke a sweat. When he was at his best, there was no true rival.
Tennis had the Becker-Edberg rivalry, McEnroe vs. Borg, McEnroe vs Lendl, Borg vs. Connors, etc. Those days were great and on any given day, one or the other could win.
But with Sampras, sometimes the only person who could beat him was himself. If he had a bad day with first serves, then a strong baseliner like Agassi could cash in and beat him. Only in Sampras' later career did Agassi pose a real threat. But much of the time when Sampras was on top, Agassi was either not playing, or playing very badly.
Today we have a few truly great players so it's not as one sided as when Sampras was king.
Much of what I watched were times when Pete Sampras ruled the court. He was so good it was boring to watch him play. He just went through the motions and hardly broke a sweat. When he was at his best, there was no true rival.
Tennis had the Becker-Edberg rivalry, McEnroe vs. Borg, McEnroe vs Lendl, Borg vs. Connors, etc. Those days were great and on any given day, one or the other could win.
But with Sampras, sometimes the only person who could beat him was himself. If he had a bad day with first serves, then a strong baseliner like Agassi could cash in and beat him. Only in Sampras' later career did Agassi pose a real threat. But much of the time when Sampras was on top, Agassi was either not playing, or playing very badly.
Today we have a few truly great players so it's not as one sided as when Sampras was king.