But they don't play the World Cup every year

Wimbeldon is played ever year (like the prem) but you don't have to win many games to win it (like the World Cup) and if you don't win it, you get another go at another Grand Slam a few months later (unlike either of them)

The frequency of the Grand Slams and the relatively low number of matches required to win them devalues the individual titles. It's not till you're a multiple winner that they start to register on the "pinnacle" scale

Posted By: Old Git on July 12th 2010 at 16:15:42

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The gay off is in full swing (n/m) (General Chat) - pants, Jul 12, 13:49:51
- Bully (n/m) (General Chat) - Arganth, Jul 12, 13:56:41
- nicely brought to the top (General Chat) - Old Git, Jul 12, 13:53:02
  - innit (General Chat) - pants, Jul 12, 13:58:46
- and all started by your bumboy arganth (n/m) (General Chat) - SCC 28, Jul 12, 13:50:54
  - Congratulations for ruining the board (General Chat) - pants, Jul 12, 14:06:01
    - pot and kettle (n/m) (General Chat) - strap_on sally, Jul 12, 14:27:26
      - I use an urn connected to the boiler. Eco! (n/m) (General Chat) - pants, Jul 12, 14:31:51
        
        good effort (n/m) (General Chat) - strap_on sally, Jul 12, 14:39:15
    - And this boys and girls, is how it all starts (General Chat) - 1morepost4jame_sward, Jul 12, 14:10:02
      - Here come the groupies (n/m) (General Chat) - pants, Jul 12, 14:10:55
        
        ........ (General Chat) - Old Git, Jul 12, 14:27:44
    - that was your bumboys pants (General Chat) - SCC 28, Jul 12, 14:08:05
      - Your inherent issues were the common denominator (General Chat) - pants, Jul 12, 14:55:27
        
        ROLF it was my own thread (General Chat) - SCC 28, Jul 12, 15:07:15
        
        Not really (General Chat) - pants, Jul 12, 15:22:05
        
        norwich can't win the tennis (General Chat) - SCC 28, Jul 12, 15:24:25
        
        bang! (General Chat) - pants, Jul 12, 15:25:47
        
        what does posting 20 seconds later prove exactly? (General Chat) - SCC 28, Jul 12, 15:29:36
        
        Proves how pedantic you are in replying, whilst it deflects you away from (General Chat) - pants, Jul 12, 15:35:56
        
        no you just said something after i posted (General Chat) - SCC 28, Jul 12, 15:39:42
        
        Another pedantic deflection from the point (General Chat) - pants, Jul 12, 15:42:46
        
        yes i'm very messed up (General Chat) - SCC 28, Jul 12, 15:46:15
        
        more self owned than arganth (General Chat) - SCC 28, Jul 12, 15:34:55
        
        = "I don't think pants is going to reply, but I'm itching for the attention" (General Chat) - pants, Jul 12, 15:40:31
        
        still laughing (n/m) (General Chat) - SCC 28, Jul 12, 15:42:12
        
        Except you aren't (General Chat) - pants, Jul 12, 15:43:24
        
        ok i'm really upset then (General Chat) - SCC 28, Jul 12, 15:47:18
        
        How can one being owning oneself by pointing out that somebody else contradicts themselves (General Chat) - Arganth, Jul 12, 15:14:13
        
        i didn't contradict anything (General Chat) - SCC 28, Jul 12, 15:17:51
        
        Murray winning one grand slam tourny surely wouldn't be the "pinnacle" of tennis would it? (General Chat) - Old Git, Jul 12, 15:24:27
        
        winning wimbledon would be (General Chat) - SCC 28, Jul 12, 15:27:26
        
        Richard Krajieck? Michael Stich? (General Chat) - Old Git, Jul 12, 15:31:12
        
        you might as well say winning the prem isn't the pinnacle then (General Chat) - SCC 28, Jul 12, 15:34:14
        
        Except winning the prem takes a full season, whereas there are four slams every year (General Chat) - Old Git, Jul 12, 15:38:56
        
        ah but i see wimbledon as the top of the game (General Chat) - SCC 28, Jul 12, 15:44:36
        
        How many matches do you have to win to win a Wimbledone title? (General Chat) - Old Git, Jul 12, 15:54:21
        
        7 from the main draw (General Chat) - SCC 28, Jul 12, 16:00:14
        
        But they don't play the World Cup every year (General Chat) - Old Git, Jul 12, 16:15:42
        
        my point was in winning a prestigious event (General Chat) - SCC 28, Jul 12, 16:21:29
        
        I know what your point *is*, I'm just pointing out that it isn't a very *good* point (General Chat) - Old Git, Jul 12, 16:33:06
        
        i disagree (General Chat) - SCC 28, Jul 12, 16:36:20
        
        all sports are played differently (General Chat) - SCC 28, Jul 12, 16:03:15
        
        If that's so, why do you keep comparing most sports to Tennis to validate your opinion? (General Chat) - pants, Jul 12, 16:08:26
        
        comparisons can still be made (General Chat) - SCC 28, Jul 12, 16:12:40
        
        Yeah silly me (General Chat) - pants, Jul 12, 17:16:33
        
        no worries (General Chat) - SCC 28, Jul 12, 17:21:46
        
        I won't (General Chat) - pants, Jul 12, 17:24:38
        
        i doubt even you could lose that much LOL (General Chat) - SCC 28, Jul 12, 17:31:53
        
        Still (General Chat) - pants, Jul 12, 17:57:52
        
        i'm sure they have.... (General Chat) - SCC 28, Jul 12, 18:12:16

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