Re: Australia #1? Really

On Nov 11, 8:48 pm, Geico Caveman <spammers-go-h...@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

Boris Becker is German.  India's own Vijay Amritraj, IIRC, had a

I know. I had his poster in my room.

This was meant to be a qualifier for the phrase "all-conquering Swedes".

Sorry if the meaning did not carry.

ah...got what you mean now...


better time against Borg, Connors and McEnroe but could easily lose to
just about anyone in the 2nd, 3rd...10th tier of men's tennis.  I am
sure that there are several such examples in the world of sports.

None as nationality specific as Mecir, I am afraid :)

True. I guess I was expanding on what you were saying in a more
general sense as opposed to in the country specific sense. One other
country specific example is in ice hockey where for several years,
Finland played above their heads against their archrival, Sweden but
would come down to earth against other teams who were not as good as
Sweden.
.

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