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by rurp 1262 days ago
What's the point of comparing players from different eras if you don't control for the environment? Obviously soccer players today are better trained and conditioned than they were 50 years ago. Same for football players, and baseball players, etc. If that's the standard, then the GOAT will almost always be whoever the best modern player is, which isn't a very interesting discussion.
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You are approaching this discussion as a rational human being. Classic rookie mistake.