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Michael Phelps vs Tiger Woods

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The AIs: Michael Phelps ranks higher across sports.

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Michael Phelps

🏊 Swimming · 2000–2016

The AIs, across sports
#3
The AIs, in Swimming
#1 of 7
The Machine, in Swimming
#1 of 7 · 100.0
The fans, all-time
Not on any fan ballot yet

Best credentials

Olympic gold medals
23
World Championship gold medals (long course)
26
Olympic medals (all colors)
28

What you can learn

  • Relentless training
  • Openness about mental health
  • Setting audacious goals

Tiger Woods

⛳ Men's Golf · 1996–present

The AIs, across sports
Not top 10 · named by 2 of 4
The AIs, in Men's Golf
#2 of 8
The Machine, in Men's Golf
#1 of 8 · 92.4
The fans, all-time
Not on any fan ballot yet

Best credentials

PGA Tour wins
82
PGA Player of the Year awards
11
Most majors in one season
3

What you can learn

  • Obsessive preparation
  • Closing instinct
  • Comeback from the bottom

Machine scores measure each athlete against their own sport only, so they aren’t compared across sports. Head-to-head at the same age needs season-by-season data, which is coming.

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