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Inspired by @Lugaid Ó Cearbhaill 's thread on birth year generations and slams, I decide to quickly come up with the # of slams by birth year and see what it looks like.
(i did this by manually and quickly so feel free to let me know if there's errors)
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What I find most interesting is that since 1968, the # of people with at least one slam is somewhat fairly distributed, with only two years having 3 players and four years with 0, the rest have 1-2 players each birth year with at least one slam. However, before 1968, you have huge gaps where no one was born who was winning.
What is also interesting is that slam counts seem to peak around certain periods. This supports the cohort argument that you often see in many other areas/fields of performance (e.g. art, sport, business, etc.), where greatness begets greatness.... that is, the more two or more "great" people interact, it only fuels them to pursue greatness even more, and you get these peak periods of a culture where great people are supporting each other, whether it be through cooperation or competitiveness.... eg. around 1979-1983 you have a ton of great players born Williams/Hingis/Henin/Clijsters era, 1968-1973 Seles/Graf era, 1954-1957 Evert/Navratilova era, 1942-1945 King/Court era. there may be other epic eras more recently, but still a little early to tell.
The following is a chart to help, not sure if it's useful
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What do ya'll think? Why are there big gaps between years where no one was winning slams but not so much anymore? Do you believe in the cohort argument? Discuss.
(i did this by manually and quickly so feel free to let me know if there's errors)
What I find most interesting is that since 1968, the # of people with at least one slam is somewhat fairly distributed, with only two years having 3 players and four years with 0, the rest have 1-2 players each birth year with at least one slam. However, before 1968, you have huge gaps where no one was born who was winning.
What is also interesting is that slam counts seem to peak around certain periods. This supports the cohort argument that you often see in many other areas/fields of performance (e.g. art, sport, business, etc.), where greatness begets greatness.... that is, the more two or more "great" people interact, it only fuels them to pursue greatness even more, and you get these peak periods of a culture where great people are supporting each other, whether it be through cooperation or competitiveness.... eg. around 1979-1983 you have a ton of great players born Williams/Hingis/Henin/Clijsters era, 1968-1973 Seles/Graf era, 1954-1957 Evert/Navratilova era, 1942-1945 King/Court era. there may be other epic eras more recently, but still a little early to tell.
The following is a chart to help, not sure if it's useful
What do ya'll think? Why are there big gaps between years where no one was winning slams but not so much anymore? Do you believe in the cohort argument? Discuss.
