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...Jackson Fork Ranch, which occupies six miles along the Upper Hoback River in Wyoming, challenges anglers to come catch four native species of the Wyoming cutthroat trout. It's said you can find any kind of trout within an hour of the lodge, and the lodge's Cutt-Slam package takes you to all four habitats of native trout. Rates start at $4,225 for six nights, including all meals and a local guide...
When the Swiss tennis star Roger Federer won the French Open on June 7, he tied Pete Sampras' record of 14 Grand Slam titles and become only the sixth player in history to win all four Grand Slam events (the French Open, Wimbledon and the U.S. and Australian Opens). In the GOAT Debate - Greatest of All Time - Federer now has only one rival: Rod Laver, the Australian star who not only won all four Slams, but twice did so in a calendar year (in 1962 and 1969). Laver's total of 11 Grand Slam titles could have been higher...
When you were chasing the calendar Grand Slam, were you aware of the record books...
...remember watching Lew Hoad in 1956 in the U.S. Open -he had three legs of the calendar Grand Slam but lost to Ken Rosewall in the final. I was in the stands, and in the back of my head I said to myself, "I want to try that, I want to win the Slam." But it wasn't anything to do with the record books, really. In 1969 [the second year in which Laver won the Slam], what really motivated me was just the thrill of being back at Wimbledon and these other great tournaments...
...that Federer has won the career Grand Slam, let's set the record straight. Who is the greatest player of all time? You've said before that all a player can hope for is to be the best...