More Pressure: Winning a Championship Or Defending One?

[Dorian]

For all you sport fans(nba/nfl/mlb)

What do you think is the bigger Pressure on teams/players, winning a championship or defending it the next year?

Please Vote.

[GhostfaceKillah]

For all you sport fans(nba/nfl/mlb)

What do you think is the bigger Pressure on teams/players, winning a championship or defending it the next year?

Please Vote.

I wouldn't know, Millwall (F.C) have never won anything to defend lol. But i went for a toss up.

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defending one... the hangover does exist... w/o a title, youre hungry.... its hard to stay as focused and hungry the following year


put it this way... the girl of your dreams, after you hit it once, do you try as hard to hit it again?!?!

[Benny Leonard]

It's harder to stay at the top than it is to get to the top.

[Dorian]

Interesting to say the very least,

[Heru]

It's harder to stay at the top than it is to get to the top.

He asked which situation puts more pressure.

It's winning one because when you're trying to do something for the first time is nerve wrecking.

[Dorian]

Matt Hughes once said, "Your not a champion until you defend it"

[Heru]

Matt Hughes once said, "Your not a champion until you defend it"

Ask yourself a question: Would you be more nervous defending a title or trying to achieve something you've never done before?

[Dorian]

Ask yourself a question: Would you be more nervous defending a title or trying to achieve something you've never done before?

/thread.

[Jim Jeffries]

Ask yourself a question: Would you be more nervous defending a title or trying to achieve something you've never done before?

What is more humiliating? Being blown out by the defending champs, or being the defending champs and being blown out by nobodies?

Champs are more expected to win, hence more pressure in defending. But there are good arguments on both sides (including yours,) so I'm still on the fence.