Every good sports debate compares two icons or popular figures, and this one is no different.
Whether it is the Cristiano Ronaldo vs Lionel Messi debate, or asking whether a hole-in-one in golf is more difficult than a nine-darter or snooker's maximum 147 break, these are the questions that keep sports fans going for years.
It helps when the sports stars involved have their say, too, just like when Michael Jordan and Tiger Woods gave their verdict on which of their sports was easier to achieve honours in at the highest level.
Over their illustrious careers, Woods won 15 golf majors while Jordan is a six-time NBA champion and five-time NBA MVP over his 19-year playing career - making them two of America's most recognisable sports icons.
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Speaking in 2007, after Jordan retired but while Woods was still in his prime, the pair discussed each others' sports during a pro-am tournament that attracted plenty of media attention. And Jordan was quick to offer a surprising verdict on the golf vs basketball debate when asked which sport was easier to win major honours.
The friends were regular golf partners before the tournament, with Jordan saying: "We talk about our respective sports -- which is harder, to win six championships or four Masters? I think it's tougher for him.
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"As an individual, you're playing against so many different opponents. In my game, if I have a bad day, I've got someone to cover for me. For the most part, he does it by himself."
Woods said he leaned on Jordan for advice after winning his first Masters in 1997 as a 21-year-old, telling reporters: "We're not the only ones. But because we're such great friends, I've been able to have a person I can talk to on all these subjects because he basically went through it before me. Next to Muhammad Ali, he's probably the most iconic figure athletic wise that America has ever had."
"I'm somewhere down the list," he added of himself at the time.
Topics: Golf, Basketball, NBA, Tiger Woods, Michael Jordan
Joe Bray