I could co-sign
He is suggesting that folks are being bias by placing favorable arguments for greatest Olympian towards the achievements of one athlete in one specific competition
So if you dominate in another sport, that's not favorable by that country's media/ majority of its citizens, then you don't exist
Control the media, you control how people think
Like saying "Greatest athlete is MJ," but ignoring triathlon competitors, track&field competitors, and professional cyclist competitors
Like favoring a British accent versus an Asian accent from a person who just learned English