Well, to be champion you have to actually play. If the Steelers decided not to play in the NFL any more, they don't get to retain the Lombardi Trophy in perpetuity. ;)
I like Topalov's play better than Kramnik's, but it's good to finally resolve the schism...for a while.
True.
But in his day Bobby Jones quit playing competitively and still was by far better then anyone in his game. And everyone understood that too.