Comments on: Michael Phelps Wins His Historic 14th Gold Medal

By: necietadwp

necietadwp — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 11:56:15 +0000

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By: devilgirl

devilgirl — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 16:08:27 +0000

And Nicola, darling, please don’t comment on things you clearly know nothing about. Swimming is “barely doing anything”??? I have two kids that swim and let me say, they get up at 4 am and are in the pool by 5–they go straight to class, and then they swim for almost three hours after school. Social life? Forget it. During the season they’re in bed by 8 pm if they’re not too tired to eat dinner. Homework? Um, yeah. It’s tough when you can’t stay awake. These kids work effing hard so please shut your ignorant white trash mouth, or just stuff it with more cookies that you got at 7-11, b’c you clearly don’t understand the level of skill and commitment that swimming takes.

By: devilgirl

devilgirl — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 16:03:20 +0000

And let’s not forget his teammates, who helped him get some of those golds– among them Garrett Weber-Gale, Aaron Piersol, Jason Lezak– all of whom are HOTTER than Michael Phelps. Not that Hotness is an Olympic sport, but if it was, those three would medal before Michael Phelps. :D
Still, I’m proud of him and the WHOLE TEAM. I remember when Mark Spitz won his seven in 1972, and this is fabulous.

By: christine

christine — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 13:59:23 +0000

whoa nicola, why are you so miserable and mean? and do you even know michael phelps to call him an arrogant jackass?
anyone who knows what’s up knows he has done an amazing job. i give him tons of credit and he deserves all the praise he gets.

By: Kait

Kait — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 06:47:35 +0000

PHELPS IS AMAZING!!! Some unbelievable races… but he did it…correction…he and his team mates did it. He couldn’t have done it without the help of his team mates on those relays…especially Lezak!! Can’t for get Hansen, Berens, Peirsol, Jones, Webber-Gale, Lochte, etc!!

I didn’t bother to read past the first sentence of Nicola’s post. No need for me to get all riled up over that. I used to swim competitively and I’m in the water a couple days a week now, and it’s not just about being in shape and having muscles, a lot more goes into it.

Congrats to Michael Phelps and his team mates!

By: Elda

Elda — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 05:44:12 +0000

Nicola…you sound just like my husband, whose name is also Nicola…
Your argument is fallacious: Carl Lewis was a great Olympian in track, Mary Lou Retton in gymnastics, etc…where do you get the notion that in order to be considered “A great Olympian” athletes have to excel in more than one sport???
Michael Phelps is not only a great Olympian but THE GREATEST Olympian and it will be very unlikely that someone will match what he did…look how many years it took to match Mark Spitz!
Give this awesome athlete the credit that he deserves.
Perhaps you wanted to become a champion like Michael but never made it…take your frustrations out on someone else.

By: Oscar

Oscar — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 02:41:58 +0000

Boy, there are a lot of bitter queens out there.The man is great.Whether he had one or 8 events the man is great to win them all.Besides he is hot.And yes anybody that wins 8 medals in one Olympic Games is great.Nobody else has done it before so you envious queens eat your hearts out.Michael Phelps is as of today the Greatest Olympian of all times.Besides he’s well hung and hasa great smile and it so cute in a teddy bear way.Adorable and a mama’s boy and I think he’s gay.I hope he’s gay and finds a good looking boy like him to settle down and be happy.And he’s still the Greatest Olympian of all time until somebody wins more medals than him in total and in one Olympic Games.

By: Faus

Faus — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 22:52:57 +0000

It is undeniable that Phelps is a great athlete and one of the greatest swimmers in history. Nevertheless, to crown him the “greatest Olympian” based on the number of gold medals he has won neglects the fact that he has participated in relatively more medal-granting events than the average athlete in other sports. For instance, those competing in badminton, basketball, and etc. would only have one main event (and hence one chance) to compete for a medal. This does not mean that they are not as capable, deserving, and diligent as Phelps. The bottom line is that both the media and the audience should rethink their criteria in determining what it means to be “the greatest Olympian,” if such a title should exist at all.

By: Roxster

Roxster — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 17:29:22 +0000

Ditto Kim. . . .Swimming fast is not just about having good muscle tone (Ian Crocker anyone?), in the same way being a gymnast isn’t about muscle tone either. You have to have good technique and form in your strokes AND be fast. Its one thing to have the technique but another to keep that technique at a high speed, and having one doesn’t lead to the other. Also, you need a fast response time off the block (the same way runners do) and have to work the walls well on turns. And the US is not the only country excited by this, like I said yesterday, Michael’s own peers at the Water Cube from around the world have expressed admiration, awe, and respect for what hes accomplished. They’re obviously the best judges of whether or not this is a difficult sport and if he deserves these accolades. He’s won 8 gold medals (more then most countries) 7 in World Record Time and one in OR time, holds the WR in every event he swims but one, and at least two of these events he won them in he has never lost since he began swimming them. Not to mention he won the fly blindly when his goggles filled with water and he had to count strokes to figure out where the wall was and time his turn which is crucial….At the end of the day, if swimming was so easy that anyone could do this…how come hes the only one? You’re right in pointing out that having different strokes presents more oppertunity, but most people specialize in one or two in one or two distances because its difficult to master multiple ones at the world level, same way most runners focus on the 100m and 200m and don’t try to throw in hurdles and the 400m. I really don’t get where you’re seeing arrogance in him. The first thing he did after the US won the relay last night was say thank you to each of his teammmates. And then, first chance he got, ran to see his Mom and sisters. And when he won number 7 and everyone said he was a shoe in for 8 he said he thought the Australians would give them a run for it. And its well reported that hes a nice person, loyal teammate, and generous individual. I think you’re confusing him with Usain Bolt, he gave a wonderful example of how to be an arrogant winner.

By: Jaddedkitten

Jaddedkitten — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 17:07:52 +0000

FUCK THE HATERS THEY CAN NEVER TAKE THIS AWAY FROM HIM anywhore i was jumping up and down screaming and crying I was so fucking proud of him congratz Michael I <33333333 U

By: Dori

Dori — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 16:18:20 +0000

yayy i love michael!

By: JHop

JHop — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 16:15:42 +0000

Kim, you’re way nicer than I am. I was just going to say that NICOLA was the arrogant jackass. You’d think that Michael Phelps stood her up at prom or something the way she talks about him.
He IS a phenomenal athlete. Swimming is NOT easy for anyone who gets into a pool. In fact, I’d happily hop a flight across the pond to see you swim a few lengths, dear. I love a good freak show.
Your arguments are silly, petty, and most of all WRONG. Get over yourself and recognize talent when you see it. Learn how to give credit where credit is due. And, for the love of god, pull that massive sick out of your ass and enjoy life.
Sheesh.

By: Kim

Kim — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 16:01:44 +0000

Woah Nicola. Angry much? If you don’t like him, don’t read about him. And you’re certainly not convincing anyone with that extremely bitter argument. Get over it. You’re free to disagree but there’s no need to attack the opinion of everyone else. Your view is exactly what the Olympics AREN’T about.

Winning 8 Olympic gold medals isn’t easy. It doesn’t matter what the sport is. These are the best athletes in the world competing against each other, and Michael won handily in most of his competitions. The close ones were definitely the most exciting, and they use those touch pads for a reason. Races can be won and lost by coming up a fingernail short, as happened Friday night. It might not seem fair, but that’s how it is. That comes down to your instinct at the end, whether you choose to glide a little early or take another stroke. I think Michael’s accomplishments are AWESOME, though I am a bit sad his ’08 Olympics are over. Still, he definitely deserves the break.

By: Nicola

Nicola — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 15:48:39 +0000

Oh PLEASE. It’s ONE sport. A ‘Great Olympian’ would be winning many medals at a sport which requires more athletic ability, or competing in different events…. for many years.
Had he been from another country you’d see it the same way everyone else does. Talented swimmer? Of course. ‘Greatest Olympian’? No. Only in the States. Winning many medals within one sport which has many events doesn’t make you the greatest ever.

Water makes you buoyant, which means you use less energy. You don’t have to contend with the elements while swimming either. No fog, no smog, no rain, no wind, no overbearing heat. Completely controlled temperatures, no wind. Swimming for anyone with good muscle tone is pretty freaking easy.

Plus he’s an arrogant jackass. I’d probably like him as an athlete if he didn’t act like he was saving the world each time he won something, and his gold yesterday was an utter fluke. The other guy beat him, *clearly*…. but didn’t press his board hard enough to register it. That’s ridiculous. All the cameras saw it, all the commentators commented on it…

Doing different strokes for 100m/200m etc is how he’s got those medals. Do you see the runners running it backwards? Or hopping? Skipping? No. It’s stupid to give them such a title as that for him barely actually doing anything at all.
Let’s put a runner doing small distances in different ways, give them a few gold medals and then herald THEM as being the greatest Olympic athlete… it’s exactly the same thing. You’re just blinded by your adoration for someone simply because he’s from your country.

How does it feel knowing that America got a large chunk of their gold medals this year by doing a few lengths in a pool? How does it feel to see Britain, a country the size of a small American state, doing as well as America would’ve done without the arrogant jackass that is Phelps?

It’s completely deniable. Sorry ;)

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By: Rachel Freeman

Rachel Freeman — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 15:19:49 +0000

michael phelps is a amazing swimmer having won 8 gold medals is awesome!!!!!!!!! that is a great achviement congrats