Gothamist: With 3 Golds In Hand, Phelps Has Two Races Tonight

everyAframe

Wed, 13 Aug 2008 19:52:11 -0500

Bejing Officials to Phelps: Take as many as you want, we're just going to stab you in the parking lot and take them back.

Jen S

Wed, 13 Aug 2008 10:44:50 -0500

14 - you're right. The media's put him on such a high pedestal, at the cost of the rest of the team. I mean, he is amazing, but he's part of Team USA. Watching the relay last night, I had no idea who the other three swimmers were, and that's not fair to them.

Politburo

Wed, 13 Aug 2008 10:41:49 -0500

Phelps already has a DUI. Underage, to boot.

eyekantspel

Wed, 13 Aug 2008 09:42:03 -0500

Michael Phelps is obviously an impressive athelete, and has really earned the attention he is getting. Still, I feel like the media is really trying a little too hard to portray him as the all-American nice guy here. The news this morning had another gushing piece about him, growing up with a single mother, blah blah blah. You'd think he was running for office. I know nothing about Michael Phelps; he might be a great guy though to succeed as he has, he must also be aggressive and competitive, and those traits generally aren't turned on and off so easily. I don't mean to suggest those are flaws, but I'd rather not have them oversell him, just so they can tear him down if a few years from now he gets into a fight with his girlfriend or gets a DUI, or whatever. Meanwhile, I think Jason Lezak should be getting a little more attention for his absolutely incredible swim in the last leg of the 4x100. That guy seemed incredibly humble and low key at the end of that event. Without detracting at all from Phelps' accomplishments, Lezak's last leg was for me, so far, one of those amazing Olympic moments that I'll remember for a long time.

Homesick

Wed, 13 Aug 2008 07:02:11 -0500

Well Mr. Mell I don't think innovation in equipment is the same as steroids. If that is the case shouldn't any record held by someone who shaves his body, wears a swim cap, wears goggles, uses technologically advanced weight machines, and swims in anything other than a baggy knee-length cotton onesie have an asterick? Plus steroids are actually illegal. As far as I know you can legally buy and sell those crazy swimsuits. Plus how do you know Hank Aaron wasn't on anything? Many baseball players have admitted that methamphetamines and other uppers which allowed you to have more energy to train and play over the long grueling season, were all over baseball clubhouses in that era. Just saying.

NannyState

Wed, 13 Aug 2008 00:30:09 -0500

...and the fifth.

NannyState

Tue, 12 Aug 2008 23:44:25 -0500

Phelps wins his fourth...

rhonda718

Tue, 12 Aug 2008 22:42:19 -0500

Snoopy- The world might not be better off, but that doesn't diminish their achievements. For a moment in time, they are the best in the world at something. At the very same moment, the most you and I can say is that we posted a comment on a blog. (Arguably less of an impact on the world...)

Mr Mel

Tue, 12 Aug 2008 22:22:24 -0500

Baseball players used steroids for an unfair advantage. Swimmers use special bathing suits. Olympic pools are built deeper to allow them to swim faster. We're going to need another set of asterisks because they beat the old records just as unfairly as Barry Bonds beat Hank Aaron's home run output.

Snoopy

Tue, 12 Aug 2008 22:05:21 -0500

Look at what Mark Spitz did with all his gold medals. My goodness what can one do with eight what Mark failed to do with seven? Get a grip people. It's rec swimming. If a shark had an appetite and the dude was swimming offshore he would be shark bait. How is the world better if one shaves off 23 thousands of a second swimming in a pool?

chuzzlewit

Tue, 12 Aug 2008 21:17:28 -0500

watching him win over and over again is getting boring just like it did with the scoobie-doobies in the olympics when i was a kid. at least they had magic carpet races and moon events then....

Think twice

Tue, 12 Aug 2008 20:41:52 -0500

The divers are waaay hotter than the swimmers.

bagelman

Tue, 12 Aug 2008 20:36:59 -0500

did MP tone those abs at the New York Sports Club or is Gothamist trying to go national on us?

SP

Tue, 12 Aug 2008 19:33:53 -0500

Hey, those are my abs! I'm gonna sue.

Jen S

Tue, 12 Aug 2008 19:31:29 -0500

Embarrassing as it might be, I have a major crush on MP. Rawr!

Kojak

Tue, 12 Aug 2008 19:18:56 -0500

What is this? Gothamist or Fleshbot??

SleepyM

Tue, 12 Aug 2008 19:05:31 -0500

Thanks for the yummy eye candy!