Jib 0 #76 August 22, 2004 He's 19 years old. He has how many metal? How many gold? How many swimmers are there in the world? -------------------------------------------------- the depth of his depravity sickens me. -- Jerry Falwell, People v. Larry Flynt Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tunaplanet 0 #77 August 22, 2004 He failed to become known as the greatest swimmer of all-time. Did he do well? Yes. He is good. The best? Nah. Not by a mile. Forty-two Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jib 0 #78 August 22, 2004 By what definition? 4 golds, check 8 metals, check -------------------------------------------------- the depth of his depravity sickens me. -- Jerry Falwell, People v. Larry Flynt Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tunaplanet 0 #79 August 22, 2004 Here's the best swimmer to have graced the Olympics. This is a man who didn't buckle under pressure. This is a man who didn't choke. This is a man's man. A true swimmer. Pure athlete. Phelps? Not even close. Forty-two Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jib 0 #80 August 22, 2004 Not to demean Spitz but what world records of his still stand? You can't really compare the two more than 30 years apart. -------------------------------------------------- the depth of his depravity sickens me. -- Jerry Falwell, People v. Larry Flynt Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tunaplanet 0 #81 August 22, 2004 QuoteYou can't really compare the two more than 30 years apart. I can. Forty-two Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jib 0 #82 August 22, 2004 Okay, Spitz was 22. We'll see in four years, I guess. -------------------------------------------------- the depth of his depravity sickens me. -- Jerry Falwell, People v. Larry Flynt Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zenister 0 #83 August 22, 2004 QuoteNot to demean Spitz but what world records of his still stand? chirp____________________________________ Those who fail to learn from the past are simply Doomed. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dagny 0 #84 August 22, 2004 QuoteThe victory was Phelps' fourth individual gold in Athens, matching Mark Spitz's total at the 1972 Games in Munich. (Australian woman Shane Gould is the only swimmer to win five individual medals at the same Games, also in 1972.) Phelps also became the third man to sweep both butterflies in a single Games. And he is the ninth athlete to win at least five golds at a single Games Phelps is an amazing athlete. The only one who choked here was me...on my diet sunkist while reading your post. Read Phelps' biography and I think you'll see that his talent and his performance at the games has been nothing short of awe-inspiring. I agree that Spitz was one of the best swimmers that the Olympics has seen. However, exceeding his record does not make a great athlete. Phelps is not a braggart (like Gary Hall, talented...but dear god, that ego), he is still very a very young competitor, but he has an enormous talent. And, his stepping aside from the 18th race to allow his teammate an opportunity to earn his first gold speaks volumes for Phelps. You don't have to like him, but give credit where it's due.Take me, I am the drug; take me, I am hallucinogenic. -Salvador Dali Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Squeak 17 #85 August 22, 2004 QuoteThorpe's also in his prime. They're very comparable swimmers. (Read: significantly better than the rest of the world) Kelly Umm what make you think Ian Thorpe has reached jis prime, he is only JUST 21 I would not write him off just yet You lot should see yourselves from an outsiders point of few, you're funny You are not now, nor will you ever be, good enough to not die in this sport (Sparky) My Life ROCKS! How's yours doing? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MyOwnWay 0 #86 August 22, 2004 i am only watching it cuz there is nothing else on tv. i only get the 5 local channels i would rather be there and watch in person. . . don't really care for watching sports on tv. it doesn't have the same excitement._________________________________________ all good things are wild and free - Henry David Thoreau Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FlyingJ 0 #87 August 22, 2004 Quotei would rather be there and watch in person. . . don't really care for watching sports on tv. it doesn't have the same excitement. I agree to a degree but I think it depends on the sport. During the Atlanta Games I went to see Track & Field, swimming and beach volleyball. The swimming and volleyball were great, easy to follow, etc., but I found the track and field miserable to try and figure out what was going on. You just don't realize how much is all going on at once, and how far away it can be! That said, if someone offered me a plane ticket and tickets to track and field in Greece I'd be there in a heartbeat!!!Killing threads since 2004. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kelel01 1 #88 August 23, 2004 You know, I honestly thought Ian Thorpe was older than that . . . are you sure he's just 21? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lainey 0 #89 August 23, 2004 Yep, he's only 21. He's been in the Australian swimming team since 1997 when he was just 14 years old. And you shed not a single tear for the things that you didn't need 'Cause you knew you were finally free - Death Cab For Cutie Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Evelyn 0 #90 August 23, 2004 I stayed at the IHOP in Perris this past week during the 4 way/tunnel camp and the TV there gets only one channel, the channel with the Olympics, so if we wanted to watch TV we had to watch the Olympics. Pretty cool stuff though. Life is either a daring adventure or nothing ~ Helen Keller Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kelel01 1 #91 August 23, 2004 Oh, I really thought he was 23, and 4 years can make a big difference . . . and Ian Thorpe admittedly kicks ASS in freestyle, even if he was 48. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
murrays 0 #92 August 23, 2004 QuoteHere's the best swimmer to have graced the Olympics. This is a man who didn't buckle under pressure. This is a man who didn't choke. This is a man's man. A true swimmer. Pure athlete. Phelps? Not even close. Tuna, Phelps swam the fastest time of his life in the 200!!! That isn't choking. Choking is doing way less than you are capable of when the pressure is on. My hat's off to him for getting in the pool to take on the best and then doing his personal best in that event.-- Murray "No tyranny is so irksome as petty tyranny: the officious demands of policemen, government clerks, and electromechanical gadgets." - Edward Abbey Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skymama 37 #93 August 23, 2004 QuotePhelps swam the fastest time of his life in the 200!!! That isn't choking. He also got the American record with that swim. She is Da Man, and you better not mess with Da Man, because she will lay some keepdown on you faster than, well, really fast. ~Billvon Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zenister 0 #94 August 23, 2004 are you positve they were using 2004 seconds instead of 1972 seconds? I'm sure if you factored the way time is measured today vs the way time was measured in 1972 you'd see Sptiz was still a muuuch better swimmer than Phelps....____________________________________ Those who fail to learn from the past are simply Doomed. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CanuckInUSA 0 #95 August 24, 2004 QuoteI'm just curious as to how all of you would improve the coverage of the Olympics Include more coverage of the womens beach volleyball tournament. Well actually they did include plenty of coverage here, it's just that I can't get enough of a good thing. I just finished watching May/Walsh beat McPeak/Youngs in the semis and I saw May/Walsh beat a Canadian team last night. The Canadians actually were closer to beating May/Walsh than McPeak/Youngs were. But who knows? Maybe May/Walsh were off last night (despite winning) and were on today. Either way, I have a new favorite Olympics sport to watch. Womens beach volleyball!!! The men are faster and more powerful, but the women tend to rally longer. Just as in tennis, I find watching womens tennis better then men despite the fact that the men are stronger and faster. The rallies are just better in the womens game and thus the matches are more fun to watch. Or maybe I just like watching athletic women roll around in the sand. Try not to worry about the things you have no control over Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
