Beijing Olympics 2008

[Axl4Prez2004]

Faldor's right.  I don't understand your "hatred" of Phelps.  wtf?  Seriously, what the hell could he have said or done to give you a different reaction?

I am more mystified by the number of lady fans he's got out there.  It's a good mystified, because it tells guys around the world who aren't very good-looking, looks aren't everything!    

Give the man some credit.  He worked his ass off.  He won 8 gold medals.  That is just pretty fucking amazing.   

[tim_m]

Well this thread went down hill. Seriously wtf? I see nothing wrong with anything Phelps said. He was very appreciative of the help from his team. They really like him and get along. The guy works very hard to have been able to do what he did and was very gracious with it all give the guy a break.

[faldor]

Not to add any fuel to the fire, and I especially don't want to join the anti-Phelps revolution LeftToDecay has started, but I saw this online and it fits in.  Before that though I must preface I see absolutely nothing wrong with anything Phelps has said or any of his actions at the Olympics.  The man is the best swimmer ever, hands down.  If he gave a big FU to the rest of the swimming world I'd have trouble disagreeing with him, but he's been nothing but classy IMO.  Anyway, this is for LeftToDecay.  I'm sure he'll love this.  I hope you still hate me, don't consider this a peace offering.

http://www.bestweekever.tv/2008/08/19/just-asking-is-michael-phelps-a-douche/

[gilee7]

Chad Johnson could out swim Michael Phelps, or so he says.

[LeftToDecay]

Not to add any fuel to the fire, and I especially don't want to join the anti-Phelps revolution LeftToDecay has started, but I saw this online and it fits in.  Before that though I must preface I see absolutely nothing wrong with anything Phelps has said or any of his actions at the Olympics.  The man is the best swimmer ever, hands down.  If he gave a big FU to the rest of the swimming world I'd have trouble disagreeing with him, but he's been nothing but classy IMO.  Anyway, this is for LeftToDecay.  I'm sure he'll love this.  I hope you still hate me, don't consider this a peace offering.

http://www.bestweekever.tv/2008/08/19/just-asking-is-michael-phelps-a-douche/

Ooh don't worry, it takes more than an innocent link to get off from my list!

I most likeky have no other option than starting to hate the witer of that article too though.
I stongly dislike his/her way of making it look like Pheleps was just harmless fashion issue you can write light heared and " fun" articles about. People like this play it directly in Phelps' pocket.
Which must be why you pisted the link in 1st place right? Nice try.
If Cthulhu wakes up and begins to roam earth, consuming souls and igniting infinite suffering, you don't make light heared and " fun" page of him either, even if he does have a mullet. Which he prolly don't because of the whole tentacle head thing but it is possible.

[Layne Staley's Sunglasses]

I could care less what athletes do on their own time.

Cut the guy some slack, he's from Baltimore!

That cutie pie Shawn Johnson won the gold medal on the beam!

The Pole was going "awwww" the whole time.  I had just gotten to my cousins house from the Dodger game (they lost) and I was so depressed.  Shawn does her thing and I instantaneously go  !

Shawn and Nastia bring home 9 medals for the U.S.  They are fantastic!

Did anyone watch the 100 M hurdle race?  Poor LOLO, she clipped the 9th hurdle and went from first to seventh.

Ouch.

[tim_m]

I could care less what athletes do on their own time.

Cut the guy some slack, he's from Baltimore!

That cutie pie Shawn Johnson won the gold medal on the beam!

The Pole was going "awwww" the whole time.  I had just gotten to my cousins house from the Dodger game (they lost) and I was so depressed.  Shawn does her thing and I instantaneously go  !

Shawn and Nastia bring home 9 medals for the U.S.  They are fantastic!

Did anyone watch the 100 M hurdle race?  Poor LOLO, she clipped the 9th hurdle and went from first to seventh.

Ouch.

Yeah i saw that horrible break for Lolo but just the way things happens sometimes.

[Skeba]

Holy shit that was an amazing race.... and to a -0.9m/s wind.

The Jamaicans are dominating the short distances completely both in men and in women. I don't know which run from Bolt was better, but surely the 200m record was harder to beat. I thought it would take at least 10 more years 'till someone broke it.

[Jimmy?]

Bolt is unbelievable....the guys just not human! Incredible athlete that probably won't be rivaled for many years.

[Drew]

Chad Johnson could out swim Michael Phelps, or so he says.

Everyone knows that Chad is an overrated ignorant prick.

[CheapJon]

i haven't watched nearly as much as i planned to do, probably since it starts 3 in the morning and ends 6 in the evening.. 2012 will be much better time schedule but i guess i have to get a job by then

[Layne Staley's Sunglasses]

The U.S. sweeps beach volleyball!

[tim_m]

The U.S. sweeps beach volleyball!

Yep! and we have a shot at doing it in the indoor as well. Did you see that game last night against the russians? Now that was tense.

[Cornell]

Wow - I can't believe that anyone would dislike Michael Phelps.  He was amazing and very down to earth if you ask me.  Now, that Bernard dude from France got what he deserved. 

Will Nastia end up with another gold?  Are the Chinese girls too young??

[faldor]

The Chinese girls are definitely too young.  That one girl looks like she's 12 at the most.  I was actually surprised to hear they found documents saying she was 14.  I don't even believe she's that old.  Apparently they're not investigating anymore though, so it's a moot point.

How about the US relay teams unable to pass the baton?  That's been a recurring problem in the Olympics.  You think they'd clean that up one of these years.

[Cornell]

The Chinese girls are definitely too young.  That one girl looks like she's 12 at the most.  I was actually surprised to hear they found documents saying she was 14.  I don't even believe she's that old.  Apparently they're not investigating anymore though, so it's a moot point.

I agree.  When I first saw them, I thought they were 10-12 years old.

How about the US relay teams unable to pass the baton?  That's been a recurring problem in the Olympics.  You think they'd clean that up one of these years.

No kidding!  They were leading too...  Oh well, that's how it goes sometimes.  It was great to see the sweep in the 400-meter dash after that though.

[C0ma]

The guy made it look so easy which it isnt to run that fast of a sprint

I respect the accomplishment, I just think he could have handled it a different way....less Chad Johnson-ish, more Marvin Harrison-ish.   

The slowing down was one thing, but the pose before the race was the bigger deal to me.  Just sayin' 
I would loooove to see what he could do on a football field.     Make this man a Minnesota Viking!!! 

By be "more Marvin Harrison-ish" did you mean shoot someone outside of a restaurant?

[ppbebe]

Boys 400 relay is on. go Jamaica!

[CheapJon]

Boys 400 relay is on. go Jamaica!

broke a pretty nice record there

[ppbebe]

Boys 400 relay is on. go Jamaica!

broke a pretty nice record there

Bolt's got three gold medals and world records.  What a man! and  phelps.
and strangely uk is getting lots of medals.

Love Beijing 2008.

The Chinese girls are definitely too young.  That one girl looks like she's 12 at the most.  I was actually surprised to hear they found documents saying she was 14.  I don't even believe she's that old.  Apparently they're not investigating anymore though, so it's a moot point.

I agree.  When I first saw them, I thought they were 10-12 years old.

One of them looked like a toddler to me. I hope they are not really 16 for their sakes....

anyhoo who knows. There's been always some athletes doping and shit.
  in any case that never makes other Olympians plays unfair.