Sonovabich Posted August 3, 2012 Member ID: 82 Group: ** Registered Users Followers: 0 Topic Count: 1535 Topics Per Day: 0.27 Content Count: 5022 Content Per Day: 0.88 Reputation: 5197 Achievement Points: 131535 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 116 Joined: 09/02/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: April 7 Device: Windows Posted August 3, 2012 (edited) The silence is deafening from you Yanks, this lad just won his 16th Olympic Gold medal yesterday (20 medals in all) he must go down in history as the greatest Olympian of all time, does nobody care over there? Edited August 3, 2012 by Sonovabich pancakes, hxtr, BigPapaDean and 4 others 7
hxtr Posted August 3, 2012 Member ID: 220 Group: **- Inactive Registered Users Followers: 147 Topic Count: 595 Topics Per Day: 0.10 Content Count: 16950 Content Per Day: 2.96 Reputation: 13538 Achievement Points: 129714 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 120 Joined: 09/04/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: October 26, 2023 Birthday: 04/05/1970 Posted August 3, 2012 The silence is deafening from you Yanks, this lad just won his 16th Olympic Gold medal yesterday (20 medals in all) he must go down in history as the greatest Olympian of all time, does nobody care over there? I think he is great but I dont think he is the best we have every seen. Some amazing athletes have made their way through the Olympics so it is very hard to say he is the best. Plus he is a medal whore. hahahahaha Congrats to all the winners. If the Olympics was not so commercialized it would be way better and I probably would care more. DEEJAYKEG 1
Shamu Posted August 3, 2012 Member ID: 715 Group: **- Inactive Registered Users Followers: 8 Topic Count: 418 Topics Per Day: 0.07 Content Count: 2178 Content Per Day: 0.39 Reputation: 1183 Achievement Points: 16606 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 1 Joined: 11/09/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: October 2, 2023 Birthday: 11/04/1943 Posted August 3, 2012 (edited) Probable problem is that the Olympics, and even less swimming, do not hold most Yanks attention like professional sports. The Olympics are nice but simply do not generate the passion of professional sport, or even team college sport for that matter. It seems that here American Football, Baseball, Basketball and Ice Hockey dominate the consciousness. In many most cases either college or pro. The Olympics are nice but not highly relevant. Even less in some cases depending on the event. Swimming no doubt has more relevance in Australia than here. Also a lot depends on what the media chooses to promote. Never overlook the power of the media. Personally I found more pleasure in the success of Gabby Douglas, she will be the American superstar, media darling, of the Olympics on the American side. Her personality and looks certainly do not hurt the popularity. http://www.youtube.com/user/ProcterGamble/featured?v=HbhzLI-vNjE Edited August 3, 2012 by Shamu pancakes and hxtr 2
PingLo Posted August 3, 2012 Member ID: 1103 Group: **- Inactive Registered Users Followers: 64 Topic Count: 119 Topics Per Day: 0.02 Content Count: 1977 Content Per Day: 0.36 Reputation: 1122 Achievement Points: 15642 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 4 Joined: 02/08/10 Status: Offline Last Seen: October 16, 2013 Birthday: 01/01/2012 Posted August 3, 2012 He's a local boy for me too, a real BALTIMORon. And he just won another Gold today, what does that make 21 total and 17 gold? Phenomenal achiever. RIPZILLA and Sonovabich 2
shooter Posted August 3, 2012 Member ID: 459 Group: **- Inactive Registered Users Followers: 23 Topic Count: 75 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 776 Content Per Day: 0.14 Reputation: 401 Achievement Points: 5416 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 09/20/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: July 29, 2022 Posted August 3, 2012 there is only one great olympian... ZEUS BigPapaDean 1
BigPapaDean Posted August 3, 2012 Member ID: 1128 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 78 Topic Count: 1210 Topics Per Day: 0.22 Content Count: 6553 Content Per Day: 1.18 Reputation: 4430 Achievement Points: 63653 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 6 Joined: 02/13/10 Status: Offline Last Seen: March 18 Birthday: 10/21/1954 Device: Windows Posted August 3, 2012 Shooter you are talking about a mythical legion. That is something no human can compete with. Besides if he was real and if the legion is true he was not human so what does it matter anyway? Phelps did a lot of damage to his image here when he let himself be filmed taking a hit. Now mind you I didn't care if he did but the media had a field day with it. And so goes the legion of Michael Phelps one of the most prolific Olympic champions we have ever seen in our day and time! ausimatador 1 Awards
hxtr Posted August 3, 2012 Member ID: 220 Group: **- Inactive Registered Users Followers: 147 Topic Count: 595 Topics Per Day: 0.10 Content Count: 16950 Content Per Day: 2.96 Reputation: 13538 Achievement Points: 129714 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 120 Joined: 09/04/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: October 26, 2023 Birthday: 04/05/1970 Posted August 3, 2012 Shooter you are talking about a mythical legion. That is something no human can compete with. Besides if he was real and if the legion is true he was not human so what does it matter anyway? Phelps did a lot of damage to his image here when he let himself be filmed taking a hit. Now mind you I didn't care if he did but the media had a field day with it. And so goes the legion of Michael Phelps one of the most prolific Olympic champions we have ever seen in our day and time! can he run really fast... jump super high. He is just faster than other swimmers. Sorry.. i think gymnastics deserves way more credit for performance than any of the rest. Ice skating second i guess.
shooter Posted August 3, 2012 Member ID: 459 Group: **- Inactive Registered Users Followers: 23 Topic Count: 75 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 776 Content Per Day: 0.14 Reputation: 401 Achievement Points: 5416 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 09/20/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: July 29, 2022 Posted August 3, 2012 Shooter you are talking about a mythical legion. That is something no human can compete with. Besides if he was real and if the legion is true he was not human so what does it matter anyway? Phelps did a lot of damage to his image here when he let himself be filmed taking a hit. Now mind you I didn't care if he did but the media had a field day with it. And so goes the legion of Michael Phelps one of the most prolific Olympic champions we have ever seen in our day and time! i didn't mean to upsaid you. just a practical joke. he's indeed one of the greatest sportsman of this age. maybe even the greatest. but...i do think it's all overrated. ok 19 medals and 3 times in a row gold medal on the same subject. ok he's good i admit it. but why does the media explain it like he brought world peace??? BigPapaDean 1
Flezno Posted August 3, 2012 Member ID: 3305 Group: **- Inactive Registered Users Followers: 0 Topic Count: 3 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 67 Content Per Day: 0.01 Reputation: 32 Achievement Points: 443 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 03/20/12 Status: Offline Last Seen: December 23, 2019 Birthday: 07/28/1986 Posted August 3, 2012 When a guy dominates as much as he has in a sport that uses every muscle of the body, and must be used efficiently and in perfect sync with each other, I would have to say he is an amazing athlete. On par with any of the greatest athletes in the worlds history. Im always proud to see a Yank on top, but like Shamu stated Im a little more of a pro sports guy. The rivalries are a little more constant and a little more fresh than our competitions with other nations every couple of years. BigPapaDean 1
Shamu Posted August 3, 2012 Member ID: 715 Group: **- Inactive Registered Users Followers: 8 Topic Count: 418 Topics Per Day: 0.07 Content Count: 2178 Content Per Day: 0.39 Reputation: 1183 Achievement Points: 16606 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 1 Joined: 11/09/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: October 2, 2023 Birthday: 11/04/1943 Posted August 3, 2012 Personally, in my ever so humble opinion, the best athlete will be the winner of the Decathlon. The Decathlon personifies the Olympics and the proficiency of an "Athlete". Skilled in multiple events and not just exceptional in one. It is a grueling test won by true "Athletes". By no means do I mean to lessen each individuals accomplishment in the sport of their choice but I just have a great respect for an individual skilled in multiple events and not a specialist in one. To me the Decathlon most represents the spirit of the Olympics. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Decathlon Cpt.TennealXI, BigPapaDean, coolmd and 2 others 5
Sonovabich Posted August 4, 2012 Member ID: 82 Group: ** Registered Users Followers: 0 Topic Count: 1535 Topics Per Day: 0.27 Content Count: 5022 Content Per Day: 0.88 Reputation: 5197 Achievement Points: 131535 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 116 Joined: 09/02/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: April 7 Device: Windows Author Posted August 4, 2012 I said he was the greatest Olympian ever, why we talking about professional sports, Hxtr can all these fast runners and high jumpers swim fast....i bet they can't, i don't understand your point, this lad has won 21 Gold medals for your country, how many did that great fast runner and long jumper Carl Lewis get? coolmd, BigPapaDean and hxtr 3
Shamu Posted August 4, 2012 Member ID: 715 Group: **- Inactive Registered Users Followers: 8 Topic Count: 418 Topics Per Day: 0.07 Content Count: 2178 Content Per Day: 0.39 Reputation: 1183 Achievement Points: 16606 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 1 Joined: 11/09/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: October 2, 2023 Birthday: 11/04/1943 Posted August 4, 2012 I said he was the greatest Olympian ever, why we talking about professional sports, Because in your lead post you asked...... The silence is deafening from you Yanks, this lad just won his 16th Olympic Gold medal yesterday (20 medals in all) he must go down in history as the greatest Olympian of all time, does nobody care over there? The reference to the popularity of professional sports is offered as one of the reasons his accomplishments may not get the attention you might expect. You asked "does anybody cared over there?". It's one possible explanation why we don't seem to care. Simply an answer to a question you asked. BigPapaDean and hxtr 2
hxtr Posted August 4, 2012 Member ID: 220 Group: **- Inactive Registered Users Followers: 147 Topic Count: 595 Topics Per Day: 0.10 Content Count: 16950 Content Per Day: 2.96 Reputation: 13538 Achievement Points: 129714 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 120 Joined: 09/04/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: October 26, 2023 Birthday: 04/05/1970 Posted August 4, 2012 I said he was the greatest Olympian ever, why we talking about professional sports, Hxtr can all these fast runners and high jumpers swim fast....i bet they can't, i don't understand your point, this lad has won 21 Gold medals for your country, how many did that great fast runner and long jumper Carl Lewis get? I understand your point SOB... I just have a hard time thinking Phelps is the fastest swimmer or best Olympian the games have ever seen. 21 medals is great.... what an accomplishment for sure and to say otherwise is ignorant (i fit that bill most of the time.. lol). I just think their are lots of sports that require lots of talent. I don't care if they are from Russia, US, UK or China.... I want to see the best athletes from all countries. Our heads over hear are big enough and that number 21 is a marketing number. I did not earn that nor did the USA. That team and Phelps won them. I don't get into to the... our country won this.. and we got that. It is no different than someone loving the Dallas Cowboys, and the other guy hatting the Dallas Cowboys. Originally was trying to say this.... Would Phelps beat all the past Gold Medal winning swimming teams if they all competed today? Is Phelps the Michael Jordan of swimming? There will only be one MJ, will we see another Phelps? But I am proud of him.... and I will watch him tonight at 7pm central win his 22 medal and possibly his18th gold. Us all talking about this and hearing it on the news is getting me excited..... so the marketing is even working on me now. lol BigPapaDean, Sonovabich and coolmd 3
Sonovabich Posted August 4, 2012 Member ID: 82 Group: ** Registered Users Followers: 0 Topic Count: 1535 Topics Per Day: 0.27 Content Count: 5022 Content Per Day: 0.88 Reputation: 5197 Achievement Points: 131535 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 116 Joined: 09/02/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: April 7 Device: Windows Author Posted August 4, 2012 Who is Michael Jordan hxtr, coolmd and BigPapaDean 3
BigPapaDean Posted August 4, 2012 Member ID: 1128 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 78 Topic Count: 1210 Topics Per Day: 0.22 Content Count: 6553 Content Per Day: 1.18 Reputation: 4430 Achievement Points: 63653 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 6 Joined: 02/13/10 Status: Offline Last Seen: March 18 Birthday: 10/21/1954 Device: Windows Posted August 4, 2012 Who is Michael Jordan you are an idiot! LMAO Sonovabich and hxtr 2 Awards
SGTDANKO Posted August 4, 2012 Member ID: 3214 Group: **- Inactive Registered Users Followers: 27 Topic Count: 206 Topics Per Day: 0.04 Content Count: 2362 Content Per Day: 0.49 Reputation: 50 Achievement Points: 14004 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 02/21/12 Status: Offline Last Seen: July 4, 2015 Birthday: 06/23/1981 Posted August 4, 2012 The silence is deafening from you Yanks, this lad just won his 16th Olympic Gold medal yesterday (20 medals in all) he must go down in history as the greatest Olympian of all time, does nobody care over there? nice
PingLo Posted August 4, 2012 Member ID: 1103 Group: **- Inactive Registered Users Followers: 64 Topic Count: 119 Topics Per Day: 0.02 Content Count: 1977 Content Per Day: 0.36 Reputation: 1122 Achievement Points: 15642 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 4 Joined: 02/08/10 Status: Offline Last Seen: October 16, 2013 Birthday: 01/01/2012 Posted August 4, 2012 Would Phelps beat all the past Gold Medal winning swimming teams if they all competed today? Is Phelps the Michael Jordan of swimming? There will only be one MJ, will we see another Phelps? But I am proud of him.... and I will watch him tonight at 7pm central win his 22 medal and possibly his18th gold. Us all talking about this and hearing it on the news is getting me excited..... so the marketing is even working on me now. lol Yes he would because they are all old like everyone reading this post. Would he beat them even if they weren't old of course, that's why he has world records, look at the times. Would he beat them even if they had the same competition and swimsuits he has, well maybe not but we will never find out. BigPapaDean and coolmd 2
hxtr Posted August 4, 2012 Member ID: 220 Group: **- Inactive Registered Users Followers: 147 Topic Count: 595 Topics Per Day: 0.10 Content Count: 16950 Content Per Day: 2.96 Reputation: 13538 Achievement Points: 129714 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 120 Joined: 09/04/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: October 26, 2023 Birthday: 04/05/1970 Posted August 4, 2012 Would Phelps beat all the past Gold Medal winning swimming teams if they all competed today? Is Phelps the Michael Jordan of swimming? There will only be one MJ, will we see another Phelps? But I am proud of him.... and I will watch him tonight at 7pm central win his 22 medal and possibly his18th gold. Us all talking about this and hearing it on the news is getting me excited..... so the marketing is even working on me now. lol Yes he would because they are all old like everyone reading this post. Would he beat them even if they weren't old of course, that's why he has world records, look at the times. Would he beat them even if they had the same competition and swimsuits he has, well maybe not but we will never find out. disagree... bring Phelps back to their time and see how well he performs from their training and lack of technologies. BigPapaDean 1
RIPZILLA Posted August 4, 2012 Member ID: 9 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 66 Topic Count: 245 Topics Per Day: 0.04 Content Count: 1239 Content Per Day: 0.22 Reputation: 1230 Achievement Points: 11498 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 3 Joined: 09/01/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: April 18, 2023 Posted August 4, 2012 HXTR how can you make comparisons of athletes from different sports to begin with? Swimming vs. Basketball? Phelps won his medals by intensive training and dedication. You can’t compare today’s technologies to the pasts. It is what it is. World records will continue to be broken with dedicated athletes such as Phelps. He deserves our respect, not a ho-hum that you gave him. Awards
BigPapaDean Posted August 4, 2012 Member ID: 1128 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 78 Topic Count: 1210 Topics Per Day: 0.22 Content Count: 6553 Content Per Day: 1.18 Reputation: 4430 Achievement Points: 63653 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 6 Joined: 02/13/10 Status: Offline Last Seen: March 18 Birthday: 10/21/1954 Device: Windows Posted August 4, 2012 HXTR did you give him a HO-HUM? Shame on you for that! I guess am gonna have to whip up on your ass for that!lol pancakes 1 Awards
Cavey Posted August 4, 2012 Member ID: 92 Group: **- Inactive Registered Users Followers: 42 Topic Count: 97 Topics Per Day: 0.02 Content Count: 2241 Content Per Day: 0.39 Reputation: 606 Achievement Points: 13358 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 1 Joined: 09/02/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: May 11, 2020 Birthday: 06/09/1977 Posted August 4, 2012 Probable problem is that the Olympics, and even less swimming, do not hold most Yanks attention like professional sports. The Olympics are nice but simply do not generate the passion of professional sport, or even team college sport for that matter. It seems that here American Football, Baseball, Basketball and Ice Hockey dominate the consciousness. In many most cases either college or pro. The Olympics are nice but not highly relevant. Even less in some cases depending on the event. Swimming no doubt has more relevance in Australia than here. Also a lot depends on what the media chooses to promote. Never overlook the power of the media. Personally I found more pleasure in the success of Gabby Douglas, she will be the American superstar, media darling, of the Olympics on the American side. Her personality and looks certainly do not hurt the popularity. http://www.youtube.com/user/ProcterGamble/featured?v=HbhzLI-vNjE Well lets put it this way, he is statistically the best sport person ever in the world. No-one has won that many medals/cups/trophys as he has. I am in awe of his abilities and accomplishments. PingLo and coolmd 2
Hemps Posted August 4, 2012 Member ID: 1482 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 37 Topic Count: 120 Topics Per Day: 0.02 Content Count: 2018 Content Per Day: 0.37 Reputation: 1440 Achievement Points: 15303 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 06/05/10 Status: Offline Last Seen: October 3, 2024 Birthday: 07/13/1967 Device: Windows Posted August 4, 2012 Probable problem is that the Olympics, and even less swimming, do not hold most Yanks attention like professional sports. The Olympics are nice but simply do not generate the passion of professional sport, or even team college sport for that matter. It seems that here American Football, Baseball, Basketball and Ice Hockey dominate the consciousness. In many most cases either college or pro. The Olympics are nice but not highly relevant. Even less in some cases depending on the event. Swimming no doubt has more relevance in Australia than here. Also a lot depends on what the media chooses to promote. Never overlook the power of the media. Personally I found more pleasure in the success of Gabby Douglas, she will be the American superstar, media darling, of the Olympics on the American side. Her personality and looks certainly do not hurt the popularity. http://www.youtube.com/user/ProcterGamble/featured?v=HbhzLI-vNjE Well lets put it this way, he is statistically the best sport person ever in the world. No-one has won that many medals/cups/trophys as he has. I am in awe of his abilities and accomplishments. How many Olympic sports out there give one athlete so many chances to get metals like swimming does? it seems swimming got way more then other olympic sports.i would say for sure he is the greatest swimmer ever. but the greatest sports person ever........maybe? Cpt.TennealXI and Shamu 2 Awards
coolmd Posted August 4, 2012 Member ID: 2384 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 69 Topic Count: 49 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 1058 Content Per Day: 0.21 Reputation: 757 Achievement Points: 9390 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 1 Joined: 04/10/11 Status: Offline Last Seen: August 9, 2024 Birthday: 01/18/1966 Device: Windows Posted August 4, 2012 Funny how you yanks only really love your PRO Sports........Played by just about no other countries save your own lol......... Awards
Shamu Posted August 4, 2012 Member ID: 715 Group: **- Inactive Registered Users Followers: 8 Topic Count: 418 Topics Per Day: 0.07 Content Count: 2178 Content Per Day: 0.39 Reputation: 1183 Achievement Points: 16606 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 1 Joined: 11/09/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: October 2, 2023 Birthday: 11/04/1943 Posted August 4, 2012 Funny how you yanks only really love your PRO Sports........Played by just about no other countries save your own lol......... Well, we do not need anyone else. Just like the Idiots to not need a internet web site to tell them who is best. coolmd 1
hxtr Posted August 4, 2012 Member ID: 220 Group: **- Inactive Registered Users Followers: 147 Topic Count: 595 Topics Per Day: 0.10 Content Count: 16950 Content Per Day: 2.96 Reputation: 13538 Achievement Points: 129714 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 120 Joined: 09/04/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: October 26, 2023 Birthday: 04/05/1970 Posted August 4, 2012 HXTR how can you make comparisons of athletes from different sports to begin with? Swimming vs. Basketball? Phelps won his medals by intensive training and dedication. You can’t compare today’s technologies to the pasts. It is what it is. World records will continue to be broken with dedicated athletes such as Phelps. He deserves our respect, not a ho-hum that you gave him. I agree.... I just wont put him in a category of the best the Olympics has ever seen 17/18 gold or not. That goes way to far IMO. The Olympics has seen some amazing athletic ability from all over. The training is the key and his dedication to the sport is why he won.. i agree and it took lots of money to make this happen. Technology helped him train which was not the same 20 years ago. But he is a great swimmer because he smoked pot. Thats the real reason. hahahaha Remember how they smeared him when that came out way way back. He is cool..... but he is not all that. At least Michael Jordan tried to play baseball. hahaahahhahahaha
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