The Olympics
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Sir Steve Redgrave is the greatest olympian as he did it over a longer period,.
Whilst Im not knocking Phelps' achievements, he's an amazing athlete, I doubt if he will be winning golds beyond 2012. Still as I said a great achievement
Also, how many medals would Carl Lewis have won if they had made several slight variants on the 100 & 200m? eg, 100m & 200m backwards, 100m hopping etc
Whilst Im not knocking Phelps' achievements, he's an amazing athlete, I doubt if he will be winning golds beyond 2012. Still as I said a great achievement
Also, how many medals would Carl Lewis have won if they had made several slight variants on the 100 & 200m? eg, 100m & 200m backwards, 100m hopping etc
Morbyd
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I will disagree about Redgrave, but agree wholeheartedly about the greatest Olympian, Carl Lewis
comparing a runner with a swimmer is like comparing chalk and cheese.
Phelps is the greatest olympic swimmer.
greatest ever? no chance. top 10 yes. top. no!
Redgrave, won all 5 of his as part of a team. - his achievement is getting to and winning 5 golds over 5 olympics. wouldn't be so sure he would have done that if he was rowing on his own.
Carl Lewis - 100m 200m and long jump. (discounting relays golds) 3 very different events over 3 olympics.
My greatest Olympian is Daley Thompson. 8)
Phelps is the greatest olympic swimmer.
greatest ever? no chance. top 10 yes. top. no!
Redgrave, won all 5 of his as part of a team. - his achievement is getting to and winning 5 golds over 5 olympics. wouldn't be so sure he would have done that if he was rowing on his own.
Carl Lewis - 100m 200m and long jump. (discounting relays golds) 3 very different events over 3 olympics.
My greatest Olympian is Daley Thompson. 8)
Morbyd
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Why, because he won 2 golds in the decathalon?
Jackie Joyner Kersee - 2 golds and a silver in the heptathalon, plus her 3 long jump medals.
weloveliam@space
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I will disagree about Redgrave, but agree wholeheartedly about the greatest Olympian, Carl Lewis
Never said he was the 'GREATEST'. HE IS the most 'succesful' with 11 golds, which could well possibly be 14
soon !!And at 23 could quite easily be acheiveng more come 2012 in London !!
Philly Cent
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You guys!!
Slightly different Horses, for different courses!
That Phelps is amazing!
Redgrave is in his own right too!
As was Lewis!
All 3 will be well documented in the record books & rightly so!
Slightly different Horses, for different courses!
That Phelps is amazing!
Redgrave is in his own right too!
As was Lewis!
All 3 will be well documented in the record books & rightly so!
Why, because he won 2 golds in the decathalon?
no cause he has a thing for blokes with tashes
sorry saw the NBC clips last night and they were going whaaaaayyyy overboard!
no cause he has a thing for blokes with tashes
just cos you aint sprouted yet
or do you manfully wax yours? (along with your chest, back, legs , arms & arse)
weloveliam@space
Active Member
no cause he has a thing for blokes with tashes
Now this is a tash
And the BBC
Phelps is fantastic, and will do down in history along with Redgrave, Lewis, Spitz, etc etc.
The thing is, there is always some sort of histeria about one athlete at every games.
I was lucky to see Ian Thorpe get 2 golds in Sydney in 2000. It was absolutely amazing to whitness it in the flesh. Got to meet him aswell 8) But where is he now, he's forgotten about ?? The same will happen with Phelps.
weloveliam@space
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last I heard he was hiring out his trainers on a boating lake in Sydney
Or hiring his a$$, thats the rumour !!Hey johnny, dya think Michael Phelps will score with "dubyas" daughter now??
I definately would 8)
Hey johnny, dya think Michael Phelps will score with "dubyas" daughter now??
that pairing has already been done.
The most successful Olympian ever with 11 golds
This games, 5 golds (so far) and 5 world records !!
All at the tender age of 23, amazing !!!!
if he didnt wear lippy, he might have gone a bit quicker!
Morbyd
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Couldn't hurtHey johnny, dya think Michael Phelps will score with "dubyas" daughter now??
One of the 2 is actually kinda cute.Couldn't hurt
rumour has it that he tried once before and got rebuffed
Morbyd
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Woohoo! Can't believe I missed that yesterday. I wonder if it's on replay somewhere.
Go James!!
I give credit for Roger's slump to that Gillette commercial