Michael Phelps: Greatest Olympian Ever

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The 6'4" swimming phenom known as Michael Phelps stepped onto the podium yesterday to accept his 10th and 11th career gold medals, making him the most medaled Olympic athlete of all time. 23-year-old Phelps won his 10th gold for the 200-meter butterfly and his 4x200 meter relay team easily took the event. The National Aquatics Center has declared that this accomplishment has made Michael Phelps "aruably the greatest Olympian of all time."

Despite winning the gold for his individual event, the 200-meter butterfly, Phelps was disappointed with his world record time because he had been hoping for a better time. He said of his swim, "It just kept getting worse and worse through the race." (My bad--Michael was talking about his goggles filling up with water.)
 
However, any frustration Michael might have felt was gone by the time he stepped up to the podium to accept his gold medal along with his relay time. "On the podium, I kept tearing [up] at it. I'm almost at a loss for words....It's the best thing having four American guys ... swim all well together."

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11 Comments

August 13, 2008 9:44 AM

He didn't say that about his swim... His goggles unsealed when he dove in, and he said the water filling up his goggles "kept getting worse and worse through the race." He was disappointed in his time and frustrated that he couldn't do his best because he couldn't see.

Congrats to Michael, what an accomplishment!!

Whats with the word salad @ 10:17AM?

Actually, I don't think he's won the most medals yet ... although he has won the most GOLD medals. I think that Soviet gymnast still has more Olympic medals overall.

we don't recognize the soviet union

we don't recognize the soviet union

August 13, 2008 12:44 PM

that boy is FINE. Perhaps Jen should cougar on over to some of that tight ab action?

August 13, 2008 9:49 PM

everytime he wins and they play the national anthem, he cups his pec more that he puts his hand over his heart. what up with that?

August 14, 2008 9:35 AM

Is he Superman or something?? Can he leap buildings at a single bound? All I can say is, Steriods Much??>>>You heard it here first.

He had water leak in his goggles again last night! He still is doing a GREAT job!!! :-)

August 19, 2008 10:42 AM

They look like the "gay team" LOL

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