Speaking of this, did anyone else want to throw a brick through their TV when NBC mentioned this incident before the 200 fly finals? They acted like winning the race with filled up goggles was the greatest achievement in sports history. Either Rowdy or Dan Hicks said something to the effect of "...anyone else would have just thrown in the towel, but not Michael!" Oh come on, you're going to just give up in the Olympic finals--in an event you've held the world record in for years because your goggles filled up? Please!
I also had a lifetime best in my final performance of my 200 Free at Conference Champs my senior year of college with my goggles completely filled up. I chose to swim with them still on my eyes, because I could still partially see vs. trying to rip them from my face and then being truly blind.
Throw in the towel??? Please...:bitching:
Speaking of this, did anyone else want to throw a brick through their TV when NBC mentioned this incident before the 200 fly finals? They acted like winning the race with filled up goggles was the greatest achievement in sports history. Either Rowdy or Dan Hicks said something to the effect of "...anyone else would have just thrown in the towel, but not Michael!" Oh come on, you're going to just give up in the Olympic finals--in an event you've held the world record in for years because your goggles filled up? Please!
I also had a lifetime best in my final performance of my 200 Free at Conference Champs my senior year of college with my goggles completely filled up. I chose to swim with them still on my eyes, because I could still partially see vs. trying to rip them from my face and then being truly blind.
Throw in the towel??? Please...:bitching:
