Michael phelps is NOT greatest olympian ever b/c....
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This is not my opinion, but have heard this argued multiple times the past few days
He is swimming in a upper class white dominated sport. If swimming were more accessible to inner city black kids then he would have more competition and a deeper talent pool To compete against and he would not come close to his medal count.
Everyone can run, so usain bolt or carl Lewis are the best Olympians ever bc they accomplished what they did against the unquestionable best the world could possible throw at them
What say you?
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I would say Usain Bolt is one of the most dominate Olympians of all time, but only in one or two events. No one can come close to touching him in the 100m dash. He is a bit less dominate in the 200m. Maybe unlikely, but Yohan Blake could beat him. I think Sun Yang is at least as dominate in the 1500m free as Bolt is in the 100m dash.
Although Phelps has owned the 100 and 200 fly, his victories haven't been as dominating as Sun and Bolt. I don't think greatest Olympian can be defined by success in one or two events. It must be defined in overall achievement, in which Phelps is head and shoulders above everyone else. Bolt would have to compete in and win more events to be the greatest Olympian.
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I would say Usain Bolt is one of the most dominate Olympians of all time, but only in one or two events. No one can come close to touching him in the 100m dash. He is a bit less dominate in the 200m. Maybe unlikely, but Yohan Blake could beat him. I think Sun Yang is at least as dominate in the 1500m free as Bolt is in the 100m dash.
Although Phelps has owned the 100 and 200 fly, his victories haven't been as dominating as Sun and Bolt. I don't think greatest Olympian can be defined by success in one or two events. It must be defined in overall achievement, in which Phelps is head and shoulders above everyone else. Bolt would have to compete in and win more events to be the greatest Olympian.
