Listening to the Olympic commentators makes me cringe sometimes. Some of these cretins are convinced Usain Bolt is a greater Olympian than Phelps.
No Way----NO FRIGGIN' WAY!!!!
=> Michael has won more total golds and total medals over a longer period of time He Owned the pool in Beijing. Bolt dominated two individual and one relay over two Olympiads.
=> Michael's career has lasted much longer than Bolt's.
=> Michael probably has the aerobic capacity of 3 Bolts put together.
=> Bolt is all fast-twitch fibers - honed to perfection for sure but I'd love to see him try to run a 400 or 800m.Michael is fast and slow twitch fibers.
There's some psychology happening here: people tend to forget the impact of earlier events in favor of What Just Happened. Phelps and Bolt both did awesome things, but Bolt did his a few days after Phelps had already retired. Switch the order, do the "athletics" before the swimming, and no one would even dream of making this comparison. Bolt would have been forgotten after the 200IM.
There's some psychology happening here: people tend to forget the impact of earlier events in favor of What Just Happened. Phelps and Bolt both did awesome things, but Bolt did his a few days after Phelps had already retired. Switch the order, do the "athletics" before the swimming, and no one would even dream of making this comparison. Bolt would have been forgotten after the 200IM.
