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.
Much of the strength of the argument for Bolt is how dominant he has been, the fact that his WRs represent a quantum leap beyond the competition.
But he obviously lacks Phelps' versatility and longevity: in terms of medal count, Phelps was the premier Olympian for three consecutive Olympics. At his peak he was dominant in several events too but his competition has been catching him lately and none of his WRs look unassailable (before Lochte's swim in the Olympics I thought the 400 IM WR was untouchable).
Who knows what another 4 years will bring? Bolt's records may not look so untouchable then either (though maybe not, T&F WRs don't seem to have the same kind of steady improvement that swimming WRs do).
Bolt preens, talks and has a healthy ego, but I also think he sometimes has his tongue planted firmly in cheek. Regardless, he's a lot more interesting to listen to than Phelps.
Much of the strength of the argument for Bolt is how dominant he has been, the fact that his WRs represent a quantum leap beyond the competition.
But he obviously lacks Phelps' versatility and longevity: in terms of medal count, Phelps was the premier Olympian for three consecutive Olympics. At his peak he was dominant in several events too but his competition has been catching him lately and none of his WRs look unassailable (before Lochte's swim in the Olympics I thought the 400 IM WR was untouchable).
Who knows what another 4 years will bring? Bolt's records may not look so untouchable then either (though maybe not, T&F WRs don't seem to have the same kind of steady improvement that swimming WRs do).
Bolt preens, talks and has a healthy ego, but I also think he sometimes has his tongue planted firmly in cheek. Regardless, he's a lot more interesting to listen to than Phelps.
