It's hardly shocking that a bunch of swimmers find that what Phelps did is the greatest thing ever. Phelps is a great swimmer, Bolt is a great runner. Comparing the two is pointless.
I propose an alternate question, what was the story of the Olympics, from a sporting perspective? Bolt had to earn his storyline in a field of potentially 3 or 4 legit contenders. Phelps was THE STORY going in and received a bunch of hype, which he certainly lived up to. I was thankful to have a DVR to go through the endless puff pieces on Phelps. I would have preferred to see a few more prelims than yet another story on him or a replay of the 4X100 free relay.
I really think at the next Olympics, NBC should have a puff piece channel where you can watch all the tear jerking stories about the hurdles each athlete has overcome. Or it could be PPV and come with a barf bag, which is what I needed. "Raised by a single mother in an affluent suburban neighborhood, this athlete had to choose daily between which mall to frequent for lunch."
It's hardly shocking that a bunch of swimmers find that what Phelps did is the greatest thing ever. Phelps is a great swimmer, Bolt is a great runner. Comparing the two is pointless.
I propose an alternate question, what was the story of the Olympics, from a sporting perspective? Bolt had to earn his storyline in a field of potentially 3 or 4 legit contenders. Phelps was THE STORY going in and received a bunch of hype, which he certainly lived up to. I was thankful to have a DVR to go through the endless puff pieces on Phelps. I would have preferred to see a few more prelims than yet another story on him or a replay of the 4X100 free relay.
I really think at the next Olympics, NBC should have a puff piece channel where you can watch all the tear jerking stories about the hurdles each athlete has overcome. Or it could be PPV and come with a barf bag, which is what I needed. "Raised by a single mother in an affluent suburban neighborhood, this athlete had to choose daily between which mall to frequent for lunch."
