I guess controversy sells ...
"Track and field is so much more physically demanding ..."
Michael Phelps is not the greatest Olympic athlete in history
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The comparison is pointless. Both are spectacular athletes. Bolt could have put the 100 m record out of reach for 10 years but chose to hot dog instead.
Phelps could probably put any 2 or 3 of his WRs out of reach for many years if he didn't spread himself so thin.
I do have a problem with the track is more demanding part. Bolt's races added up to perhaps (10 secs x 3 races) + (20 secs x 3 races) + (10 secs x 1 race) = 100 secs of racing. I bet that based on science, Bolt can recover pretty easily from a 10 second anerobic event.
I hardly think Bolt's chosen events are more demanding.
The comparison is pointless. Both are spectacular athletes. Bolt could have put the 100 m record out of reach for 10 years but chose to hot dog instead.
Phelps could probably put any 2 or 3 of his WRs out of reach for many years if he didn't spread himself so thin.
I do have a problem with the track is more demanding part. Bolt's races added up to perhaps (10 secs x 3 races) + (20 secs x 3 races) + (10 secs x 1 race) = 100 secs of racing. I bet that based on science, Bolt can recover pretty easily from a 10 second anerobic event.
I hardly think Bolt's chosen events are more demanding.
