Phelps is going down ....

What's important is what you said Cavic did take the loss like a man and congratulated Phelps, right there and then, in the water, (not in a follow-up interview.) So Cavic gets the sportsmanship credit over Phelps for shaking his hand in the water vs. a few minutes later? What about the cockamamie conspiracy theory about how the timing system didn't work for one heat out of the thousands at the Olympics? I'll take no handshake for 2 minutes over delusional pre-race conspiratorial rants if I'm shopping in the sportsmanship department. Yes, Cavic was gracious in defeat, but Phelps was gracious in victory and in the circus that preceded (motivated?) said victory. I don't know if I'd want Phelps to date my daughter, but the hate for the guy baffles me. We wouldn't even be able to watch these WCs on network tv if it weren't for him. He congratulates his opponents, is loyal to his team and country and just proved to be the fiercest competitor the sport has seen in decades, maybe ever (has the pressure ever been greater on a swimmer?). He's raised the bar for the field, many of whom are faster now than they would've imagined themselves to be without him (see geek's comment about Tiger).

What's important is what you said Cavic did take the loss like a man and congratulated Phelps, right there and then, in the water, (not in a follow-up interview.) So Cavic gets the sportsmanship credit over Phelps for shaking his hand in the water vs. a few minutes later? What about the cockamamie conspiracy theory about how the timing system didn't work for one heat out of the thousands at the Olympics? I'll take no handshake for 2 minutes over delusional pre-race conspiratorial rants if I'm shopping in the sportsmanship department. Yes, Cavic was gracious in defeat, but Phelps was gracious in victory and in the circus that preceded (motivated?) said victory. I don't know if I'd want Phelps to date my daughter, but the hate for the guy baffles me. We wouldn't even be able to watch these WCs on network tv if it weren't for him. He congratulates his opponents, is loyal to his team and country and just proved to be the fiercest competitor the sport has seen in decades, maybe ever (has the pressure ever been greater on a swimmer?). He's raised the bar for the field, many of whom are faster now than they would've imagined themselves to be without him (see geek's comment about Tiger).