CBC is asking who’s the greatest Olympian ever? And wondering if it’s Phelps, Mark Spitz, Carl Lewis, Paavo Nurmi, Larissa Latynina or someone like Jesse Owens or Steven Redgrave.
The answer is quite clearly Michael Phelps, but I’ll break it down even further to prove why it’s him.
First off, the case for Phelps, and it’s so [...]
Posts Tagged as ‘Michael Phelps’
August 16, 2008
What is … Michael Phelps?
August 13, 2008
I think Canada hates Michael Phelps plus bonus swimming and Kyle Shewfelt thoughts
Having watched probably 30 hours of the Olympics already (yes, really), and with Canada having yet to win a medal, and with my tendency to try to avoid negativity at a time like this, there hasn’t been a whole lot to write about on the Canadian front.
Today, however, was such a big disappointment in the [...]
August 11, 2008
Hoooooooooo Lyyyyyyyyyyy Shit!
So I just caught the replay of today’s 4×100m freestyle relay that saw the US come from behind to defeat the French by .08 seconds. 8 hundredths of a second. And the comeback came against the French world record holder.
