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Ra.Xor.2
Profile Blog Joined May 2008
United States1784 Posts
August 17 2008 03:23 GMT
#161
I wonder how many people watched him get 8 gold. Probably more than a billion .
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funkie
Profile Blog Joined November 2005
Venezuela9376 Posts
August 17 2008 03:26 GMT
#162
I dunno, but I'm still astonished by the great advantage he took while swimming. the US guy touched 3rd, and then Phelps, by the end of the first 50m, he already got 0.68secs from the second and 1.09? secs from the third. ;o.

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Hurricane
Profile Blog Joined October 2006
United States3939 Posts
Last Edited: 2008-08-18 23:16:17
August 17 2008 03:30 GMT
#163
[image loading]

Fuck you Photobucket.
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Mindcrime
Profile Joined July 2004
United States6899 Posts
August 17 2008 03:34 GMT
#164
Phelps has as many golds as Australia.

The only countries that have more golds than Phelps are the US, China, and Germany.
That wasn't any act of God. That was an act of pure human fuckery.
PauL_JoneS
Profile Blog Joined February 2004
United States373 Posts
August 17 2008 03:35 GMT
#165
Lol nice pic lmao....


Anyways Phelps just got the last of his 8 gold medals, what a phenom. Just amazing.
Centric
Profile Blog Joined March 2008
United States1989 Posts
August 17 2008 03:39 GMT
#166
This is the only time in my life that I've ever hated being on the West Coast...damn you NBC.
Super serious.
DamageControL
Profile Blog Joined July 2007
United States4222 Posts
August 17 2008 03:44 GMT
#167
Wow, he's so awesome
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Emptyeye
Profile Joined July 2008
United States34 Posts
August 17 2008 03:54 GMT
#168
Yeah, but only 7 of them were World Records. WAY TO SUCK, MICHAEL PHELPS!! </Sarcasm>

Totally insane. It looked like the Aussie guy was catching up to Lezak on that last leg, though I guess the margin was bigger than I thought it was.
eborp
Profile Blog Joined January 2008
United States266 Posts
August 17 2008 04:00 GMT
#169
8/8

God damn.
Only thing he could have done better was to set a world record in the 100 fly.
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KOFgokuon
Profile Blog Joined August 2004
United States14911 Posts
August 17 2008 04:19 GMT
#170
lol they showed footage of spitz during some of his swims
swimming was SO different back then they all swam without goggles, swim caps, and with ridiculous looking swimming gear
one guy's reaction time off the start was nearly a second
theonemephisto
Profile Blog Joined May 2008
United States409 Posts
August 17 2008 04:32 GMT
#171
On August 17 2008 13:19 KOFgokuon wrote:
lol they showed footage of spitz during some of his swims
swimming was SO different back then they all swam without goggles, swim caps, and with ridiculous looking swimming gear
one guy's reaction time off the start was nearly a second

I know. Watching that, I'm pretty sure I could be in the Olympics. Imagine time-traveling Phelps in his dome cap and LZR going to swim with those guys.
Kennigit *
Profile Blog Joined October 2006
Canada19447 Posts
August 17 2008 04:36 GMT
#172
MICHAEL PHELPS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
artofmagic
Profile Blog Joined March 2005
United States1951 Posts
August 17 2008 05:07 GMT
#173
he definitely a monster!
his 7th medal win was the most amazing. The speed of his arms are just unbelievable at the last minute.

Also, does swimming in the center of pool give those swimmers an advantage? Most of the time.. the winners are in the middle lanes. For some reason I have a feeling i read that there is less drag in the center.
evolve or die
LaLuSh
Profile Blog Joined April 2003
Sweden2358 Posts
August 17 2008 06:06 GMT
#174
Best times from qualifers & semifinals get center lanes. As simple as that.
EvilTeletubby
Profile Blog Joined January 2004
Baltimore, USA22259 Posts
August 17 2008 06:23 GMT
#175
Wow, they showed Raven's stadium afterwards



Baltimore (his home town) had a football game vs the vikings... they told the fans, "Stay around a while, we'll put Phelps on the big screen".. after he won #8 they showed the stadium, FUCKING PACKED people were going nuts... dude when he gets back we're going to be having parades and all kinds of shit for him. Kid is set for life man.
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MyStiC_Chaos
Profile Blog Joined March 2008
United States499 Posts
August 17 2008 06:33 GMT
#176
On August 17 2008 15:23 EvilTeletubby wrote:
Wow, they showed Raven's stadium afterwards



Baltimore (his home town) had a football game vs the vikings... they told the fans, "Stay around a while, we'll put Phelps on the big screen".. after he won #8 they showed the stadium, FUCKING PACKED people were going nuts... dude when he gets back we're going to be having parades and all kinds of shit for him. Kid is set for life man.


Yeah I saw that. I had a feeling they'd do something like that, especially when I remembered they have their game at home. Hey, even though the Ravens lost, Baltimore has Phelps to cheer on!

I wish I could have been in Beijing or at M&T Bank stadium.
tttt
Profile Joined February 2008
United States386 Posts
August 17 2008 06:50 GMT
#177
He's American. Not only is he overrated, but he's doping. He also enjoys torturing kittens.

I hope they catch him with a positive test or swimming might go the way of olympic softball. The IOC has shown an admirable, aggressive stance on getting rid of sports that Americans are dominant in. Either Phelps goes, or swimming does.
BrutalMenace
Profile Blog Joined July 2005
United States1237 Posts
August 17 2008 07:17 GMT
#178
/\ why the hate???

Michael Phelps is amazing
tttt
Profile Joined February 2008
United States386 Posts
August 17 2008 07:36 GMT
#179
On August 17 2008 16:17 BrutalMenace wrote:
/\ why the hate???

Michael Phelps is amazing


Sarcasm, my good sir. Phelps is our Lord and Savior.
azndsh
Profile Blog Joined August 2006
United States4447 Posts
August 17 2008 07:45 GMT
#180
except, sarcasm is usually humorous, and your post was devoid of any...

8 is indeed a lucky number
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