Michael Phelps is the Olympics
August 17, 2008 |
I don’t have much to say about Michael Phelps that hasn’t been said on just about every computer screen, tv, radio and newspaper in the world. He’s pretty much the most incredible athlete on the planet. Eight gold medals in a single Olympics is a feat that probably will not be bested for quite some time.
What impresses me most, however, are the close victories. Of course there is the relay final where Jason Lezak made up a seemingly impossible distance, swam the fastest 100m relay split in history, and pulled a gold medal out of a hat for the US team. Then, while I was away this weekend, Michael Phelps won the 100m butterfly by a mind boggling .01 of a second. I’m sorry I missed this one live, but have seen it replayed enough to really enjoy it. Then Sports Illustrated posted an awesome frame-by-frame of Phelps’ final meter of the race. He literally won by a finger tip.
It’s pretty cool. Go world!