Michael Phelps - 5th Olympics - incredible (1 Viewer)

[ffldrew]

In a sport that destroys competitors who grow old - he will be swimming in his 5th Olympics. Just watched him take first in the US qualifying in 200 fly and he looked as good as ever. Hard to believe. His fly form is one for the ages and I would be hard pressed to find anyone who could improve on it to innovate it any further. Only father time will get him at Rio. 

 

[The General]

Imagine the bong rips this guy takes. 

 

[Sconch]

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=VxK05rOmOZw

 

[grateful zed]

link

 

[ShamrockPride]

Incoming PED scandal in about 20 years. Don't say I didn't warn you.

 

[McGarnicle]

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=VxK05rOmOZw

 

 

[ProstheticRGK]

 

 

[ffldrew]

Incoming PED scandal in about 20 years. Don't say I didn't warn you.

He's been tested for 16 years straight now - While it seems improbable at 31 - it's his form that has carried him. 

 

[Apple Jack]

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=VxK05rOmOZw

 

[Evilgrin 72]

The guy is superhuman. If he wanted to, he could probably get a 6th at age 35. Anthony Ervin is doing it at that age in the 100 free. 

Phelps might be the most dominant athlete in the history of sports. Jordan, Gretzky, Ali... guys like that are more well known and revered because their sports are (were) more popular but consider this. Although those guys are widely considered the best of all time in their sports, you can typically find people who are going to make a case for someone else. Chamberlain, Lemieux, Marciano, Louis, etc. I don't know if it's even possible to make a case for anyone but Phelps as the greatest swimmer ever. There's really no logical argument against him. He owns every record there is for both peak performance and longevity and while the former records will be broken someday as humans continue to evolve, the latter may never be. I'd be stupefied to see anyone sniff 20 gold medals again in my lifetime. 

 

[IMAX 3D]

Meh

 

[tommyboy]

And butterfly is the hardest race

 

[flapgreen]

Geez

 

[flapgreen]

His life will come to an abrupt end after he gets a flesh eating bacteria in Rio. 

 

[flapgreen]

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=VxK05rOmOZw

Wtf haaaaahaaaa

 

[FreeBaGeL]

Don't the olympics start in like a month?  They're just doing qualifying now?

 

[Brony]

Eli is still probably the bigger goober.

 

[Evilgrin 72]

Don't the olympics start in like a month?  They're just doing qualifying now?

You want the swimmers in peak form representing the US. 

 

[Limp Ditka]

Incoming PED scandal in about 20 years. Don't say I didn't warn you.

Just what we need, another millennial bashing thread.

 

[joffer]

he's shaped like an eel

 

[flapgreen]

That's one of the funniest videos I've ever seen.  Looks so real 

 

[PlasmaDogPlasma]

Unfortunate volume of hateraide in this thread.

 

[Slapdash]

Imagine the bong rips this guy takes. 

Not the type of ####er you want to smoke out

 

[Ned]

He's been tested for 16 years straight now - While it seems improbable at 31 - it's his form that has carried him. 

And that's a huge part in this sport.  

 

[Jayrok]

Only father time will get him at Rio. 

Or the polluted water in the pool.  

 

[James Daulton]

The guy is superhuman. If he wanted to, he could probably get a 6th at age 35. Anthony Ervin is doing it at that age in the 100 free. 

Phelps might be the most dominant athlete in the history of sports. Jordan, Gretzky, Ali... guys like that are more well known and revered because their sports are (were) more popular but consider this. Although those guys are widely considered the best of all time in their sports, you can typically find people who are going to make a case for someone else. Chamberlain, Lemieux, Marciano, Louis, etc. I don't know if it's even possible to make a case for anyone but Phelps as the greatest swimmer ever. There's really no logical argument against him. He owns every record there is for both peak performance and longevity and while the former records will be broken someday as humans continue to evolve, the latter may never be. I'd be stupefied to see anyone sniff 20 gold medals again in my lifetime. 

It's swimming.  He's competing against a fraction of a % of the possible player pool that everyone else you mentioned competed against.  Give Lebron a year of training and he'd be trouncing Phelps.

 

[grateful zed]

better than mark spitz? 

 

[EYLive]

Or the polluted water in the pool.  

Or someone's arm floating in his lane.

 

[grateful zed]

Or someone's arm floating in his lane.

or a sofa.

 

[joffer]

Give Lebron a year of training and he'd be trouncing Phelps.

Em?

 

[flapgreen]

or a sofa.

Or some used needles.