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burnettfollower		#881	[-]
Posts: 1347 (08/17/08 1:39 PM) Registered user Reply Quote More Recent Posts Message Connection Block Invite	Nothing unAmerican but what really get to me about the NBC announcers is the way they talk about other nations winning the gold medal. For example, Bulgaria won gold for a sport (Can't remember which, but that's besides the point). So they show the medal givings, because an American won silver, and when they finish the whole medal ceremony, complete with Bulgaria's national anthem, they cut back to this guy at the desk and he says "Now that was an exotic medal ceremony." Like wtf! He makes another comment about the whole thing being exotic, and this is seriously pissing me off! Since when is it that a person who is not an American winning the gold at an international event made for more than one country to participate whose national anthem is heard by thousands suddenly become an exotic event. It's as if he acts as though this was an American event where the Americans are doing the world a favour by allowing athletes from other countries to participate, and it just so happens that some one from another country wins. Stupid asshole.
Liquidsunshine		#882	[-]
Posts: 2160 (08/17/08 1:49 PM) Registered user Reply Quote More Recent Posts Message Connection Block Invite	I love every single minute of the hype surrounding Phelps, because he deserves it. Plus, it's extremely rare for an athlete who's hyped to such a gigantic degree to actually deliver. And he did. In a big way. Records were made to be broken. Spitz was a great champion, but the sport has progressed and Phelps has taken it to another level. 30 years from now, I would hope that Phelps would be gracious enough to be happy if someone breaks his record or gets close. To Ian Thorpe, who took the liberty of proclaiming that Phelps wouldn't break Spitz's record: How does that crow taste? Suck it, bitch.
Piranhahaha		#883	[-]
Posts: 10932 (08/17/08 2:09 PM) Reply Quote More Recent Posts Message Connection Block Invite	doing the world a favour Fixed.
jmj007		#884	[-]
Posts: 3165 (08/17/08 2:13 PM) Registered user Reply Quote More Recent Posts Message Connection Block Invite	The NBC camera guy who was cleaning the lens during the women's marathon race yesterday, and the look on that guy's face who stood below Phelp's mother after he won his 8th gold...both Classic.
swim4life227		#885	[-]
Posts: 4541 (08/17/08 2:19 PM) OMEDETO, CATHY!! Reply Quote More Recent Posts Message Connection Block Invite	^ That was Ian Thorpe <3
Carboys Desire		#886	[-]
Posts: 3353 (08/17/08 2:21 PM) Registered user Reply Quote More Recent Posts Message Connection Block Invite	Liquidsunshine wrote: I love every single minute of the hype surrounding Phelps, because he deserves it. Plus, it's extremely rare for an athlete who's hyped to such a gigantic degree to actually deliver. And he did. In a big way. Records were made to be broken. Spitz was a great champion, but the sport has progressed and Phelps has taken it to another level. 30 years from now, I would hope that Phelps would be gracious enough to be happy if someone breaks his record or gets close. To Ian Thorpe, who took the liberty of proclaiming that Phelps wouldn't break Spitz's record: How does that crow taste? Suck it, bitch. I could not agree any more with this. What Phelps did is historic, and I appreciate the coverage and the praise he has been given. I would feel the same way if he wasn't American. I was young when Mark Spitz did his thing but I remember it was a big deal. I'm glad Phelps has broken the records for a new generation of Olympic fans and I'm really happy to be able to witness it. What he did is going to inspire so many of our youth to strive for their best. I hope he can carry the burden of his fame and not fuck it up. He has indirectly signed up for a lifetime of scrutiny.
Drew B		#887	[-]
Posts: 3744 (08/17/08 2:39 PM) Registered User Reply Quote More Recent Posts Message Connection Block Invite	OG sofa wrote: dagny1331 wrote: Woot! I'm so happy for Phelps. But I love me some Jason Lezak phelps owes two of them golds to lezak. truth... It's a team event. Every one of them owes the gold to every other one (including the ones who swam in the heats who didn't swim in the finals).
Liquidsunshine		#888	[-]
Posts: 2163 (08/17/08 2:54 PM) Registered user Reply Quote More Recent Posts Message Connection Block Invite	Drew B wrote: It's a team event. Every one of them owes the gold to every other one (including the ones who swam in the heats who didn't swim in the finals). Exactly. It doesn't take anything away from Phelps, or anyone else who does a relay. Each person who swims a leg contributes a piece to that gold medal.
jmj007		#889	[-]
Posts: 3166 (08/17/08 2:56 PM) Registered user Reply Quote More Recent Posts Message Connection Block Invite	swim4life227 wrote: ^ That was Ian Thorpe <3 Nope, I know what Ian Thorpe looks. This guy was wearing a white shirt. He had a strange look that was too funny when the camera was showing Phelp's mom. Maybe the guy I'm speaking of was at Phelps earlier event. It was one of those people you can't help but notice in a crowd.
McWolcott		#890	[-]
Posts: 8007 (08/17/08 3:16 PM) The Real American Psycho Reply Quote More Recent Posts Message Connection Block Invite	Liquidsunshine wrote: Drew B wrote: It's a team event. Every one of them owes the gold to every other one (including the ones who swam in the heats who didn't swim in the finals). Exactly. It doesn't take anything away from Phelps, or anyone else who does a relay. Each person who swims a leg contributes a piece to that gold medal. In the last relay, Phelps swam the fastest split in history so they all did their parts perfectly. SO proud of them all. And thanks to Phelps, alot of young kids will take up swimming and get off the couch.
Liquidsunshine		#891	[-]
Posts: 2164 (08/17/08 3:21 PM) Registered user Reply Quote More Recent Posts Message Connection Block Invite	jmj007 wrote: Nope, I know what Ian Thorpe looks. This guy was wearing a white shirt. He had a strange look that was too funny when the camera was showing Phelp's mom. Maybe the guy I'm speaking of was at Phelps earlier event. It was one of those people you can't help but notice in a crowd. Was it during the excruciatingly close 100m butterly race? I remember seeing a guy in the row in front of Mom Phelps. The guy had his mouth open and eyes wide and kept moving his head back and forth from the pool to the scoreboard, pool to scoreboard, in shock. ETA: Jim Lampley is interviewing Dara Torres right now. Gee, isn't it shocking that Dara Torres won two medals despite being 85 years old, with 14 great-grandchildren, and an iron lung? Let's ask her about that some more! Last Edited By: Liquidsunshine 08/17/08 3:27 PM. Edited 1 times.
jmj007		#892	[-]
Posts: 3167 (08/17/08 3:26 PM) Registered user Reply Quote More Recent Posts Message Connection Block Invite	McWolcott wrote: In the last relay, Phelps swam the fastest split in history so they all did their parts perfectly. SO proud of them all. And thanks to Phelps, alot of young kids will take up swimming and get off the couch. Not with all that beer and McDonald's advertising on TV. "Hey kids, get out and swim. But don't forget to get drunk and eat those high calorie burgers and fries." lol
jmj007		#893	[-]
Posts: 3168 (08/17/08 3:40 PM) Registered user Reply Quote More Recent Posts Message Connection Block Invite	Liquidsunshine wrote: jmj007 wrote: Nope, I know what Ian Thorpe looks. This guy was wearing a white shirt. He had a strange look that was too funny when the camera was showing Phelp's mom. Maybe the guy I'm speaking of was at Phelps earlier event. It was one of those people you can't help but notice in a crowd. Was it during the excruciatingly close 100m butterly race? I remember seeing a guy in the row in front of Mom Phelps. The guy had his mouth open and eyes wide and kept moving his head back and forth from the pool to the scoreboard, pool to scoreboard, in shock. lol, Sounds like the guy indeed. He was center of the screen so he was more distracting than Phelp's mom. His reaction was unchanging--I was literally lol at that moment. I was thinking he might be psycho. lol
Fafulous		#894	[-]
Posts: 540 (08/17/08 3:40 PM) I don't get most of the jokes Reply Quote More Recent Posts Message Connection Block Invite	I don't know about you all, but Phelps has inspired me to get wet. I can't get over the Jamaican dude nonchalantly cruising to his win in the 100m. I think I saw him take a picture of himself before crossing the finish line. "This is so going on my My Space, bitches!"
burnettfollower		#895	[-]
Posts: 1348 (08/17/08 3:47 PM) Registered user Reply Quote More Recent Posts Message Connection Block Invite	Piranhahaha wrote: doing the world a favour Fixed. Um, I don't know if you know this but in Canada we are allowed to spell such words like favour with a u in it, so screw off.
jmj007		#896	[-]
Posts: 3170 (08/17/08 3:49 PM) Registered user Reply Quote More Recent Posts Message Connection Block Invite	Can't wait for Artistic Gymnastics to end for this beautiful sport. Includes headless chicks...
jmj007		#897	[-]
Posts: 3172 (08/17/08 4:14 PM) Registered user Reply Quote More Recent Posts Message Connection Block Invite	burnettfollower wrote: Piranhahaha wrote: doing the world a favour Fixed. Um, I don't know if you know this but in Canada we are allowed to spell such words like favour with a u in it, so screw off. Would that be the French spelling, since Canada has French roots? The Jamaican dude threw away a much bigger WR, which could have stayed longer than the one he made. So he didn't care!? A smart athlete would make every effort to go all out (like Phelps) and obliterate the WR while getting a medal. Sometimes showboating (which shows bad sportsmanship, IMO) during an event can also make one lose. Just look at the Serbia guy in Phelp's race. He glided to the finish thinking he had it. He should have pushed himself all the way. Oh well, enjoy second bub.
cindidindi76		#898	[-]
Posts: 12002 (08/17/08 4:17 PM) Registered User Reply Quote More Recent Posts Message Connection Block Invite	Piranhahaha wrote: doing the world a favour Fixed. Fucking foreigners. I really don't get the people who wanted Phelps to fail because NBC was talking about him all the time. Last I knew, Phelps wasn't in charge of NBC. Good for him for winning everything. I imagine he and Lochte will now spend the rest of the Olympics drinking and getting laid.
Remington Steele		#899	[-]
Posts: 1565 (08/17/08 4:49 PM) Reply Quote More Recent Posts Message Connection Block Invite	burnettfollower wrote: Nothing unAmerican but what really get to me about the NBC announcers is the way they talk about other nations winning the gold medal....with Bulgaria's national anthem, they cut back to this guy at the desk and he says "Now that was an exotic medal ceremony." Did you hear about Toronto's midget mayor saying he was afraid of being eaten by African cannibals? The IOC DIDN'T award his city the Olympics. Would that be the French spelling, since Canada has French roots? It would be the proper English spelling since Canada also has English roots.
victalac		#900	[-]
Posts: 1242 (08/17/08 4:54 PM) Registered user Reply Quote More Recent Posts Message Connection Block Invite	You think kids are going to take up swimming because of Phelps? Swimming is the most boring thing you can do. At least in distance running, you can look around and drink water once in a while. In swimming, you are underwater, have to control your breathing. And if you swim the backstoke, you can breath more, but you can't see where the hell you're going. Most of these swimmers are OC types big time. Phelps is OC, but also has ADD, and, along with size fourteen feet, that is a recipe for a superstar. But swimming is boring. No shit, it really is.

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