Posted by: no_quiero August 17, 2008
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First of all sorry to any Phelps fan but the article is my own and based entirely on my opinion.
First of all congratulations to phelps for world record of 8 gold medals. But I have been sick and tired of media calling Phelps as the greatest olympian. I beg to differ. He may be the most successful olympian in terms of Gold medal won, but does that necessary mean that he is the greatest olympian?.
Phelps may be most successful but to call him the greatest olympian is a no no
If somebody asks me what is your olympic moment so far? then my answer would be simple. It would be Usain Bolt completely destroying the opponent on the way to become fastest man in the planet. People say there will be a close contest betweeen bolt, powell and Gay. As it turned out it wasnt a match rather it was a mismatch as bolt broke the world record with so much ease that you could ever want to see. True Phelps won 8 gold and winning 1 gold is no mean feat, let alone 8. But it is really farcical to judge the greatest olympian purely based on number of golds.
A total of 96 medals are in offering for swimming this summer olympics. Thats staggering. Say somebody is a very dominating and best player in other sports like Judo. How long will that (judoku) player take to break Phelps record? He will need a mind boggling 56 years to break phelps record.
In order to become the greatest Olympian you only really have two options to consider....swimming or gymnastics.
The run made by bolt will remain in the mind of viewers for years
How is Usain bolt performance in anyway mean then phelps. He bettered the record in mens 100m by 0.03 second. Which is a significant acheivement.It just irks me that swimming in particular stands out amongst all the sports as one that makes it easier to win multiple medals. (I'm not saying that winning a single medal is easy, but what I am saying is that if you have won a medal in swimming the chances of you winning another are higher than in any other sport).
Sir steve Redgrave from great Britain won 5 consecutive gold medal from 1984 olympics to 2000 one in each olympic Unfortunately he isn't a swimmer like Phelps rather he is a rower. How could anybody every expect a rower to break Phelps record?. hypotetically it will have taken him about 56 years to break phelps record
Will Phelps remain best for 16 years like Sir Steve Redgrave did , it remains to be seen . But at this moment of time i wont call him the greatest olympian in the history.
Why Mark Spitz record of highest gold medals in single olympics wasn't broken by any boxer, rower, or weight lifter? The answer isnt difficult to answer.
First of all congratulations to phelps for world record of 8 gold medals. But I have been sick and tired of media calling Phelps as the greatest olympian. I beg to differ. He may be the most successful olympian in terms of Gold medal won, but does that necessary mean that he is the greatest olympian?.
Phelps may be most successful but to call him the greatest olympian is a no no
If somebody asks me what is your olympic moment so far? then my answer would be simple. It would be Usain Bolt completely destroying the opponent on the way to become fastest man in the planet. People say there will be a close contest betweeen bolt, powell and Gay. As it turned out it wasnt a match rather it was a mismatch as bolt broke the world record with so much ease that you could ever want to see. True Phelps won 8 gold and winning 1 gold is no mean feat, let alone 8. But it is really farcical to judge the greatest olympian purely based on number of golds.
A total of 96 medals are in offering for swimming this summer olympics. Thats staggering. Say somebody is a very dominating and best player in other sports like Judo. How long will that (judoku) player take to break Phelps record? He will need a mind boggling 56 years to break phelps record.
In order to become the greatest Olympian you only really have two options to consider....swimming or gymnastics.
How is Usain bolt performance in anyway mean then phelps. He bettered the record in mens 100m by 0.03 second. Which is a significant acheivement.It just irks me that swimming in particular stands out amongst all the sports as one that makes it easier to win multiple medals. (I'm not saying that winning a single medal is easy, but what I am saying is that if you have won a medal in swimming the chances of you winning another are higher than in any other sport).
Will Phelps remain best for 16 years like Sir Steve Redgrave did , it remains to be seen . But at this moment of time i wont call him the greatest olympian in the history.
Why Mark Spitz record of highest gold medals in single olympics wasn't broken by any boxer, rower, or weight lifter? The answer isnt difficult to answer.
Last edited: 17-Aug-08 09:47 AM