no_quiero bro,

First of all please chill out and don't take it too hard. I have seen you posting so many threads about how you don't like American athletes being called the greatest, how you don't like US journalist calling themselves the best team in Olympics etc etc. Come on brother! you have been watching US television, which is meant for US people and US people love their country. You have been reading US newspaper written for US people, who love their country. They will definitely write, talk good about their country. And more than that, they have proved times and again that they are one of the best in the world right now.

Michael Phelps' personal achievement itself is way better than so many other countries in the Olympics this year. Just think about India, how they have been praising that Bindra guy, when he got just one gold medal. What would they do if they had a player like Michael Phelps with them? They would make a song, a movie and probably a TV serial for him, at the least.

Now think of yourself, what would you do, if Deepak Bista had won a gold medal in Olympics? How medias were praising him as one hope for medal? Come on! this is what every country does. Remember, how we were praising our cricket team when they were thrashing minnows like Qatar and Kuwaits in ACC? And, how about all the rallies we had done back in Nepal when Nepal had won few golds in SAFF game a couple of years back, and when MPC lost the final match in Presidents Cup etc etc? It's the same thing everywhere.

My suggestion is, please don't take it too hard. If you don't like these altheles and those TV stations, just ignore them. There is no point comparing these great players and belittling their effort.

Peace.