Phelps V Bolt - Page 2

Samuel_Vimes · 24-08-2008, 11:07 AM

Phelps. Reasons involve things I'd not like to go into for legal reasons.

BoyBrumby · 24-08-2008, 11:14 AM

You can't dangle the bait like that & then lift it away! It's inhumane!!

Anyway, Bolt for me, regardless. Became the world's fastest human being with (to paraphrase that great line from Chariots of Fire) the apparent effortlessness of a god.

Smudge · 24-08-2008, 03:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Samuel_Vimes

Phelps. Reasons involve things I'd not like to go into for legal reasons.

Bolt violated you?

Johnners · 24-08-2008, 10:51 PM

Phelps, just.

The fact that Phelps did something no-one has ever done before (8 Gold, 8 Olympic Records, 7 World Records), and isn't likely to (unless he does it again himself) in the near future was the over-riding factor for me. No doubt Bolts winning margins were impressive, but apart from the 100 fly, it was the same for Phelps really.

ripper868 · 24-08-2008, 11:53 PM

Bolt.

Phelps broke this many records and blah blah...so did the guy who came second and third in alot of those. The pool is three metres deep (less resitance) there were extra lanes on the side to avoid wash from the walls.

As Roy and HG said, all records and times from beijing should not stand...it's not an olympic sized pool.

oz_fan · 25-08-2008, 01:25 AM

Phelps although Bolt did win with more 'style', 8 gold medals is just incredible.

biased indian · 25-08-2008, 06:48 AM

Bolt..because many thought he wont break the 200 m record...

as for Phelps almost all was the opinion that he would win the 8 gold and WR's as said by shaggy was too many in pool.....

Johnners · 25-08-2008, 07:07 AM

Interesting/amusing reasoning

Bobisback · 25-08-2008, 11:33 AM

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Originally Posted by BoyBrumby

You can't dangle the bait like that & then lift it away! It's inhumane!!

Anyway, Bolt for me, regardless. Became the world's fastest human being with (to paraphrase that great line from Chariots of Fire) the apparent effortlessness of a god.

I dont think that the 200 was effortless, he put everything into it and threw himself at the line. The 100 was nothing for him though.

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Phelps, just.

The fact that Phelps did something no-one has ever done before

Had anyone else ran the 200 in 19.30 into a 0.09 (iirc) head wind. Dont think so.

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Originally Posted by Clapo

and isn't likely to (unless he does it again himself) in the near future was the over-riding factor for me.

Same goes for Bolt and the above.

Anil · 25-08-2008, 01:14 PM

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Originally Posted by dontcloseyoureyes

Phelps didn't have the charisma of Bolt, but what Phelps did has never been done before and there's a good chance it won't ever be done again. So Phelps for me.

what bolt did has never been done before either...winning the sprint triple, all of it in world record times...

Johnners · 25-08-2008, 05:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Bobisback

I dont think that the 200 was effortless, he put everything into it and threw himself at the line. The 100 was nothing for him though.

Had anyone else ran the 200 in 19.30 into a 0.09 (iirc) head wind. Dont think so.

Same goes for Bolt and the above.

I was excluding the world/olympic records, because both guys broke world records with ease. People have won 3 golds on the track before, and it's likely to happen again. No-one has ever won 8 golds at the one olympics (and that is far less likely to happen again), and no-one has ever won as many gold medals as Michael Phelps, period.

Johnners · 25-08-2008, 05:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Anil

what bolt did has never been done before either...winning the sprint triple, all of it in world record times...

Betty Cuthbert, 1956.

200 & 4x100 were definitely WR. I know she set a record in the 100m, not sure if it was world or olympic though.

Anil · 25-08-2008, 07:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Clapo

Betty Cuthbert, 1956.

200 & 4x100 were definitely WR. I know she set a record in the 100m, not sure if it was world or olympic though.

well the commentators were saying it has never been done before, don't know whether they were specifically talking about men...

Sanz · 25-08-2008, 08:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Anil

what bolt did has never been done before either...winning the sprint triple, all of it in world record times...

I am sure that is a great achievement but what Phelps achieved hasn't been done either ever in Olympics. No one has won 8 Gold medals in a single Olympic and all of that by breaking Olympic Records in each of the event (7 WR and 1 OR).

Nnanden · 25-08-2008, 09:05 PM

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24-08-2008, 11:14 AM	#17 (permalink)
BoyBrumby Englishman Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Doing the stance Posts: 42,620	You can't dangle the bait like that & then lift it away! It's inhumane!! Anyway, Bolt for me, regardless. Became the world's fastest human being with (to paraphrase that great line from Chariots of Fire) the apparent effortlessness of a god. __________________ *- As featured in The Independent.* "This is not the time for namby-pamby promising youngsters who might just do something; not the time for building for the future. Pragmatism rules and they don't come more pragmatic than Rogers." - Victor Marks makes the case for stiff-legged and stiff-armed 35 year old left-handers in Ashes squads

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ripper868 Cricketer Of The Year Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: The Nest Posts: 8,271	Bolt. Phelps broke this many records and blah blah...so did the guy who came second and third in alot of those. The pool is three metres deep (less resitance) there were extra lanes on the side to avoid wash from the walls. As Roy and HG said, all records and times from beijing should not stand...it's not an olympic sized pool. __________________ Parmi Avatar not by choice.

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biased indian International Coach Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: office Posts: 10,972	Bolt..because many thought he wont break the 200 m record... as for Phelps almost all was the opinion that he would win the 8 gold and WR's as said by shaggy was too many in pool..... __________________ Do not argue with an idiot. He will drag you down to his level and beat you with experience. RIP Craigos Avatar Courtesy Indian team that toured England in 2011 & GF

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