Awesome. Just awesome. I was jumping around the living room pounding my chest it was so awesome.
It had the storylines. Michael Phelps and his eight gold medals. The French talking trash ("The Americans? We are going to smash them.")
And it had the ultimate comeback. We were even after our strongest swimmer (Phelps) swam the first leg, and fell behind after our inexperienced swimmers got smoked on legs two and three. Then the three-time olympian got in the pool against the world-record holder in the 100m. Over. Done. Finished.
With 50m to go, I just expected the French guy to just pull away...but the exact opposite happened. The 33-year old American got closer. And by 8-hundreths of a second he won. The Americans won. And I went nuts in my living room.
The reaction of Michael Phelps after the race was priceless. That should be the poster, the face, the image of the American rally call for this and Olympics to come. The primal screams were intimidating, and I was glad he was on our side.
And for good measure, the camera caught Phelps screaming, "Fuck you!" in the French direction. Some would say classless, but it was pure emotion, and I loved it.
I'm not usually a swimming guy, but again, that was awesome.
~Mikey D
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Best event of the Olympics so far. Great race with a dramatic finish. I love the Olympics.
Do you think Phelps will win 8 golds?
I want to say yes, but they were talking about the schedule he has (swimming, media, etc.), and it sounds brutal. If the races were more spaced out, I think he would have an awesome shot at it...but I think the real question is how much he has left in the tank towards the end.
The guy is unbelievable...I'll say he does it.
My guess is that he will win 7 golds, tie the record.
But if anyone could win 8, it's Phelps.
Agree and a agree.
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