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digimon7068
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agreed. . .
bolt more impressive then phelps?
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agreed. . .
bill.french
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the all time worlds fastest man...no one as fast in the history of man kind.
some russian won 4 gold medals in wrestling over 16 yrs and no one ever scored a single point on him. shut out every match. he may the best olympic ath. ever actually
some russian won 4 gold medals in wrestling over 16 yrs and no one ever scored a single point on him. shut out every match. he may the best olympic ath. ever actually
Basikstylz
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That is extremely impressive. Its hard enough to win a gold medal in wrestling let alone shut every opponent out!
redsamurai
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A) I think phelps would do a MUCH better showing at running the 100m than Bolt would have at swimming the 100m fly. Swimming is just a vastly more complex skill set combined with athleticism. Anyone can run 100m.....it's just a matter of how fast. But how many people can legitimately go one lap in an olympic size pool doing all these different strokes???
B) I honestly don't think Bolt's schedule was anywhere near what Phelps was. Bolt was seen running around the olympic village having a good time........Phelps spent his olympics eating, swimming, shitting and sleeping......every day.......same thing. that's what's impressive about what Phelps did. The caloric strains he put on his body far outweighed what Bolt put his body through.......that's why he's one of the greatest athletes ever. Only the decathletes can claim parity with him.
B) I honestly don't think Bolt's schedule was anywhere near what Phelps was. Bolt was seen running around the olympic village having a good time........Phelps spent his olympics eating, swimming, shitting and sleeping......every day.......same thing. that's what's impressive about what Phelps did. The caloric strains he put on his body far outweighed what Bolt put his body through.......that's why he's one of the greatest athletes ever. Only the decathletes can claim parity with him.
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[CinnamonBuns]
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comparing medal counts is just stupid
sure phelps won more medals, but he mad more events of same/simular distance to do so
the extent of Bolt's victory was truely phenominal
he beat all other compeditors in the 100m sprint by as large a margin as phelps in a 400.
there is no telling how fast he really is.
i can see him running 9.5s
sure phelps won more medals, but he mad more events of same/simular distance to do so
the extent of Bolt's victory was truely phenominal
he beat all other compeditors in the 100m sprint by as large a margin as phelps in a 400.
there is no telling how fast he really is.
i can see him running 9.5s
bluepeter
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Actually, I'm not aware of him swimming any 400 metre races either. He strictly swam 100 and 200. Same as Bolt. Only difference being the 4 swimming strokes.
I think they were equally impressive. You can't directly compare them because there aren't 100 and 200 metre races for running backwards or sideways.
canadianhitman
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If you are talking about Alexander Karelin, he won 3 golds...not four. He won gold in 1988, 1992, and 1996. He was upset in the gold medal match in 2000 by Rulon Gardner.
But he did go SIX YEARS without giving up a single point in ANY competition, Olympics and otherwise, which is simply mind-boggling. He also had a 13 year undefeated streak going from 1987-2000 until he lost in the gold medal match to Rulon Gardner. Odds are that it was age that got him in the end, but he was an incredibly dominant athlete.
canadianhitman
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And to add another footnote about Alexander Karelin, I found this on a search:
He competed at the heaviest weight class of his day, 130 kg (286 lb). His conditioning, quickness, and incredible physical stature for his weight, perhaps combined with his dominance of the sport, led to him being known as "The Experiment" by much of the rest of the world. The term connoted the notion that his strength and skill were the result of some kind of scientific experiment. When asked why he thought he was called that, Karelin noted that others don't understand because "I train every day of my life as they have never trained a day in theirs."
That's a sig-worth quote right there.
He competed at the heaviest weight class of his day, 130 kg (286 lb). His conditioning, quickness, and incredible physical stature for his weight, perhaps combined with his dominance of the sport, led to him being known as "The Experiment" by much of the rest of the world. The term connoted the notion that his strength and skill were the result of some kind of scientific experiment. When asked why he thought he was called that, Karelin noted that others don't understand because "I train every day of my life as they have never trained a day in theirs."
That's a sig-worth quote right there.
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