Yes, Michael Phelps is clearly the man. What he has been able to accomplish n these Olympics has been nothing short of amazing.
But that being said, you can’t tell us that you haven’t asked this very same question at least once during these Olympics.
(And yes, there’s a very loose tie to hoop in there)
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August 20th, 2008 at 11:08 am
doc says:
He look cool to me.
August 20th, 2008 at 11:10 am
shake&bake says:
Michael Phelps is my hero because of what he gets to eat everyday.
August 20th, 2008 at 11:14 am
G says:
maybe “Herb” is a better label
August 20th, 2008 at 11:15 am
Prof. TX says:
How many different swimming races do there need to be? He wins alot of medals for doing the same thing over and over. It would be like having a separate slam dunk contest for a 9′ hoop, a 9′1″ hoop, a 9′2″ hoop, etc. Eventually you just pick the guy who has the best dunk and give him one prize. Lebron and D-Wade are going to get one medal, not one for each victory. It’s not really a fair system.
August 20th, 2008 at 11:17 am
CJ says:
Ummmm, we all realize that Michael is ONLY 23 year old, RIGHT???? What were u all expecting???
August 20th, 2008 at 11:23 am
Prof. TX says:
And can we stop calling him the greatest olympic athlete? He’s the best swimmer, we all get that, but I’d bet that someone like LeBron is going to push more weight, jump higher, run faster, etc. Check out the decathalon (bonus points if you remember the Dan vs. Dave olympic ads). Those guys have to compete in ten completely different events just to win one medal. There’s your overall athletes.
August 20th, 2008 at 11:24 am
Jim says:
1. Probably, but he just seems like my brother in law, just a kid.
2. You can’t knock the SI cover, that’s cool as hell.
I am with Prof. TX. It’s amazing, but it’s not like he won Gold in Judo and then the 110M Hurdles. Saying he’s the best ever is hard when you have had dudes dominate their individual events for a long time. Not hating, I’m proud of him.
August 20th, 2008 at 11:29 am
Octopus Jonny says:
http://www.threadbombing.com/data/media/2/filephpavatar1243612187dn3.gif
August 20th, 2008 at 11:29 am
D.H. says:
I cant believe some of the responses above me.
August 20th, 2008 at 11:30 am
Batman says:
I think it’s fair to say he is either:
The best swimmer ever, or
The most dominant athlete in their respective (olympic) sport
Best olympic athlete ever? Like people said, some track stars and even wrestling or basketball stars may have something to say about that.
August 20th, 2008 at 11:30 am
sans says:
Yeah, I’m proud of him too. But would you want to hang out with him? He seems like Shane Battier in a pair of swim trunks and is probably legendary in War Craft as well as swimming. Dude is ridiculously focused but most likely a douche.
And “Dan Vs. Dave” was the shit. Didn’t one of them get injured in that Olympics though?
August 20th, 2008 at 11:31 am
chrisGO says:
my buddy knew him back at UofM, and said if anything, Phelps was a big dork…nothing more.
basically what post #3 said, lol.
i cant hate oh Phelps, dude rep’d our country well in the games
August 20th, 2008 at 11:33 am
sans says:
Octopus Johnny–that is hilarious.
August 20th, 2008 at 11:33 am
Shujen says:
nevermind the question…why does he look like he is wearing one of those backless shirts that the girls wore to the club 8 years ago.
not a cool photo mike…not cool at all…
August 20th, 2008 at 11:40 am
iain. says:
lol at that link!
August 20th, 2008 at 11:40 am
turambur says:
Dan Vs. Dave was funny as hell. Mostly becuase Dan FAILED TO QUALIFY for the US team after all of the hype, then Dave sprained his ankle or something and limped into a bronze.
That’s the same quality of entertainment as the Lakers meltdown in the 2008 Finals–tons of hype followed up by almost no show.
August 20th, 2008 at 11:42 am
Dagomar says:
As a regular visitor to http://www.hotchickswithdouchebags.com I consider myself something of an authority on this topic.
Phelps only approaches anything close to douchebaggery in Exhibit H. Otherwise you’re just grasping for straws. His fashion sense is a little off, but labelling someone a douchebag for showing up at a red carpet event with a hat cocked to the side? Or showing abs for a hot girl? Or wearing his gold medals because everyone knows “bling is for rappers and douchey white people”?
Come on.
August 20th, 2008 at 11:50 am
ERIC says:
DIME - you guys really need to step up your game.
Argentina/Greece is a SICK game right now. you guys should be offering updates/analysis of that game for the potential USA opponent.
both these teams look focused and hot shooting
August 20th, 2008 at 12:11 pm
Coldchain says:
Better question: Does M. Phelps play for Team Amaechi? Or is he, like Mike Tyson said once, “going through girls like grapes” in Beijing?
August 20th, 2008 at 12:13 pm
CHI-C says:
DIME - you guys really need to step up your game.
Argentina/Greece is a SICK game right now. you guys should be offering updates/analysis of that game for the potential USA opponent.
both these teams look focused and hot shooting
yeah, the most exciting game so far.
August 20th, 2008 at 12:19 pm
Celts Fan says:
He IS the most accomplished Olympic athlete ever, so you can make that case (though my best ever would be Carl Lewis, til Phelps gets a few medals in London anyway.)
and to you guys criticizing the amount of swimming medals, this is the equivalent of a guy winning EVERY track and field (running) event. They’re all different disciplines (along w/ relays for each individual medal.) Why all the hate? People were hyping this up a lot, which must’ve put HUGE pressure on this 23 year old KID to be PERFECT in an event he gets a shot at ONCE EVERY FOUR YEARS, AND HE DID! They give out a ton of medals for swimming, sure, but it’s all different races, and you still have to win them!
August 20th, 2008 at 12:20 pm
BxBaller says:
That link was funny. LMAO at super saiyan Phelps.
August 20th, 2008 at 12:20 pm
bill says:
he would look cool to you doc.. d bag
August 20th, 2008 at 12:22 pm
bsteezy3 says:
He’s kinda dorky, but I wouldn’t call him a douche. Hey, I still think he lost that 7th race…but I’m still a Patriot…
August 20th, 2008 at 12:23 pm
doc says:
@bill-I dont even know what a d bag really is.Like a bitch or nut.He pulling up his shirt for a bitch and you think it aint cool.Fucking homo.
August 20th, 2008 at 12:26 pm
Coldchain says:
How come when an athlete is 23 he’s a KID, but if you commit a crime at anywhere around 16-17, you’re an ADULT? Just sayin…
August 20th, 2008 at 12:35 pm
bill says:
kid won 8 golds in one meet, never been done before. plus he has most golds all time. and he’s only 23. safe to say he’s the best olympian ever.
there’s entire countries out there who won’t win a gold these games. phelps got 8, 7 of them WR’s. its not comprehendible. yeah a lot of his events are similar, maybe the 3 relays you can group with his individual races but still, its 5 different events he has to train for. and not only does he master all 5, he totally dominates them and smashes world records. you guys that say swimming is all the same are seriously under appreciating just how hard it is to win a gold medal at the olympics.. you only get the chance once every 4 years and think of all the pressure that comes with knowing if you choke your next chance isnt for another 4 years. so hard to win one gold, dude has 14 of them. dude when perfect 8 for 8. he’s the best ever olympian by far - no one else is close. in london he’s gonna be 27 and only adding to the legacy of the best ever.
August 20th, 2008 at 12:43 pm
MoxWestCoastRep says:
Bill, have you started the Michael Phelps fan club yet?
If so get me a shirt since dime never sent me my team Love Tee.
August 20th, 2008 at 12:49 pm
bill says:
now you’re using homo as an insult.. good one doc
but hey you’re the one saying how cool he looks.
anyway dont matter if you dont know what a d bag is, just giving you the heads up that you are one. the #1 criteria to being a d bag is being totally oblivious to the fact that everyone thinks you look like a tool, while you think you look cool. thats the thing about d bags, they got no idea - so it makes perfect sense that you don’t know what a d bag is.
but yeah if you think he looks cool - thats cool
August 20th, 2008 at 12:51 pm
rodnets says:
Don´t know if he is douche, maybe its best to call him great sports athlete in a NASA swimsuit and with all the improvements technology and health could bring to perform like that. Fellow swimmers say that he is a little bit pumped…
Give all those benefits to another great athlete and we will see if he is THAT phenomenon
Peace
August 20th, 2008 at 12:57 pm
doc says:
I dont know Bill.I might be a tool.I definitely be giving these bitches the hammer out here.But yeah he look cool to me.He got that hip young white boy thing going.I see dudes like him all the time at the club and they be getting bitches also.So if it aint cool to you who cares,I bet he aint getting called no d bag or whatever to his face just getting begged by girls and hounded for pics and autographs by men-you included if you saw him.If thats a d-bag I’ll gladly be one.
August 20th, 2008 at 12:57 pm
bill says:
nah man im not signing up for any phelps fan clubs - the guy is a tosser. but he’s an awesome athlete. and i can appreciate that and have no problem calling him the best ever cos he very clearly is. pity he’s a douche. but then again the guy has spent 6hrs in a pool everyday for 15 years straight.. his social skills are going to be lacking. but who really cares when you got 8 gold medals hanging round your neck.
but if you’re looking for a shirt maybe doc can hook you up with something ‘cool’ straight outta the phelps school of fashion
August 20th, 2008 at 1:01 pm
doc says:
I dont wear that tight shit Bill.I aint got none of them shirts lol.I say he look cool to me because I dont see no douche.I got my own taste in clothes though I dont wear thatshit.I wear hood attire.If you seen pics of me you would call me a thug probaly.Not saying i am just how some dudes think.But I’ll come to the club naked with my chain bracelet and watch on and still pull something nice.
August 20th, 2008 at 1:03 pm
bill says:
“i definitely be giving these bitches the hammer out here”
Sorry doc, you’re not a tool, I got you wrong.
You are the man.
August 20th, 2008 at 1:05 pm
A-Slam says:
Michael Phelps is certainly a bonafide douche, now I don’t show any envy or jealousy towards Michael Phelps. Because despite being the greatest OLYMPIAN ever, he’s probably also the ugliest Olympian ever. Like seriously I honestly don’t think I’ve seen anyone uglier than Michael Phelps he is one ugly Mother Fucker
August 20th, 2008 at 1:08 pm
McLovin says:
I bet Lance Bass pitches and Phelps catches…
August 20th, 2008 at 1:12 pm
JarrJohnson says:
“Exhibit F: Noted Characteristics: Again with the cocked hat; misguided facial hair; liking the Pistons.”
How is being a Pistons fan factor in to him being a douche? That’s fu–ed up.
August 20th, 2008 at 1:13 pm
bill says:
I guess the point of the article is do you see any other dudes that successful and in the spotlight walking round like that? do guys like kobe and gil dress like that?
do you think they’d ever be caught dead flexing their abs with that cheese on their face. you’re the best swimmer in the world mate, its your job to be in shape, besides we see you get your gear off within 5 secs of finishing every race you’re in anyway.. everyones seen that shit before.
for me its not so much what he wears anyway.. i really couldnt care less what another guy is wearing. hes young, if hes comfortable, let him wear that shit. its just his mannerisms - thats whats got you asking in the first place, is this guy a chump? then you see some photos like that and it just helps form your opinion.
but yeah.. he can grow up and stop being a douche, for now being the best ever is really all that matters. The dude was perfection in the pool so naturally people are going to look for his flaws.
August 20th, 2008 at 1:26 pm
yoda says:
@prof tx
saying he just swims is like you said all runners are same. how many are there who won gold in sprint, 200m race, 400, 4×100 etc…? as best olympian ever, everyone thinks carl lewis is greatest athlete ever (me included) couse he compete in more popular sport. but phelps won 8 gold medals in SINGLE olyimpic games competition, not counting everything he won before. he is 23, he can compete at high level for at least one more OG (not sure how old is oldest swimmer on games, swimming is not my fav sport) but if you look what he did, all those gold medals and records, i’d say he is top 5 if not no1 olympian of all times.
as for his dressing style, he looks stupid, but so many here say he looks like douche, while they worship some rappers, rock singers, actors..who look like they are wrapped in aluminium foil, with grills and other moronic stuff in their mouth and other ish.
August 20th, 2008 at 1:41 pm
GEE...place your ad here! says:
doc and bill yall cracking me up. That has to be one of the best cool debates I have read between two cats. Neither one of you is call the other names really and just making sly implications here and there.
LOL crazy. Got to be the best head to head of the day.
August 20th, 2008 at 8:07 pm
Ian says:
sans
“He seems like Shane Battier in a pair of swim trunks and is probably legendary in War Craft as well as swimming.”
lol
prof tx
actually u r kinda wrong with your comment he just swims the races are different
and that basketball comment about not being fair
it is cuz its the same game its not a new set of rules and goals
maybe if they had a dunk contest and a three point contest one basketball player could bring home 3 medals
8 medals never been done so yeah hes prob the best
August 20th, 2008 at 8:09 pm
Ian says:
btw
hes a douche
August 20th, 2008 at 8:26 pm
Cam Ron says:
@ a-slam u forgot to say no homo and a pause
August 21st, 2008 at 12:20 am
Dagomar says:
Looking through this comments section, I realized this is what I hate about our society sometimes.
A guy goes to the Olympics representing the USA and does something NOBODY ELSE has ever done before. Wins eight times in very, very different events. In swimming - and swimming is brutally, brutally difficult at the Olympic level. He praises his teammates, acts with dignity and good sportsmanship.
And what do people have to say?
What he did isn’t that tough. He’s a douchebag. He dresses funny.
What the fuck.
August 21st, 2008 at 1:22 am
GarethChantler says:
How many different swimming races do there need to be? He wins alot of medals for doing the same thing over and over. It would be like having a separate slam dunk contest for a 9′ hoop, a 9′1″ hoop, a 9′2″ hoop, etc. Eventually you just pick the guy who has the best dunk and give him one prize. Lebron and D-Wade are going to get one medal, not one for each victory. It’s not really a fair system.
this might be the dumbest analogy ive ever heard
August 21st, 2008 at 1:49 am
USA might not win says:
Michael Phelps Dominates his sport. 90% of team usa if covered as much as Phelps would come off as douche bags. Fact
August 21st, 2008 at 8:34 am
Celts Fan says:
@Dagomar, amen. Usually people at least let you have a day or 2 after setting an ALL TIME RECORD before they try to tear you down. btw, the style for young white guys is to look like that. I’m not exactly buying into it myself, but I’m not gonna hate on someone else for doing it. Let the man have his moment, he’s a star in SWIMMING for god’s sakes. He’ll be out of the spotlight in 2 weeks after he’s done all the talk-show crap that comes with it and practically forgotten within a month or 2, until 2012. What? The guy’s on the cover of SI wearing all 8 medals? Oh no, why show off a feat that’s NEVER BEEN DONE BEFORE on the cover of a magazine devoted to sports?! If he’s walking through Baltimore, just running errands in the medals, THEN he’s a dbag (and btw, if I won 8 golds, I’d never take them off. I’d be saying things like, “It’s not just nice, it’s golden,” or, “The Celtics were ok, but they give out an NBA title EVERY year,” until one of my buddies left me bleeding on the sidewalk and pawned my golds on eBay.)
August 21st, 2008 at 12:01 pm
schoops says:
@Celts.. perfect response and hilarious.
August 21st, 2008 at 4:30 pm
Skeeter McGee says:
I’ve been gone for a hot minute since I didn’t have no internet in the new crib, but I’ll start posting again.
Phelps just won 8 gold medals, haters. That’s more than some countries win in one Olympic games, hell even 2 Olympic games. And everyone on here like he just did something routine. Okay, I get the argument that “it’s only swimming.” Half of you folks couldn’t swim as much as these cats do in one day. Or you might be able to but you’d wake up sorer than who-knows-what. We might never live to see someone do something this great, and hell, we might never see someone win 9…ever.
August 21st, 2008 at 7:02 pm
the mamba says:
How about an nba all-douche bag team???
Pg - marbury
Sg - ricky davis
Sf - scalabrine
Pf - mark madsen
C - brook lopez