USA Olympics Message Board

Usain Bolt on M. Phelps - ""People try to compare Michael Phelps and I, but he i  --  Hoo05Dave   Mon Aug 25 2008 4:37:16 PM

He might be an idiot, but he's still the most amazing sprinter I've ever seen.  --  Mike      Mon Aug 25 2008 11:05:37 PM

The size, stride length and turnover rate of Usain Bolt coupled with  --  dpc1994   Tue Aug 26 2008 1:15:49 AM

I dont care how he terms it. Bolt is the undisputed fastest man in the history   --  IIIput   Mon Aug 25 2008 10:36:21 PM

His grammar needs some help! **  --  NJHoo   Mon Aug 25 2008 10:00:35 PM

Bekele's 5 and 10k double is being overshadowed as well.  --  06 Hoo   Mon Aug 25 2008 7:26:36 PM

Yep, an incredible feat, incredible feet, too **  --  mamalaterhoo   Mon Aug 25 2008 10:18:05 PM

Michael Johnson's 200/400 double is notable as is a 400/800 double  --  dpc1994   Mon Aug 25 2008 7:57:24 PM

Alberto Juantarano from Cuba.  --  hooinblueville   Mon Aug 25 2008 8:46:32 PM

OK, now I know why I remember the 400/800 double:  --  dpc1994   Mon Aug 25 2008 8:52:31 PM

Juantorena in Montreal I believe.  --  06 Hoo   Mon Aug 25 2008 8:14:17 PM

Thank you for setting me straight. Both of you, actually. **  --  dpc1994   Mon Aug 25 2008 8:51:10 PM

Agree. The 5000 and 10,000 are not "glamor" events in the USA.  --  hooinblueville   Mon Aug 25 2008 7:37:07 PM

The state of US distance running is regrettable.  --  06 Hoo   Mon Aug 25 2008 8:06:54 PM

He meant athlete in terms of athletics  --  Protean   Mon Aug 25 2008 5:03:30 PM

Correct; he is basically saying apples and oranges. **  --  Battman   Mon Aug 25 2008 6:10:53 PM

I agree. Swimming and track are 2 different sports.  --  hooinblueville   Mon Aug 25 2008 5:45:07 PM

Why didn't he just say runner/sprinter?  --  HOOfan_1   Mon Aug 25 2008 5:44:53 PM

Much of the English-speaking world calls track & field "athletics." **  --  Battman   Mon Aug 25 2008 6:12:12 PM

Different terminology. Track and field is referred to as Athletics worldwide **  --  WZA97   Mon Aug 25 2008 5:52:54 PM

Oops, Protean already answered it. I should read more. **  --  WZA97   Mon Aug 25 2008 5:54:10 PM

Exactly. Bolt would've had to run ...  --  Sabre Rattler   Mon Aug 25 2008 5:40:21 PM

I wonder how many meters Phelps swam in those 9 days **  --  HOOfan_1   Mon Aug 25 2008 4:54:50 PM

More  --  swimman6   Tue Sep 2 2008 4:25:09 PM

3300 in competition **  --  aficionadHOO   Mon Aug 25 2008 6:55:39 PM

Phelps also has 8 gold medals, Bolt only has 3...  --  HOOfan_1   Mon Aug 25 2008 4:51:29 PM

Apples and oranges. If there were medals for running 100m backward, sideways,  --  VAGentleman05   Mon Aug 25 2008 6:10:25 PM

Track folks condescend swimming like this, but think of FIELD events...  --  aficionadHOO   Mon Aug 25 2008 6:56:45 PM

It was done.sort of. See Anmerican Decathalon champ, Bryan Clay  --  hooinblueville   Tue Aug 26 2008 12:45:04 PM

Yup. We get the decathalon gold back and nobody cared here in the US.  --  dpc1994   Tue Aug 26 2008 10:04:58 PM

I agree... **  --  cavaleerjones   Mon Aug 25 2008 4:45:24 PM

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