Michael Phelps is a MICHIGAN WOLVERINE!!!


GO BLUE, BABY!

GO BLUE!!!!

I had expected to see Michael Phelps on a Wheaties box soon, but in fact he will appear on Frosted Flakes and Corn Flakes boxes.

Great cartoon. Where did you get it? Would love to send it to a few people.

Baxion, someone posted it on another board I'm on, so I saved it and put it on photobucket, if you want the link, it's http://i111.photobucket.com/albums/n134/billyxix/MPhelps.jpg

Yahoo! Sports has an article about Michael's father....and is fathers name is.........FRED!

what a baaaaaaad name to have

Thanks Chill-Trick for the link.
It's making the rounds to my friends and family.

Is there a Phelps backlash?

Detroit Free Press: Michael Phelps: The greatest ever or a bit lucky?



Meanwhile, the LA Times reports that Jason Lezak, with 3 medals in his pockets (including 2 golds), and the man whose come from behind performance in the relay allowed for Phelps to get his 8 golds, returns home to the US without fanfare.

This is inevitable. The media obsesses about someone or something, then to be cutting edge they come up with a new angle they report on a backlash because someone's tired of hearing about what they've been hyping. Instead of doing a story on why they didn't give more attention to other competitors or events, they call it a backlash against Michael Phelps. It's the yin and yang of the way news or stories are presented.

NBC hyped Phelps. He gave an incredible performance. People were impressed, so rightly so the focus on him continued. Phelps gave credit to his teammates....cheering so hard for them so they could win....and then did what he needed to do to get the 6 individual medals. He never said he was the greatest athlete of all time, or greatest Olympian, I don't believe.

And that was what won him over in my book. He never said "USA # 1!", or made any claims to greatness at all. I think he could be most quoted as saying "I am just at a loss for words right now." Not only did he change the face of swimming, he was really modest about it. I don't many others would have been. A real class act not only in sport, but in sportmanship.

He has been nothing but nice, he has worked amazingly hard to make sure his great gifts paid off, he has credited many people for helping him. Good guy, but it has come at a cost.

5 Hours a day in the pool, staring at a black line.

FOR YEARS! For YEARS!!! Go ahead give that a try. Any one of us would be mentally challenged to survive that alone. Let alone the other challenges and work and sacrifices.

Boy am I glad he made that commitment to his sport! It made me thrilled last olympics and this one and in between for a few great swim meets.

I have a feeling his mom helped keep him somewhat grounded and connected to the world.

I hope he continues in his hard work and great quests, and that this level of fame is something that doesn't affect him too much.

Best,

Drew

Nor did he claim any divine privilege the way many athletes do; pointing to heaven or thanking God as though their win was part of biblical prophecy. I was surprised and impressed with Phelps sincere humility and downright innocent goofiness. His principled principal mother must have been a very positive influence on him. I think I'm actually feeling good about having someone like her in Maryland public education.

Interesting sidenote: Phelps record medal win was made possible by the support of several Jewish swimmers including a phenomenal effort by Lezak, and the first african-american to win gold in swimming.

Ironic that Spitz felt slighted at first because his medals were won under greater pressure at the Munich Olympics where a terrorist attack occured after his competitions had ended. Ironic because some have claimed that Phelps is of Jewish heritage. Don't know if that's true.

Regardless, Deborah Phelps is a class act, and would be an iconical Jewish mother.