Thursday, August 14, 2008

BUT CAN HE SING? Pundits are starting to debate whether Michael Phelps is the Greatest Olympian of All Time, or whether the title still belongs to someone like Carl Lewis, who won gold over a longer period of time, exhibiting what some would consider a more diverse array of skills (sprints, relays and the long jump). (Oh: and Lewis also qualified for the Moscow Olympics in 1980).

Phelps does have as many golds in these Games as Australia and Japan, but at the same time he's competing in a discipline that affords multiple opportunities for medals. The greatest Olympic boxer, as Slate has tweeted, can only win one medal per Games. Of course, Phelps will only be 27 for the London 2012 Games, and in Dara Torres years ...

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