| Sunday, 17 August 2008 |
| the greatest olympian in recent times |
And so it is. History has been rewritten, and Michael Phelps has beaten Mark Spitz 36-year record of winning the most Gold medals in a single Olympic Games. I know that everyone's been talking about how amazing this man has been, but I just have to say it again - this guy is phenomenal.
I've been a fan of Phelps ever since he first made waves at the Athens 2004 games where we all know he was also up for 8 medals then and he took home 6 Golds, 1 Silver and 1 Bronze then. And now look what he has achieved 4 years down the road. 8 freaking gold medals. Imagine what the reaction back home if Singapore had managed to achieve that.
This is one of the reasons that I love the Olympics. I love it when other people succeed it things that I will never be able to do and achieve. The rise of these sporting legends are just so touching and fascinating to watch. You see them rise, and sometimes, you see them fall. But the way they work towards getting their goals, the way they force themselves to step up and get onto the podium is just inspiring. It takes so much guts, mental strength, perseverance to achieve such things, which are elements that I probably will never have. I wish I could have just a tiny fraction of the attributes that these greats possess.
Now that he has broken Mark Spitz record, there will always be debates about Michael Phelps and whether he can truly be considered the greatest Olympian of all time. I think its silly to have such a title, because ALL Olympians are great. You can never equate their achievements because what they have achieve individually is already an awe-inspiring achievement. Michael Phelps is a great Olympian, one of many great and legendary Olympians whose amazing feats will be remember forever in the history books. But he certainly is the greatest Olympian in these Beijing Olympics, and I salute him for being that.Labels: sports |
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