This is a jerk of the highest caliber. I don't give a shit how fast he is in the water or if the guy grows fucking gills. I already knew he was a douche. Here's proof now
http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports...,1054318.story
This is a jerk of the highest caliber. I don't give a shit how fast he is in the water or if the guy grows fucking gills. I already knew he was a douche. Here's proof now
http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports...,1054318.story
One f*cking stupid article from some whiny tribune writer is all the evidence you need that he is a douchebag? The guy is 23, represents his country the best way he can by working hard and being successful, yet he's worthless because he doesn't sing the anthem during the medal ceremony? That seems fair :rolleyes: .
Well being an Olympian isn't exactly a selfless act in itself. I would think it's more about furthering yourself as an athlete, representing your country is only an added motive. While my opinion of him isn't "worthless", or anywhere near it, I do think it's common courtesy to not talk while the anthem's playing, be it your country's or not.
that article has 20 comments, two of them are supporting the article (one is just jabbing at the white-media for being racist).
the rest of the people there, as in here, think that the article doesn't support it's claims, is really bad-written, and doesn't make any sense.
it feels like some coach potato athlete is making ridiculous claims for higher ratings for his shitty career.
this is amusing to read for someone who is not a fanatic patriot and doesn't care about whether can sing or even cares about the national anthem. It's true thatbut seriously.. such a ruckus for such an unimportant incident...Quote:
it's common courtesy to not talk while the anthem's playing, be it your country's or not.
ludicrous..
but I guess it depends on the point of view.. americans see things like that extremely different.
sounds reasonable btwQuote:
Dear Megan,
The ONE TIME Ryan and Micheal laughed briefly at the start of the anthem was when Ryan told Michael to sing with the anthem before it started. I think it was more that it was the excitement since pretty sure that was the first trip to the podiums. And maybe Micheal sings like a fish too so when Ryan told him to sing it embarrassed him. If you also notice during that one podium trip the music was cut short and both boys looked confused and looked shocked when it stopped as if they had been singing in their heads.
too bad there is no video... so, it's simply pointless to argue about
I posted here and on the comments section before reading the other comments. There will for sure be apologists for Phelps and for the article writer, but I watched some of the medal ceremonies for his victories and only saw pride and excitement from Phelps, none of this discourteous behavior the writer tries to attribute to him. I guess she thinks she can read his mind or has special insight to what the athletes are feeling up on the podium. She's trying to jump start her career by slandering the man of the moment.Quote:
Originally Posted by Death BOO Z
This is worse than that picture of Obama during the Pledge of Allegiance that was going around last year.
"He's folding his hands for the Pledge instead of putting his hand over his heart!! FUKKEN RAG-HEAD :mad: :mad: :mad:!!!"
I'm more amazed by the media attention Phelps is getting. Not that he doesn't deserve any of it, because he is apparently an amazing athlete, but he seems to have been raised to superhero status recently. Amazing phenomenon. I think it's the facebook groups and such that clued me in to how people are suddenly getting behind him.
No one is saying being an Olympic athlete is about anything more than self-promotion. The patriotism generated by one person's individual achievement is a convenient by-product.Quote:
Originally Posted by Buffalobiian
Maybe you should read further to find out more about him "talking while the anthem's playing". I can't say which version is true (him responding to his teammate's encouragement to sing along or if they were chatting about some cute chick in the audience), so I won't jump to conclusions and call him a disrespectful douchebag just yet.
@Xan: I guess with all the troubles in the US, the people need a hero to look up to. On the Olympic stage, if you look at the medal counts, the US is doing rather poorly with the exception of swimming and Phelps' 8 golds.
Oh, well, I've been following the Olympics a little, but from what I just looked up. The US is doing really well.
They're the second least in gold medals, but they have the most medals of all. They have the most silver and the most bronze than anyone else.
Overall Medals Standings
http://i35.tinypic.com/2s67jv8.jpg
Though, I've got to say. The reported just seems really biased, like she doesn't like Phelps. Has she looked at what everyone else is doing exactly? In every single event, every single time something like that happened?
Most happy people talk during important screening events like that, it's just something you do because you're so.. ecstatic. With not doing it the entire time, not everyone has to. When you go to big sporting events, not everyone in the crowd gets up and 'sings' the national anthem.
I was saying that on the assumption that the article was true. Either way, my opinion of him hasn't changed.Quote:
Originally Posted by Animeniax
Just because it's in the paper, doesn't automatically make it true :p .
True, but being lazy to find out, I just took that assumption. Besides, it's not as much fun arguing with Animeniax as it is against.:pQuote:
Originally Posted by Animeniax
That's ridiculous. They showed the underwater camera view beneath the swimmers on NBC. Phelps's half-stroke touched the wall barely before the other guy's glide in. Unless they altered the camera footage, Phelps was the clear winner. Do these people seriously not watch the Olympics.Quote:
Originally Posted by Sapphire
I'll bet $20 docdan comes back and claims this was all a ruse to see who would bite on his clever little charade.
that doesn't even matter... the time is stopped electronically as soon as the swimmer touches the black "stones"... so if the computer says Phelps was 0.00001 seconds faster, then he was 0.00001 seconds faster...Quote:
Originally Posted by darkmetal505
its not like the time is beeing stopped by a human beeing. so it doesn't really matter what it has "looked like"
btw
well bad luck on Cavics side....Quote:
Fina denied the protest, but did review the finish
The verdic was Cavic didn't hit the touch pad with enough force, while Phelps hammered into it a shorter, more powerfull stroke
Its funny that they didn't use this picture but that other one where it looks like phelps was ~2 seconds away from the wall... really I wouldn't mind if the press has to pay like 100000000$ for doing shit like that... it should be illegal.
This is just moneymaking with unproved statements and faking facts...this is not in the interest of the people to do stuff like that.
Plus, it damages the image of the swimmer..freedom of press my ass, if it is used this way
as you can see here perfectly.. some people simply believe everything they are told
Kray, they probably thought Phelps cheated because he is...
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SUPA SAYAJIN
oh, and these:
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http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v80/dooof/phelps2.gif
Rofl. The 1st one cracks me up.