It's not surprising that Phelps won his seventh gold on Saturday morning in Beijing, but that he did it in such a dramatic fashion. Nothing involving this dolphin...I mean man has been dramatic (except the 4X100 when Jason Lezak was the one involved in the dramatics). He has been blowing away the field and the record books at the same time. But this race showed he's more than just a great swimmer; he's a great competitor too. It's cliche, but the greats always find a way to win. And tonight, Phelps wasn't the fastest swimmer for 99.99999m, but all he needed was that last .01 second to win, and that's why he's the greatest individual champion of all time.
Class act: Mark Spitz
He hasn't always said the right things, but Spitz gave credit where it was due today. He didn't pull a Mercury Morris and say that Phelps will only be number two unless he wins eight.
""It goes to show you that not only is this guy the greatest swimmer of all time and the greatest Olympian of all time, he's maybe the greatest athlete of all time. He's the greatest racer who ever walked the planet."
Those are some serious compliments coming from a guy who set seven world records in winning seven golds in 1972.
Class clowns: the Spanish basketball team
In case you haven't seen it, here's the controversial photo everyone is talking about...
That's right, they're pulling back their eyes so they will appear like the stereotypical Chinese person.
Said Pau Gasol about the photo:
"It was never intended to be offensive or racist against anybody."
Really? What was it supposed to be then? How could it possibly not be offensive or racist against a billion plus people?
I'm so sick and tired of people who screw up and say they didn't mean to offend anyone. You were poking fun at an entire race of people. You meant to offend people, you just didn't want to be scolded for it.
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