That relay ranks at the absolute top of any race I have ever seen. I'm so glad you saw it.
I was reading today that Mark Spitz wasn't invited to the Olympics to watch Phelps break his record. He'll have to watch on TV. He sounded pretty hurt by that - since he said all the other great swimmers had been invited. Now, as I watch the swimming events, that is in the back of my mind. He also said that if they had had the 50 free back when he was swimming, he would have won that too and would have had 8 medals. I believe he won all those medals at the Olympics in Germany when the ISraeli Olympic team was taken hostage by terrorists and later killed in the attempt to rescue them. That was in 1972.
Spitz also said that he thinks Phelps is very much like him. (although I think Phelps has a lot more joy in swimming than Spitz ever did. Mark Spitz was the product of a swimming obsessed, driven father and was raised to be an Olympic Champion. It ruined his personality - and who knows what else)
Anyway, Phelp's absolute and utter joy as Lezak touched the wall is going to be replayed over and over - like that poor ski jumper who used to crash at the start of every Wide World of Sports program. But, his celebratory whoops and yells were as exciting to watch as the race. (I notice Rowdy Gaines isn't mentioning that he was saying the US had no chance just 2 seconds before Lezak made that incredible sprint.
I also loved the commercials that the Black swimmer is in - when he remembers how his mother was the loudest in the stands and he could hear her still yelling GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO Cullen GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO Cullne GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO Now who does that make you think of????
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I was reading today that Mark Spitz wasn't invited to the Olympics to watch Phelps break his record. He'll have to watch on TV. He sounded pretty hurt by that - since he said all the other great swimmers had been invited. Now, as I watch the swimming events, that is in the back of my mind. He also said that if they had had the 50 free back when he was swimming, he would have won that too and would have had 8 medals. I believe he won all those medals at the Olympics in Germany when the ISraeli Olympic team was taken hostage by terrorists and later killed in the attempt to rescue them. That was in 1972.
Spitz also said that he thinks Phelps is very much like him. (although I think Phelps has a lot more joy in swimming than Spitz ever did. Mark Spitz was the product of a swimming obsessed, driven father and was raised to be an Olympic Champion. It ruined his personality - and who knows what else)
Anyway, Phelp's absolute and utter joy as Lezak touched the wall is going to be replayed over and over - like that poor ski jumper who used to crash at the start of every Wide World of Sports program. But, his celebratory whoops and yells were as exciting to watch as the race. (I notice Rowdy Gaines isn't mentioning that he was saying the US had no chance just 2 seconds before Lezak made that incredible sprint.
I also loved the commercials that the Black swimmer is in - when he remembers how his mother was the loudest in the stands and he could hear her still yelling GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO Cullen GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO Cullne GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO Now who does that make you think of????