Swimming Blogs - Mike Gustafson
Phelpsianisms
August 21, 2008
After watching Michael Phelps become the 8th Wonder of the World, here's what I learned...
...It's not just the 15,000 miles. It's every .01.
...Women dig torsos.
...Actions are louder than French.
...When life fills your goggles, get new freaking goggles.
...Destiny demands courage. And pre-race rap music.
...Never stop cheering.
...Olympic Supremacy requires 12,000 calories (23 Big Macs) per day.
...Jason Lezak deserves 8 gold-painted Porsches in his driveway this Christmas.
...New pick-up line: "I once (verb-of-choice) Phelps."
...Sex symbols can have big ears.
...Not everyone can inspire, but inspiration can come from anyone.
...Thousands of Michael Phelps now… more »
New Beginnings, New Endings
August 6, 2008
They exited the pool, all seven of them, their perfectly-honed bodies glistening under hot white lights burning at the Omaha Qwest Center. For two women, Herculean smiles radiated larger than John Naber's forehead. The only meet where two contestants always finish first.
New lives, conjured in seconds and tenths.
Cameras flashed. Video rolled. A wild finish -- three women, two spots, one team. Afterwards, each warrior limped through the tunnel to the warm down pool, contemplating those one hundred and thirty-some seconds. Some were ecstatic. A few were heartbroken. As the arena's pulse relaxed, a few keen observers noticed that… more »
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