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| Deadpool |
Posted on 13-08-2008 20:59
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SportingNonsense wrote:
It annoys me that Phelps is dubbed the Greatest Olympian ever just because he has won the most Gold medals. There are so many swimming event in the Olympics which really arent too dissimilar for someone as good as he is.
Most Successful Olympian in terms of Gold Medals? Yes
Greatest ever Olympic Swimmer? Probably
Greatest Olympian ever? No
Also - whats with some Americans calling him the "winningest Olympic athlete ever"? They do know that winningest isnt a real word right?
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| alex153 |
Posted on 13-08-2008 21:05
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Deadpool wrote:
alex153 wrote:
I stand by my statement......you won those standings thanks to your amount of medals in swimming
And basketball *cough*2004*cough*, and baseball/softball who the hell cares about baseball?, and volleyball see my previous statement, and gymnastics China won the gold this year if I remember correct, and fencing I'm not saying a word, you are not the best fencing nation in the world, etc., etc.
Edited by alex153 on 13-08-2008 21:05
2 swedish cycling silver in the olympicsB)
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| CrueTrue |
Posted on 13-08-2008 21:06
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Stairs wrote:
Dope, dope, dope, dope!
And, of course, lack of dope, dope, dope, dope!
Denmark suck.
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| Deadpool |
Posted on 13-08-2008 21:07
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alex153 wrote:
Deadpool wrote:
alex153 wrote:
I stand by my statement......you won those standings thanks to your amount of medals in swimming
And basketball *cough*2004*cough*, and baseball/softball who the hell cares about baseball?, and volleyball see my previous statement, and gymnastics China won the gold this year if I remember correct, and fencing I'm not saying a word, you are the best fencing nation in the world, etc., etc.
For basketball, name one other year than 04, 72 doesn't count, for baseball, we do, gymnastics, we would have had a legit shot had the Chinese judges not messed with the girl who fell's head, and for the men our top gymnasts were both hurt. Also, alex, whose leading the medal count at the moment, I believe it is the US |
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| CrueTrue |
Posted on 13-08-2008 21:10
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Deadpool, 18 of USA's current 29 medals are from swimming. |
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| Waghlon |
Posted on 13-08-2008 21:10
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Actually someone care about Volleyball:
https://www.vm-manager.org/
And i happen to know that some polish blokes made a volleyball manager game with a rather large database based on 2007.
Baseball on the other hand, unless your Japanese or boring, should just be cut from the games.
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Posted on 13-08-2008 21:11
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Yes, you are leading it, but like I've said all along, it's because of your amount of golds in swimming. I'm not saying you aren't a great sporting nation, you clearly are , I just don't see you as the strongest all-round nation.
2 swedish cycling silver in the olympicsB)
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| Smoothie |
Posted on 13-08-2008 21:14
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Yawn swimming, Lobster racing is where its at.
I find swimming so boring most of the time. Its morealess the same in everyevent. However its neat to see so many records being set. |
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| Waghlon |
Posted on 13-08-2008 21:14
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Also: Swimming medals shouldnt count.
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Posted on 13-08-2008 21:15
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Waghlon wrote:
Baseball on the other hand, unless your Japanese or boring, should just be cut from the games.
Baseball is boring, but it is still a lot more popular worldwide than plenty of other sports, like, I don't know, cycling? |
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| mattiasgt |
Posted on 13-08-2008 21:16
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How many events are there in swimming, really? I mean come an. Both 4*100 and 4*200?
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| Waghlon |
Posted on 13-08-2008 21:18
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2 things Deadpool:
1) Thats completely wrong. Its only in North America and Japan its bigger.
2) Read number 1
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| Deadpool |
Posted on 13-08-2008 21:21
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Waghlon wrote:
1) Thats completely wrong. Its only in North America and Japan its bigger.
Yeah, but consider United States of America, 300 million people, and Japan, 127 million people.
France, Italy, and Spain combined are only 170 million combined.
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| Waghlon |
Posted on 13-08-2008 21:23
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Deadpool: Just because they are more people doesnt mean its more global.
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| Stairs |
Posted on 13-08-2008 21:23
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CrueTrue wrote:
Stairs wrote:
Dope, dope, dope, dope!
And, of course, lack of dope, dope, dope, dope!
Denmark suck.
Yep, I have zero trust in Phelps. Really, it's just too weird.
What if Merckx was riding today...
Well, some are just better. But, the amount of WR's has just been huge in swimming - and, there's no valid test for growth hormone.
Personally, I think the swimmers have just begun to eat more pasta like the Italians in the middle of the 90's.
Never.
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| Deadpool |
Posted on 13-08-2008 21:25
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Waghlon wrote:
Deadpool: Just because they are more people doesnt mean its more global.
What I meant is that more people in the world are Baseball fans than Cycling fans |
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Posted on 13-08-2008 21:25
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Stairs wrote:
CrueTrue wrote:
Stairs wrote:
Dope, dope, dope, dope!
And, of course, lack of dope, dope, dope, dope!
Denmark suck.
Yep, I have zero trust in Phelps. Really, it's just too weird.
What if Merckx was riding today...
Well, some are just better. But, the amount of WR's has just been huge in swimming - and, there's no valid test for growth hormone.
Personally, I think the swimmers have just begun to eat more pasta like the Italians in the middle of the 90's.
You mean the Merckx who tested positive at the Giro? 
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| Waghlon |
Posted on 13-08-2008 21:26
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Once again you confuse numbers with a perception of reality Deadpool.
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Posted on 13-08-2008 21:26
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Stairs wrote:
CrueTrue wrote:
Stairs wrote:
Dope, dope, dope, dope!
And, of course, lack of dope, dope, dope, dope!
Denmark suck.
Yep, I have zero trust in Phelps. Really, it's just too weird.
What if Merckx was riding today...
Well, some are just better. But, the amount of WR's has just been huge in swimming - and, there's no valid test for growth hormone.
Personally, I think the swimmers have just begun to eat more pasta like the Italians in the middle of the 90's.
I don't think its doping in terms of the sport overall, I'm not sure about Phelps though, as for the overall lowering of times, I think it has to do with that new speedo suit. |
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| Deadpool |
Posted on 13-08-2008 21:28
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Waghlon wrote:
Once again you confuse numbers with a perception of reality Deadpool.
Waghlon, you apparently aren't getting what I am saying, in terms of worldwide popularity, cycling is more popular, what I am saying is that in terms of the statistics of popularity in individuals, baseball is more popular than cycling. |
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