Wednesday, August 20, 2008
Phelps has redefined athletics, and athleticism. He has returned us to the ancient, Olympic ideal. Legend says Zeus' son, Hercules, created the Olympic Games after completing 12 labors over 12 years. Some of Hercules' tasks included having to bring back a three-headed dog from hell and retrieve golden apples that promised eternal life.
For Phelps, it was completing 17 races in eight days and amassing seven world records. As the Hercules myth spells out, the Games' origins are rooted in endurance. That is why we must consider Phelps' achievements in these Olympics as the greatest athletic feat ever accomplished. His earnings from only endorsements is estimated to be more than $70 million dollars.
When asked if she’d ever kissed Phelps, Beard replied, “Ew, no.”
Well she transformed from an Olympic swimmer to a Playboy pinup. Is she really too good for Phelps?
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