Before he swam in a race yesterday or the day before, there was a short video about him.
Stated that while he is 6'4" tall...his legs are the length for a man 6 feet tall and his torso is the length for a man 6'9" tall.
Said that's one of the reasons he is such a powerful swimmer.
Said his feet were size 14 and were more like flippers when swimming.....
Heh heh...my attention wandered after hearing size 14 (even knowing that's a myth).
I saw Bob Costas interview Phelps and Spitz Live last night and Phelps does talk a little bit different cause he's got an underbite going.....But I didn't think it was that bad.
He was well spoken, polite, courteous, and appreciative of his new place in world Olympics History.
As with MOST people, they can look Really good on video....or perfectly Horrid, as far as their face goes.
Also I thought it was very poor sportsmanship for the French swim team capt. to state before competition started that they were going to "crush the Americans".....and later insinuated that the Americans were afraid of them.
Yeah.....made asses of themselves, so they deserved to lose.
JMO.
These are among some videos of Phelps I have saved:
(one of the tributes to him)
YouTube - Michael Phelps Tribute Part 2
A Speedo tv ad he did in 2005...
YouTube - Michael Phelps:Speedo Commercial (Summer 2005)
He swims tonight Live on NBC at 10:59pm EST, 959 CST towards his 8th Gold Medal.
This article has suggestions on how those on the west coast might catch it live tonight.
How To Watch Michael Phelps Win His 8th Gold LIVE At The Beijing Olympics
I just love to watch him......he's grown on me Very Quickly.
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