Gugny Posted August 11, 2016 Share Posted August 11, 2016 But can he run across that pool faster than Phelps? Depends. Would Jesus have a bunch of back hickeys? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shrader Posted August 11, 2016 Share Posted August 11, 2016 Depends. Would Jesus have a bunch of back hickeys? I'd like to add a third competitor into the field, Ditka. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC Tom Posted August 11, 2016 Share Posted August 11, 2016 "Greatest ever" what? Greatest swimmer ever? Yeah, probably. Greatest Olympian ever? Maybe...warrants further consideration. Greatest athlete ever? I don't think so. Again, I would say Jim Thorpe, Bo Jackson, and Jim Brown are amongst the best athletes ever. How many individual Olympic victories do they have? Jesus could have given him a run in the 200 IM if his backstroke was any good. Yeah, but Phelps can hit a curve ball... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledInIllinois Posted August 11, 2016 Share Posted August 11, 2016 How many individual Olympic victories do they have? Thorpe? There simply wasn't as many events to get medals in. And anyway, he had to make money in the real world as a professional just to put food on the table... You @$&!ing idiot... It was the early 1900s. Like he (Thorpe) could swim till he was 40, indulge in smoking the herb, and down 12,000 kcal a day? THEN, they still stripped him of his medals. Thorpe, had to live in the real @$&!ing world of hard knocks. Far cry from Phelps' world. Medal count means nothing in a highly specialized sport. He's the greatest swimmer of all time, but not the GOAT athlete. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
26CornerBlitz Posted August 11, 2016 Share Posted August 11, 2016 @buffalobills Update from Rio: The Bills flag has hit the links! We can't get enough of this. #GoBills #TeamUSA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC Tom Posted August 11, 2016 Share Posted August 11, 2016 Thorpe? There simply wasn't as many events to get medals in. And anyway, he had to make money in the real world as a professional just to put food on the table... You @$&!ing idiot... It was the early 1900s. Like he (Thorpe) could swim till he was 40, indulge in smoking the herb, and down 12,000 kcal a day? THEN, they still stripped him of his medals. Thorpe, had to live in the real @$&!ing world of hard knocks. Far cry from Phelps' world. Medal count means nothing in a highly specialized sport. He's the greatest swimmer of all time, but not the GOAT athlete. Okay, let's try this a different way... How many 2200-year old sports records did Thorpe break? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DriveFor1Outta5 Posted August 11, 2016 Share Posted August 11, 2016 All this talk of Leonidas of Rhodes makes me kind of miss Leodis of Troy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Hammersticks Posted August 11, 2016 Share Posted August 11, 2016 Okay, let's try this a different way... How many 2200-year old sports records did Thorpe break? He participated in only the 1914 olympics and won the pentathlon and the decathlon. After that the guy needed to make a living (I understand he was a big drinker), so he went on to play professional football, baseball, and basketball. If he could have been a career Olympian, like Phelps, who knows how many medals he would have won. I wonder if that fairy sprinter from 2200 years ago could have played 3 American professional sports? Surely not Michael Phelps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledInIllinois Posted August 12, 2016 Share Posted August 12, 2016 He participated in only the 1914 olympics and won the pentathlon and the decathlon. After that the guy needed to make a living (I understand he was a big drinker), so he went on to play professional football, baseball, and basketball. If he could have been a career Olympian, like Phelps, who knows how many medals he would have won. I wonder if that fairy sprinter from 2200 years ago could have played 3 American professional sports? Surely not Michael Phelps. ^^This^^ my cargo shorts wearing brethren! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Hammersticks Posted August 12, 2016 Share Posted August 12, 2016 ^^This^^ my cargo shorts wearing brethren! Praise be to god... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KD in CA Posted August 12, 2016 Share Posted August 12, 2016 Pretty damn impressive pulling away from a world class field like that over the last 75m Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
26CornerBlitz Posted August 12, 2016 Share Posted August 12, 2016 @NewsRadio930 Bills banner waver Meghan Quinn on spreading "Buffa-love" around the globe; starting with #RioOlympics2016 http://media.wben.com/hosting/media/wben/1578676/116304081/081216-820am-meghan-quinn-116304081.mp3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canadian Bills Fan Posted August 12, 2016 Author Share Posted August 12, 2016 I love Canadian Womens Swimming Only thing we have been good at this Olympics. Well, that and womens soccer CBF Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Poojer Posted August 12, 2016 Share Posted August 12, 2016 Both Phelps & Manuel...wow, what a pair of races last night! Pretty damn impressive pulling away from a world class field like that over the last 75m Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GottaRun Posted August 12, 2016 Share Posted August 12, 2016 I love Canadian Womens Swimming Only thing we have been good at this Olympics. Well, that and womens soccer CBF Apparently she is the first summer Olympian born this century to win gold. Pretty cool little thing to be able to say when she goes back to high school. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KD in CA Posted August 12, 2016 Share Posted August 12, 2016 Both Phelps & Manuel...wow, what a pair of races last night! That was fun seeing how excited she was; good for her. And it was a great race. Both Manuel and the girl who tied her came from behind very late. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CowgirlsFan Posted August 12, 2016 Share Posted August 12, 2016 I love Canadian Womens Swimming Only thing we have been good at this Olympics. Well, that and womens soccer CBF A Texas size toast to Dallas Stars Jamie's sister Penny!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
USMCBillsFan Posted August 12, 2016 Share Posted August 12, 2016 USA Woman's Field Hockey is kicking ass too! 4-0 to win their pool. They're fun to watch too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canadian Bills Fan Posted August 12, 2016 Author Share Posted August 12, 2016 A Texas size toast to Dallas Stars Jamie's sister Penny!! CBF Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PromoTheRobot Posted August 12, 2016 Share Posted August 12, 2016 Ugh... Women's soccer lose to Sweden in the QF. 4-3 on PK. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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