Comments on: Michael Phelps: the joy of six http://blogs.reuters.com/china/2008/08/15/michael-phelps-the-joy-of-six/ Giant on the move Mon, 09 Nov 2009 04:35:45 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Erik Kirschbaum http://blogs.reuters.com/china/2008/08/15/michael-phelps-the-joy-of-six/#comment-1826 Erik Kirschbaum Fri, 15 Aug 2008 13:32:14 +0000 http://blogs.reuters.com/china/2008/08/15/michael-phelps-the-joy-of-six/#comment-1826 He makes it look easy...so easy that friends of mine in Germany and China are saying that if a German or Chinese swimmer were breaking records by these sorts of margins there would be doping accusations flying.So I'm really glad Phelps addressed the issue in a news conference today himself: "Anyone is able to say whatever they want. I know that I am clean. I did 'Project Believe' with USADA (U.S Anti Doping Agency) where I purposely wanted to do more tests to prove that," said Phelps. "People can question all they want but the facts are facts and I have the results to prove it." He makes it look easy…so easy that friends of mine in Germany and China are saying that if a German or Chinese swimmer were breaking records by these sorts of margins there would be doping accusations flying.So I’m really glad Phelps addressed the issue in a news conference today himself: “Anyone is able to say whatever they want. I know that I am clean. I did ‘Project Believe’ with USADA (U.S Anti Doping Agency) where I purposely wanted to do more tests to prove that,” said Phelps. “People can question all they want but the facts are facts and I have the results to prove it.”

]]> By: Kevin Fylan http://blogs.reuters.com/china/2008/08/15/michael-phelps-the-joy-of-six/#comment-1803 Kevin Fylan Fri, 15 Aug 2008 08:11:23 +0000 http://blogs.reuters.com/china/2008/08/15/michael-phelps-the-joy-of-six/#comment-1803 No argument there, sdlc. It's shaping up to be the greatest achievement in an Olympic Games. No argument there, sdlc. It’s shaping up to be the greatest achievement in an Olympic Games.

]]> By: sdlc http://blogs.reuters.com/china/2008/08/15/michael-phelps-the-joy-of-six/#comment-1802 sdlc Fri, 15 Aug 2008 08:05:26 +0000 http://blogs.reuters.com/china/2008/08/15/michael-phelps-the-joy-of-six/#comment-1802 As a parent that has two kids involved in swimming and know how hard it is to reach to that level, I can only simply say "That is amazing!" As a parent that has two kids involved in swimming and know how hard it is to reach to that level, I can only simply say “That is amazing!”

]]> By: 52.co.nz http://blogs.reuters.com/china/2008/08/15/michael-phelps-the-joy-of-six/#comment-1795 52.co.nz Fri, 15 Aug 2008 03:47:06 +0000 http://blogs.reuters.com/china/2008/08/15/michael-phelps-the-joy-of-six/#comment-1795 <strong>Michael Phelps: the joy of six</strong> Six races, six world records and six gold medals: there really is no stopping Michael Phelps at these Games. The man from Baltimore finished over a second ahead of his closest rival, Hungary’s Laszlo Cseh, in the men’s 200 metres individual medley ... Michael Phelps: the joy of six

Six races, six world records and six gold medals: there really is no stopping Michael Phelps at these Games.
The man from Baltimore finished over a second ahead of his closest rival, Hungary’s Laszlo Cseh, in the men’s 200 metres individual medley …

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