Aug 16, 2008
Story Timeline: 145 days
I won't deny that he is pretty awesome at swimming. But I get tired of everyone on NBC talking about him non-stop. Seriously, everyone at NBC Sports wants to have his babies. Especially the guys who do the commentary. NBC has one athlete they favor and don't shut up about in a lot of sports, see Sidney Crosby during NHL season. Aside from that I am really glad Phelps gave a lot of credit to his teammates during the interview afterwards and I think it is cool that he won eight medals. He truly is part fish, if you watch the underwater angles of his swimming, all his movements are so fluid and natural compared to the other swimmers. Now can we please talk about his incredibly sexy gangsta best friend, Ryan...
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