Winningest Olympian Ever!

August 16, 2008 · Filed Under Current Events

Michael Phelps swam into Olympic history, winning his 7th gold medal in Beijing, and his 13th overall!

You can read more about it in Breitbart’s article Phelps swims into history, winning 7th gold medal. Today, I just thought I’d leave you with a few quotes from and about this incredible adder.

“Dream as big as you can dream and anything is possible,” Phelps said. “I am sort of in a dream world. Sometimes I have to pinch myself to make sure it is real.”

“It goes to show you that not only is this guy the greatest swimmer of all time and the greatest Olympian of all time, he’s maybe the greatest athlete of all time,” said [Mark Spitz] the icon of the 1972 Munich Games. “He’s the greatest racer who ever walked the planet.”

“One word: epic,” Spitz told The Associated Press from Detroit. “I’m so proud of what he’s been able to do. I did what I did and it was in my day in those set of circumstances. For 36 years it stood as a benchmark. I’m just pleased that somebody was inspired by what I had done. He’s entitled to every second of what’s occurring to him now.”

“I thought four one-hundredths was close and I was shocked then,” Phelps said. “I’m even more shocked now than I was then. One-hundredth is the smallest margin of victory in our sport. I guess it’s pretty cool.”