[HoosierDaddy]

The Nigerians scored again in around the 80th minute. The U.S. earned a penalty in the 89th minute, then sent a header off a crossbar 2 minutes into stoppage time. The last ten minutes saw both sides basically sprinting up and down the field, goalies outside of the box tackling players, just a fantastic finish, despite the U.S. getting beat. If Orozco's in the game, I think the U.S. at least earn a draw, and probably win that game. They played well despite initial jitters. I think Wynne will end up in Europe in the next couple years, that guy is lights out fast.

[Raymond Luxury Yacht]

That was a dumb elbow. Way to hurt the team, pal.

[HoosierDaddy]

"Dumb" doesn't begin to describe it. That has to be one of the fastest red cards ever.

[Raymond Luxury Yacht]

The way the announcers explained it, the players had been warned to expect that any intentional elbows would result in an automatic redcard. So, his own fault. The guy who got elbowed did flop pretty bad to draw attention to it. That's one of my biggest gripes about soccer, the flopping gets just silly sometimes.

[HoosierDaddy]

As long as the rewards outweigh the risks it is going to happen.

[caladanbrood]

If Phelps were a country, he'd be fifth in the medal table all on him own at the moment...

[HoosierDaddy]

If Chuck Norris were in the Olympics he wouldn't even have to compete and he'd win every medal. His anthem would be: "Born in the U.S.A."

Too bad for Michael Phelps that swimming doesn't have the profile that other sports have, or he'd make a jillion on endorsements.

[Illuyankas]

That, plus he looks like an illegal genetic modification experiment crossing a man with a gibbon and fixing outboard motors instead of shoulder muscl- OH GOD HE JUST SLAPPED ME FROM BEIJING WITH HIS HUGE FREAK ARMS THROUGH THE WINDOW

HE'S STILL DOING IT DAMN IT FUCK OFF MICHAEL PHELPS YOU HAVE TO CONCENTRATE ON SWIMMING YOU DON'T HAVE TIME TO PICKPOCKET ME

WHAT IF YOUR ARM IS HIT BY A PLANE? GET IT OUT OF MY ROOM YOU CRAZY FREAKY-ARMED MONSTER why am I typing my responses here, it's not like he can see with his arms HIS THUMB BLINKED FUCK FUCK FUCK

[HoosierDaddy]

Get 'em Mikey!

You know what they say about long arms don't yah...

[Illuyankas]

Yes.

They're long.

[HoosierDaddy]

I just can't get one past you. Well, other than that their long...

[Slum]

ON ESPN today, they said that Phelps has a 12,000 calorie a day diet...that's just wrong.

And yeah, dude is freaky looking.

[Illuyankas]

His arms are longer than he is tall!

THAT'S NOT NATURAL

[Raymond Luxury Yacht]

What is this stupid horse dancing? That's not a sport! What physical talent or athletic ability does this require?!?!?!?

[HoosierDaddy]

Raymond Luxury Yacht;369586 said:

What is this stupid horse dancing? That's not a sport! What physical talent or athletic ability does this require?!?!?!?

Money. The aristocrats need to prove that they retain their Knightly ways and thus if the peasants revolt, they will equine dance around them.

[Raymond Luxury Yacht]

Workers of the world unite against olympic horse dancing.

[amphibian]

Slumgullion Spitteler;369581 said:

ON ESPN today, they said that Phelps has a 12,000 calorie a day diet...that's just wrong.

From the NY Post article:

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Phelps' diet - which involves ingesting 4,000 calories every time he sits down for a meal - resembles that of a reckless overeater rather than an Olympian.

Phelps lends a new spin to the phrase "Breakfast of Champions" by starting off his day by eating three fried-egg sandwiches loaded with cheese, lettuce, tomatoes, fried onions and mayonnaise.

He follows that up with two cups of coffee, a five-egg omelet, a bowl of grits, three slices of French toast topped with powdered sugar and three chocolate-chip pancakes.

At lunch, Phelps gobbles up a pound of enriched pasta and two large ham and cheese sandwiches slathered with mayo on white bread - capping off the meal by chugging about 1,000 calories worth of energy drinks.

For dinner, Phelps really loads up on the carbs - what he needs to give him plenty of energy for his five-hours-a-day, six-days-a-week regimen - with a pound of pasta and an entire pizza.

He washes all that down with another 1,000 calories worth of energy drinks.

I would bet that he doesn't actually eat all those in three giant meals, but scatters the eating throughout the day. I know during my swimming days a while back, I was probably eating somewhere between 5 and 6,000 calories a day of pretty much anything and I would actually lose weight over the season.

There's a 19 year old Russian kid in the Greco-Roman 60 kg division that won a gold medal without being scored on in the Olympics.

[Bauchelain the Evil]

Man that Swedish who got the Bronze medal in the Greco-Roman was so pissed off that the Italian won after what he says was a uncorrect judjing that he threw the medal and left. I bet he would not be seen in international meetings for a loooooooooooong time.
Anyway...GO ITALY!GO!

[bwgan]

Just to go back a bit - hubby used to play water polo and rugby union. He says there is NO contest, water polo is 100 times harder and tougher and nastier*. :eek:

I am not a sports lover, but I have to say that a few of the sports have me quite gripped. I mean cycling and swimming, who'd have thought they could be interesting. I used to do a bit of judo and badminton so quite like watching them...but canoeing and kyaking (spl?) are really exciting :shocked:, I'm amazed. No seriously, I am...got annoyed with myself when I caught myself watching the clay pigeon shooting though...I mean there is a limit!

*Anyway, he's watching women's beach volley ball at the moment so I'm not sure I'm speaking to him .

[SilentHunter]

Phelps is 6ft 4 in and his outstretched arms measure 6ft 7in.........when he was a kid...his arms reached below his knees while standing straight....too long for a normal guy!