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itsrobert

(14,157 posts) Sun Jul 29, 2012, 04:16 PM Jul 2012

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Spoiler Alert: Men's 4x100m Freestyle Relay

Spoiler

spoiler!!!

Phelps gives USA lead, Anchor Lochte blows lead and the Yanks finish 2nd to the dreaded French of all teams.

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Spoiler Alert: Men's 4x100m Freestyle Relay (Original Post) itsrobert Jul 2012 OP

Be nice malaise Jul 2012 #1

I am going to say this. texanwitch Jul 2012 #4

Just watched it. texanwitch Jul 2012 #2

you did well... and thanks for info. phelps having a rough olympics. nt seabeyond Jul 2012 #3

I wonder if it would have been better for him to have retired. texanwitch Jul 2012 #5

i consider that when a athlete gets too old. he had his prime. there is the whole dedication seabeyond Jul 2012 #6

I bet he wishes had praticed for a year instead. texanwitch Jul 2012 #10

I hope Phelps wins at least one or two medals dballance Jul 2012 #7

He'll win a few, don't worry. boxman15 Jul 2012 #9

Well double and tripple standards about nadinbrzezinski Jul 2012 #8

malaise

(269,157 posts)

1. Be nice

Reply to itsrobert (Original post)

Sun Jul 29, 2012, 04:18 PM

Jul 2012

The French anchor was brilliant

texanwitch

(18,705 posts)

4. I am going to say this.

Reply to malaise (Reply #1)

Sun Jul 29, 2012, 04:22 PM

Jul 2012

The USA doesn't own the gold medals.

I am happy to see other countries win some also.

It was close.

texanwitch

(18,705 posts)

2. Just watched it.

Reply to itsrobert (Original post)

Sun Jul 29, 2012, 04:19 PM

Jul 2012

Michael did well.

seabeyond

(110,159 posts)

3. you did well... and thanks for info. phelps having a rough olympics. nt

Reply to itsrobert (Original post)

Sun Jul 29, 2012, 04:20 PM

Jul 2012

texanwitch

(18,705 posts)

5. I wonder if it would have been better for him to have retired.

Reply to seabeyond (Reply #3)

Sun Jul 29, 2012, 04:24 PM

Jul 2012

Well, maybe he will get gold yet.

seabeyond

(110,159 posts)

6. i consider that when a athlete gets too old. he had his prime. there is the whole dedication

Reply to texanwitch (Reply #5)

Sun Jul 29, 2012, 04:41 PM

Jul 2012

effort, time to considered. he did it prior. the norm would not be the same intensity. but...

his time made it to the olympics. and even a fourth, in the olympics is not something to shrug about.

i hear ya though

maybe he had to see if he still had it.

texanwitch

(18,705 posts)

10. I bet he wishes had praticed for a year instead.

Reply to seabeyond (Reply #6)

Sun Jul 29, 2012, 04:55 PM

Jul 2012

I can understand him wanting to try one more time.

He has been swimming for so long.

He almost had gold today, he did really well.

He has silver now.

dballance

(5,756 posts)

7. I hope Phelps wins at least one or two medals

Reply to itsrobert (Original post)

Sun Jul 29, 2012, 04:42 PM

Jul 2012

It would be kind of sad to see such a great career end on a low note and then have the Bob Costas' and Matt Lauer's of the talking head zombie coalition talk about "how sad it is he ended that way" for the rest of his life.

boxman15

(1,033 posts)

9. He'll win a few, don't worry.

Reply to dballance (Reply #7)

Sun Jul 29, 2012, 04:50 PM

Jul 2012

He's way too talented not to. He looked fantastic here, and it's actually incredible he finished 4th yesterday considering he only trained for that event for 9 months, whereas everyone else has since the end of the Beijing Olympics.

nadinbrzezinski

(154,021 posts)

8. Well double and tripple standards about

Reply to itsrobert (Original post)

Sun Jul 29, 2012, 04:43 PM

Jul 2012

thanks I can post that, SANS alert, on my FB page.

I see that it matters little here.

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