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THIS DUDE IS SUPPOSED TO WIN A BUNCH OF MEDALS
BEIJING (AP)—The greatest swimmer in the world had just blown away the field and set yet another world record at a time most athletes are reaching for their first can of Red Bull. Now, Michael Phelps stood in the water, pumped his fist in the air and exhaled deeply.
Halfway around the world, NBC executives were undoubtedly doing the same.
They juggled the schedule to make sure Phelps won his first gold medal in prime time and he responded on a rainy morning in Beijing with a performance for the ages in the one event where he might be most vulnerable.
Seven more remain before he’s officially crowned the greatest swimmer ever, but that seems a mere formality now, much to the relief of NBC officials who built the first week of the Olympics around his quest for a record eight gold medals.
BEIJING (AP)—The greatest swimmer in the world had just blown away the field and set yet another world record at a time most athletes are reaching for their first can of Red Bull. Now, Michael Phelps stood in the water, pumped his fist in the air and exhaled deeply.
Halfway around the world, NBC executives were undoubtedly doing the same.
They juggled the schedule to make sure Phelps won his first gold medal in prime time and he responded on a rainy morning in Beijing with a performance for the ages in the one event where he might be most vulnerable.
Seven more remain before he’s officially crowned the greatest swimmer ever, but that seems a mere formality now, much to the relief of NBC officials who built the first week of the Olympics around his quest for a record eight gold medals.