Yesterday, the sports arena at the Olympics was all a-buzz with whispers (and allegations) that a young Chinese swimmer (Ye Shiwen) was just too much of a powerhouse in the pool for her age to be stroking to victory at the wall without “something” to give her – not only extra stamina – but an edge on the other hopefuls at the games.
When the nasty rumors fell on the ears of one Asian doctor – his knee-jerk reaction (and subsequent finger-pointing at Michael Phelps) - erupted into a nasty controversy on the issue
In a nutshell, the good doctor (!) accused Phelps of relying on “doping” - of some suspicious or illegal (undetectable?) sort - to boost his performance in the pool.
The irate sports enthusiast based his argument on the Gold Medalist's track-record over the past few years.
For example, just yesterday, Phelps became the most highly-decorated athlete in the history of the Olympic Games when he nabbed his 19th medal at the Olympics in London.
In a nutshell?
The physician inferred that it was not humanly possible to achieve those kudos without some “help”.
“I can’t prove it, though,” he fessed up quickly on the heels of the accusation.
Obviously, the gent wasn’t too familiar with the swimmer’s personal life.
Quite a few folks in the U.S. are keen on the fact – in part due to screaming headlines in the tabloids weekly – that Phelps is a “pot head” who is prone to suck on his “bong”.
If anything, I've found that marijuana makes people more fuzzy-headed than focused. That truism probably accounts for why Phelps failed to rigorously train - or prepare properly - for the 2012 games this past year.
Grass has the opposite effect, fool!
One has only to review Michael’s performance over the past few days to figure that one out.
Last night when he should have nabbed the gold in his signature race, he lost out to a newcomer because his turns were sloppy and he neglected to put in his "all" at the finish line.
“He should have punched that wall,” one sportscaster barked at the screen in disgust.
That was why the kid-from-nowhere managed to snatch the coveted prize (which Phelps took for granted was his) right out from under "the former champ" in the last five-hundredths of a second!
When Phelps placed fourth last week in another race, his coach didn’t pull any punches.
“It was all about fitness and being prepared (which he wasn’t),” he lamented.
Well, ‘ya live and ‘ya learn.
Hopefully, Phelps keep his eye on the ball in the remaining races, 'cause it would be a shame to see the celebrated athlete go out in a whimper and not with a bang.
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