Wednesday, February 19, 2014

Best Athlete of The Decade: Michael Phelps


By Jason

Michael Phelps is the best athlete in the last decade. This is because he has dominated the Olympic pool. Phelps has won the most total medals in history with 22. 18 of those medals were gold, which is also the most ever. He also set the record for most gold medals in one Olympics, with eight, set in the 2008 Beijing Olympics. Phelps set his first world record in 2001, when he was just 16 years old. He has set four Olympic records. He has set a total of 39 world records, including times that he broke his own record.

Michael Phelps is better than Sidney Crosby because Phelps has 22 medals and Crosby has just one gold medal. Also, Phelps has won gold medals in three different Olympics. Crosby has never set a record for goals or points, he is just another great player. Phelps has proven that he is absolutely the best, thanks to his world records. Finally, Phelps is proficient in many parts of his sport, winning medals in eight different events, while Crosby is mainly an offensive player and isn't very good on defense.

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