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Dear NBC commentators,
I love swimming. If forced to pick only one sport to follow in the Olympics, as a former swimmer, it's my sport of choice. I am a HUUUUUGE fan of Michael Phelps. Homeboy is my boo. That said:
MICHAEL PHELPS IS NOT THE ONLY OLYMPIAN ATHLETE COMPETING IN THE BEIJING GAMES.
There are a lot of interesting people for us to fall in love with, so why don't you tell us their stories and break up the all-Phelps-all-the-time coverage you are so intent on running into the ground? I mean, really. Was it really necessary for us to see Mama Phelps scream into the mike as Mikey raced to the finish, when we had *just* seen the race ourselves only moments before?
It's been less than a full week of coverage and already people are sick of hearing about it. Worse yet, you're setting the boy and any relay team he is on up for disaster by making it seem like if Michael Phelps does not win 8 gold medals, the terrorists win.
Seriously. Lighten up on Phelps, spread the love to the other athletes, and please, please, please institute a moritorium on the word, "quest" for the rest of the Beijing games. And while we're at it, please tell Andrea Kraemer to stop asking inane questions before someone "accidentally" knocks her into the pool.Natalie Coughlin deserves a gold medal for not bitchslapping the woman silly.
Thank you,
the management
PS. STFU, Al.
I love swimming. If forced to pick only one sport to follow in the Olympics, as a former swimmer, it's my sport of choice. I am a HUUUUUGE fan of Michael Phelps. Homeboy is my boo. That said:
MICHAEL PHELPS IS NOT THE ONLY OLYMPIAN ATHLETE COMPETING IN THE BEIJING GAMES.
There are a lot of interesting people for us to fall in love with, so why don't you tell us their stories and break up the all-Phelps-all-the-time coverage you are so intent on running into the ground? I mean, really. Was it really necessary for us to see Mama Phelps scream into the mike as Mikey raced to the finish, when we had *just* seen the race ourselves only moments before?
It's been less than a full week of coverage and already people are sick of hearing about it. Worse yet, you're setting the boy and any relay team he is on up for disaster by making it seem like if Michael Phelps does not win 8 gold medals, the terrorists win.
Seriously. Lighten up on Phelps, spread the love to the other athletes, and please, please, please institute a moritorium on the word, "quest" for the rest of the Beijing games. And while we're at it, please tell Andrea Kraemer to stop asking inane questions before someone "accidentally" knocks her into the pool.Natalie Coughlin deserves a gold medal for not bitchslapping the woman silly.
Thank you,
the management
PS. STFU, Al.
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