How is Michael Phelps the Best Athlete Ever?

Question

How is Michael Phelps the Best Athlete Ever?

Answer 1

He's not the best Athlete Ever maybe if he was a Pentathlon Medalist that would be different!

He's an outstanding swimmer is all.

Answer 2

No one is that fast. We will find out in about 10 years time that he was using some performance enhancing drugs that were not banned at the time.

Answer 3

he got 8 gold medals at the games yesterday its a record

Answer 4

He's not.  He's the most successful olympic athlete when it comes to gold medals won in one olympic.  He's also probably the greatest swimmer ever.

Answer 5

He isn't, he's the best swimmer ever.  There's a difference.  Can he run?  Jump?  Throw?  Catch?  Etc...   I wouldn't say he's the best "athlete" ever.  By the way, I do believe he's the best swimmer ever, and I honor what he did in the pool...

Answer 6

He won 14 gold medal and 2 bronze in only 2 olympic games :)

Answer 7

How HOT is his bod !!

Answer 8

it's the water here in maryland

Answer 9

Hes the most winning-est olympian.

Answer 10

I don't think hes the best athlete ever. Long live the King - Wally Lewis

Answer 11

he's secretly a fish  

Answer 12

greatest swimmer ever but not the best athlete ever. How can you compare that? Your saying he's better than Michael Jordan just because he won more medals?  

Answer 13

greatest athlete no, greatest swimmer yes.  i admire him for what he did including shutting up the arrogant french.  but still wouldn't call him the best athlete.

Answer 14

By taking steroids

JOKING!!! He has a lot of carbs in his diet

Answer 15

i think carl lewis was the best  

Answer 16

that's bullsh!t ....

MOHAMED ALI IS THE BEST ATHLETE EVER !

Answer 17

Hes the perfect swimer ever

how is he not ?

Answer 18

Girls think he looks hot.  He's just overrated and immature for sinking to the French's low level IMHO. Yet some people see his actions as patriotic. Disgusting.