Why is it that even though Lezak helped Phelps get his gold medal, all the press is concerned about is Phelps?

Question

I thought lezak was AMAZING. Even though he was best in that race, the press is still obsessed about phelps and not Lezak or the other teammates? I mean, lezak didn't do it for phelps, you know? It really annoys me..But I'm not saying phelps isn't good, he is phenomenal. But they should give praise and recognition when it's due, you know?

And also, why is it that people always put down the winner? Just because phelps is doing a good job, doesn't mean he MUST be on drugs. And just because the Chinese did a great job and won gymnastics, doesn't mean they cheated. There actually was a question on here saying the chinese used "microwave beams" to mess up the American's brains during competition. W.T.F? People can be such sore losers.

Answer 1

Probably because Phelps is making and has made olympic history over and over again.  But I'm with you Lezak should get more credit for that

Answer 2

because phelps is amazing and beat evewry record out there!

Answer 3

cuz phleps is the best swimmer really.  hes the top swimmer

Answer 4

Um, probably because Phelps has won more gold medals than ANYONE IN THE HISTORY OF THE OLYMPICS.  

How many medals has Lezak won?

You really can't figure this out on your own?

Answer 5

There was a lot about Lezak.  While there was a lot on Phelps, I saw it about Lezak all the time as well.

Lezak swam a great race.

Answer 6

Lezak was the story in that relay.

By the way, you asked a really good question, so you must have copied it from someone else.

Answer 7

because... he's michael phelps...

Answer 8

The press is concerned about Phelps rather than the other medal-winning American swimmers because, with each gold medal Phelps wins, he takes one step closer to swimming immortality. He has already set the record for most gold medals and now has his sights set on breaking Mark Spitz's record of 7 golds in a single Olympics. With 5 already, only 3 races seperate him from that goal.

P.S. If he does in fact win out in Beijing, Phelps will have 16 medals overall (14 gold, 2 bronze). That would leave him only 2 medals behind former Soviet gymnast Larissa Latynina, whose 18 medals consist of 9 golds, 5 silvers, and 4 bronzes.  

Answer 9

they are giving credit to lezak but the race was more important for phelps to make history

Answer 10

The Press is ruthless is why.

We see the same thing here in Australia believe me. The bronze medalist is practically pushed aside by the reporter so he can interview the gold medalist.

I think that "microwave" question must have been a joke because it was too bizarre.

I don't know why people accuse other people of being on drugs but having said that Australians did tell America that Marion Jones was a drug cheat because we caught her husband with loads of illegal stuff in Sydney 2000...but the Americans didn't believe it until it was recently proven by new testing technology.