I agree. That HBO special with Phelps is worth the watch IMO.

Jul 27, 2021
11:22:33pm

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Colin Cowherd nails it with his take on Simone Biles. Worth a watch.

SlantRoute

7/27/21 11:05pm

Worth a watch because it was the 5% of the show not about the Packers & Rodgers

jrifkin48

7/27/21 11:13pm

I agree. That HBO special with Phelps is worth the watch IMO.

S-rizzle

7/27/21 11:22pm

I agree with what he said except I wouldn't even put Phelps in Biles categor

palangi

7/27/21 11:24pm

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violetjazz

7/28/21 12:05am

I'm saying the pressure on Biles is greater than what Phelps dealt with

palangi

7/28/21 6:21am

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violetjazz

7/28/21 8:53am

The mental side. Swimming is more like track, fastest person usually wins

palangi

7/28/21 9:18am

How can you say Jordan never faced the same pressure

UNLVcougar

7/27/21 11:45pm

Agreed terrible take.

ChiCityCoug

7/28/21 5:55am

You can't. He's a moron.

Shore10

7/28/21 6:55am

Cuz, like Cowherd emphasized many times, Simone's window

SinkingQuffa

7/28/21 7:15am

And if she falls short, she doesn’t have another game later that week.

Metallicat

7/28/21 1:17pm

And 4 years is past retirement age so…it was her ONLY chance.

StalwartBraveTrue

7/28/21 1:19pm

If only there were other gymnastic competitions..darn it

CarolinaCoug

7/29/21 2:01am

Yeah, cuz us Americans give a rat's rear about those "world" competitions.

SinkingQuffa

7/29/21 5:54am

Irs comical that you dont see the original dream teams pressure equivalence..

CarolinaCoug

7/29/21 5:27pm

LOL.

SinkingQuffa

7/29/21 5:39pm

He’s got a point. Jordan and Brady have a chance to win every single year.

StalwartBraveTrue

7/28/21 12:23am

You know they have a TON of competitions throughout those 4 years right? They

ChiCityCoug

7/28/21 5:57am

Add to that this has never happened before

bluelands

7/28/21 6:16am

Nadia comanici says hold her beer simone

CarolinaCoug

7/29/21 2:04am

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CarolinaCoug

7/29/21 5:29pm

I didn’t mean to say that they don’t compete at all for 4 years.

StalwartBraveTrue

7/28/21 7:20am

I disagree. There are too many differences, as you pointed out several, to

ChiCityCoug

7/28/21 7:57am

Certainly not the same. Which I think is the point.

StalwartBraveTrue

7/28/21 10:34am

But the super bowl and finals happen yearly. As you said the olympics are

Metallicat

7/28/21 1:21pm

But not every athlete gets to the finals or super bowl yearly. Some only make it

ChiCityCoug

7/28/21 1:53pm

Even you admit “may” have been only shot. For gymnasts it’s almost a

StalwartBraveTrue

7/28/21 2:15pm

May have been. But they don’t have to wait four years to find out.

Metallicat

7/28/21 2:31pm

You both are ignoring the fact that they compete in several competitions per

ChiCityCoug

7/28/21 2:57pm

And Jordan competed in 82 competitions a year so the stress was divided by 82.

StalwartBraveTrue

7/28/21 6:21pm

The stress was divided?! Haha yes we will have to “agree to disagree” because

ChiCityCoug

7/28/21 6:22pm

After you say her stress isn’t that much because she has other competitions each

StalwartBraveTrue

7/28/21 9:00pm

Not because stress is some how divisible by the number of stressful situations!

ChiCityCoug

7/28/21 9:04pm

Well that makes more sense than your original assertion.

StalwartBraveTrue

7/28/21 11:23pm

Basketball..Olympoc sport...played by MJ...try again.

CarolinaCoug

7/29/21 2:08am

If only basketball was played in the Olympics..DOHL!

CarolinaCoug

7/29/21 2:07am

If only the Olympics were the only meaningful competition in the sport of

StalwartBraveTrue

7/29/21 9:50am

Its not..the only one.

CarolinaCoug

7/29/21 5:31pm

That’s the point!

StalwartBraveTrue

7/29/21 6:05pm

So when MJ played in the Olympics then..got it imagine mj and usa

CarolinaCoug

7/29/21 2:06am

Yeah, not sure I agree w/ that. There are not entire teams planning against you

zerome4sooners

7/28/21 6:30am

Dude nailed it

Honor Code

7/28/21 7:10am

Sexually assaulted by the team doctor

Honor Code

7/28/21 7:49am

Bravo and spot on

ALC

7/28/21 7:59am

Gymnasts have it hard no doubt, but you contradict yourself with the LeBron comp

palangi

7/28/21 9:23am

meant *every few nights(not every 48 minutes)

palangi

7/28/21 9:27am

Remarkable individual. I feel bad for ever elite gymnast. I think it’s all child

cougfanz

7/28/21 10:26am

And her parents (grandparents) are usually at competitions to support her, but

TailgateU

7/28/21 11:46am

RE: Colin Cowherd nails it with his take on Simone Biles. Worth a watch.

imdocrob

7/28/21 7:54am

May we all be as strong as you. Simone has nothing on you

Honor Code

7/28/21 7:59am

You're probably the guy that cried about wearing a mask in the store too

ALC

7/28/21 8:02am

RE: You're probably the guy that cried about wearing a mask in the store too

imdocrob

7/28/21 9:26am

Let's review your exact quote

ALC

7/28/21 11:36am

You're probably the guy who cried because somebody didn't wear a mask

jrifkin48

7/28/21 3:14pm

I couldn't care less about that and didn't whine about it, just like

ALC

7/28/21 8:57pm

This dude is perfect in life. He should write the next section of D & C

Honor Code

7/28/21 8:03am

That was a horribly bad take. There have been hundreds (thousands?) of athletes

Murray

7/28/21 8:52am

Name some that left their team during competetion with no alternate?

CarolinaCoug

7/29/21 2:11am

RE: Colin Cowherd nails it with his take on Simone Biles. Worth a watch.

imdocrob

7/28/21 9:25am

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