You gotta love the Michael Phelps Olympic story. Eight events. Eight golds. That’s incredibly amazing.

I also love the little subplot that accompanied the 100-meter butterfly. Prior to the race, apparently there was a little back and forth between competitors, one of them insinuating that maybe Phelps couldn’t pull off eight golds. Then, immediately after the race, which Phelps barely won, there was talk of a protest.

When all was said and done, however, Mike Cavic showed Phelps the respect he deserved. The Los Angeles Times reported that Cavic said he lost to the greatest swimmer in the history of the sport, and “there’s nothing wrong with that.”

He’s right. There’s definitely nothing wrong with that. And it was great to hear Cavic show Phelps that respect, especially on a stage like the Olympics.

In our world of MMA, we see and hear that respect all the time, which is just one of many reasons why our sport is so great.

- Doug J

 

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