The Beijing Olympics

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Although I'm not one who thinks Phelps is the best athelete ever, I do consider him to be a better swimmer than Spitz. Spitz swam only two strokes, I believe, as where Phelps does 'em all.

So your saying he like to stroke everything??

Personally, I thinnk Jim Thorpe was the best overall athlete. He was very diversified in his sports; football, track, lacrosse..

He could do alot more than specialize in one sport.

This is why I think Bo Jackson should always be mentioned in the greatest athlete discussion, but rarely is. He dominated two sports in his prime, which is unthinkable in the modern era.