# Ian Thorpe Rules!
**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/ian-thorpe-rules/61216
**Category:** random
**Created:** [August 17, 2004, 1:40am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/ian-thorpe-rules/61216 "2004-08-17T01:40:52Z")
**Posts on this page:** 15
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### Author:  [@kirupa](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/kirupa)
#### Post date: [August 17, 2004, 1:40am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/ian-thorpe-rules/61216/1 "2004-08-17T01:40:52Z")
^ Pretty much what the subject says! Congrats to him and the Australians :kommie: I am sure he’ll win a few more Gold along the way.
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [August 17, 2004, 1:47am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/ian-thorpe-rules/61216/2 "2004-08-17T01:47:18Z")
You know, kirupa, I actually feel sorry for phelps. All that hype has got to be making him feel small and stuff, its got to be screwing with his head more than the other olymic swimmers
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [August 17, 2004, 1:51am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/ian-thorpe-rules/61216/3 "2004-08-17T01:51:26Z")
> [@Javifutbolista](#):
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> You know, kirupa, I actually feel sorry for phelps. All that hype has got to be making him feel small and stuff, its got to be screwing with his head more than the other olymic swimmers
Yeah - that’s true. I am wondering if other countries hype their athletes also?
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [August 17, 2004, 1:54am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/ian-thorpe-rules/61216/4 "2004-08-17T01:54:23Z")
I’m almost positive they do. But yeah, he does rock. I concur wholeheartedly.
//Concur- Almost as funny a word as Parsnips.
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [August 17, 2004, 2:14am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/ian-thorpe-rules/61216/5 "2004-08-17T02:14:42Z")
Canada doesn’t hype the athletes. Hell, we hardly fund our athletes :sigh:
well, if we come out of this with more than 7 golds, I will be more than satisfied
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [August 17, 2004, 2:15am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/ian-thorpe-rules/61216/6 "2004-08-17T02:15:22Z")
YAWN!!! How unexpected.
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [August 17, 2004, 2:18am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/ian-thorpe-rules/61216/7 "2004-08-17T02:18:27Z")
Piersol baby Piersol.
Phelps will perform over all, but that Great Britain guy is something, he went to the same college as I did over here in the states funny enough.
For all the land we have, we Americans know how to swim.
USA!
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [August 17, 2004, 2:52am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/ian-thorpe-rules/61216/8 "2004-08-17T02:52:07Z")
ha! phelps… what a joke…
go thorpedo!!
although we did pretty bad in the 4x100m relay 😑
but go australia. we are second in the medal tally now yay!
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [August 17, 2004, 3:48am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/ian-thorpe-rules/61216/9 "2004-08-17T03:48:35Z")
I always thought Thorpedo was kind of a silly name.
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [August 17, 2004, 5:10am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/ian-thorpe-rules/61216/10 "2004-08-17T05:10:39Z")
> [@love police](#):
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> ha! phelps… what a joke…
Our definitions of “joke” must be very different.
Theres a reason Phelps is hyped you know, this guy is no joke. He’s a world record holder or close to those types of times in many different strokes. All around, he’s the best swimmer in the world. Thorpe is amazing in 2 or 3 strokes, but weak in the others. Thorpe is AMAZING, but calling Phelps a joke is just wrong.
To be noted: I’m not an American either.
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [August 17, 2004, 5:23am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/ian-thorpe-rules/61216/11 "2004-08-17T05:23:12Z")
Phelps beat the world record at age 15 - the youngest male world record breaker…he’s not a joke lol
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [August 17, 2004, 5:24am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/ian-thorpe-rules/61216/12 "2004-08-17T05:24:55Z")
yeah phelps is definitley not a joke, well I havent really seen anything exciting on the olympics yet. Does anyone know when the running is?
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [August 17, 2004, 5:35am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/ian-thorpe-rules/61216/13 "2004-08-17T05:35:47Z")
> [@Zak](#):
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> yeah phelps is definitley not a joke, well I havent really seen anything exciting on the olympics yet.
beech volleyball. _drools_
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [August 17, 2004, 6:47am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/ian-thorpe-rules/61216/14 "2004-08-17T06:47:59Z")
> Yeah - that’s true. I am wondering if other countries hype their athletes also?
Thorpe was definatly feeling the hype and pressure. He almost didn’t make it into that even after false starting at the olympic qualifyers. After a few talks and alot of contemplating the guy who actually made it in decided to step down, giving Thorpe his chance to race. Also with the added pressure of becoming Australias most successful olympian ever if he won, I’d say there was alot of hype and pressure on Thorpe.
Phelps is gonna be the next big champion though. Beijing will be his 😛
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [August 17, 2004, 8:13am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/ian-thorpe-rules/61216/15 "2004-08-17T08:13:27Z")
>
I always thought Thorpedo was kind of a silly name.
what does names have to do with anything? Doesnt everyone have a nickname? :sigh: