I never found it fair how someone in Track and Field and swimming was capable of bringing home a handful of medals in the olympics, or on a smaller level at State competition, while people on a team sports can only win one medal. It begs the question are people like Apollo Anton Ohno and Mikey Phelps a little overrated in comparison to the best player on a great team?
I don't think it's fair that individual standouts can bring home a bunch of medals while everyone on the handball team fights for one. I guess it's just the way it is though. How many medals can a figure skater win? ONE. Biathalete? ONE. Why isn't there 10 figure skating competitions of varying length, or one for jumping and another for artistic dancing? Let me remind you I fucking hate figure skating, just so we are clear I'm just trying to make a point.
Mike Phelps, greatest olympian ever, or lucky guy who God put on this earth to swim? I'd take the guy who captains 3 gold medal polo teams over Phelps, but that's probably just me. The complexities of team sports outweigh individual accomplishment in my eyes, but I guess I'm more accustomed to team sports perhaps. Just a little brain food for people ready to think Apollo Anton Ohno is cool or something.
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