Saturday, August 16, 2008

What a Cutie Patootie Pie

This post is dedicated to a very gifted athlete. I have been watching the Olympics, paying especially rapt attention to this handsome young man. In some ways, he reminds me of Andrew.



The sheer power, the 6 foot 7 inch wing span, the incredible strength. I mean, "I'm scared of you!"



Every night as I watched him prepare for his swims, I would wonder aloud, "What is he listening to on that Ipod?"



When I workout, I'm usually listening to upbeat dance music or some hip hop lite. No gangsta rap here. Foshizzle. It turns out that when he is in the "zone" he is listening to hip hop, particulary Lil Wayne. Just thought you might like to know that.



I'm not particularly fond of Lil Wayne, but it must be working for him. This is what pure joy looks like!

Probably what I can appreciate the most about Michael Phelps, besides that perfectly chiseled physique, and his boyish handsomeness is........


He loves his momma!

5 comments:

Carter Family said...

Oh you made me cry. It is so nice to see him look for his mom in the stands. I love watching her expressions while he is racing, especially the other night when she thought that he was going to take second. He is awesome.

Cossebooms said...

I LOVE to watch the swimming!!! And he is a great swimmer that will be remembered forever. He seems like a nice genuine guy who loves his mom.

Grandma Sharon says. . . said...

I made the same comment about Michael Phelps looking like Andrew. And it's nice to see a young man show true affection for his mother. It's nice he has been able to excel through all his swim meets. Hooray for Michael Phelps!!!!

Melissa M. said...

Very informative! I too wondered what he was listening to.
He is so fun to watch, and he is worth losing sleep over.

The Earls said...

I mentioned to Dan that I thought he looked like Andrew. I'm glad I wasn't the only one. He is an awesome swimmer, it was fun to watch.