Olympics - French 4x100 swim team predicts, "We'll smash U.S." - Au contraire!

Yahoo! News ^ | 8/11/08 | staff

[redstates4ever]

'"The Americans? We're going to smash them [ in the 4x100]. That's what we came here for," [Alain] Bernard [of the French team] said.'

Below, Michael Phelps, Garrett Weber-Gale and Jason Lezak celebrate after winning the men's 4x100m freestyle relay swimming final. France finished second.

"Frederick Bousquet, Alain Bernard, Fabien Gilot and Amaury Leveaux react after the men's 4x100m freestyle relay final."

[Past Your Eyes]

Quelle dommage.

[Man50D]

In fairness to the French they didn’t specify which Olympics.

[Past Your Eyes]

Looks like Kerry and Edwards down in the lower left hand corner.

[SolidWood]

The French “guy” in the bottom photo to the right... he’s wearing make-up and needs to pull up his pants.

[Past Your Eyes]

Can't find the one I want.

[rintense]

C’est la vie de chien, mangeurs de cheese!

[Dr. Ursus]

WE SURRENDER-but being French that would be redundant!

[bobjam]

The French put up a good race...at least they didn’t surrender

[fleagle]

Trash-talking Frenchman?!?!??!

Seriously, unless the competition is which team would surrender first methinks the French should rethink this strategy.

[joeystoy]

Let’s not be cruel. The French didn’t lose, they came in a close second... like they did in that little skirmish they had with the Third Reich.

[paudio]

I found this article about Mark Spitz on that yahoo link. It's quite interesting and sad at the same time. It seems nobody remembered to bring him to Beijing.

Spitz, once the star, upset over Beijing snub

[CaliGirl-R]

“The French “guy” in the bottom photo to the right... he’s wearing make-up and needs to pull up his pants.”

He reminds me of that breathy little boy character that Michael McDonald does on “MadTV”. Here’s McDonald out of character. Just add lots of blush, LOL.

http://us.imdb.com/media/rm1665963776/nm0567912

[library user]

The only thing the French “smash” are their own how-many-days-can-I-go-without-a-bath records, from time to time.

[raybbr]

"I never got invited. You don't go to the Olympics just to say, I am going to go. Especially because of who I am," Spitz told AFP in Hong Kong.

"I am going to sit there and watch Michael Phelps break my record anonymously? That's almost demeaning to me. It is not almost -- it is."

Maybe they didn't want his ego to take over the events?

[Tainan]

Its so good that the French have enthusiasm.

Probably smartly dressed also.

[FES0844]

they might as well swim naked!

[1rudeboy]

Has anyone ever watched the French National Rugby Team play? Try it sometime, it’s a real eye-opener.

[paudio]

The only thing the French “smash” are their own how-many-days-can-I-go-without-a-bath records

Considering these are swimmers, they probably can go forever.

[Dianna]

Maybe they didn't want his ego to take over the events?

I'm torn. His was a great achievement, but the ego is obnoxious as heck.