Bernard: France will “smash” the Americans

Mais oui.

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Michael Phelps celebrates after the U.S. 400-meter freestyle relay team won the gold medal, breaking the world record with a time of 3 minutes, 8.24 seconds. Phelps’ teammate Jason Lezak came from behind in the anchor leg, catching France’s Alain Bernard to win by eight-hundredths of a second. Before the race Bernard had said that France would “smash” the Americans. (Getty Images / August 11, 2008)

Phelps won his second Gold medal with this world record. This astonishing race was the biggest highlight of the Olympics so far for me, after the Opening Ceremony.

Hey, Alain Bernard. Learn the golden rule of sport. Do not motivate your competition by talking trash about them.

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