[M.D. Holloway]

Originally Posted by masraum

And for the record, I've never even tried it, but I think this is a bit funny.

Pretty amazing Olympic record, 23 Gold medals, 3 Silver and 2 Bronze.

I saw something on the BBC website that said he is 6'4", but has the torso of someone 6'8", with the arm-span of someone 6'7" and the legs of someone 6'0" tall. On top of the super long torso and arms and short legs, his ankles are double jointed which gives him an extra 15° of mobility which means his feet are like flippers. On top of all of that, he creates lactic acid at 1/2 the rate of most folks, so his muscles recover faster which allows him to perform at or near peak level multiple times a day without a recovery time like most folks.

Pretty darn amazing guy. And all of that while being a stoner, apparently. I wonder how much weed he actually smokes or smoked. Most of the stoners that I remember from HS and college could not have been Olympic athletes.

He was in a rehab program awhile ago in AZ. He gave an interesting interview about it. He decided to give up the bong and try for another few Golds.