How many calories???

Okay... I'm watching the Olympics (and by watching I mean it's on the background while I get other things done).

Anyway, they just showed a profile of Michael Phelps, and said that he's 6'5, and yet can't break 240 lbs.  As if THAT's not enough his trainer (or his dr... I can't remember which see previous paragraph about watching), say he should be eating between 8500-10,000 calories per day!!!!  I can't even imagine how you'd begin to eat that many calories in one day??

Just a couple other observations on the Olympics...

1)  Can the beach volleyball athletes not afford an entire bathing suit?

2) Can someone design some 'fun' hair accessories for the gymnasts??  I mean I get that they have to have it out of their face, but there's no reason that can't be a little fashionable in the process.

Just my thoughts.