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He is on a quest for an unprecedented 8 gold medals. As of when I am writing this he has gotten 6 of them. I recently watched him win the 200 meter.
I haven't been this excited about watching the Olympics since watching Mary Lou Retton.
This kind of reminds me of how baseball was in a major slump following the 1994 Strikes. Thanks to the home run hitters stepping up (whether juiced or not) they really helped to turn the sport around in the public's eye.
Well Mike Phelps is doing just that very same thing for me. I am trying to keep up with the Olympics and show my kids how "awesome" the games really can be. We try to watch some highlights from the NBC Olympics website. As often as we can.
He is on a quest for an unprecedented 8 gold medals. As of when I am writing this he has gotten 6 of them. I recently watched him win the 200 meter.
I haven't been this excited about watching the Olympics since watching Mary Lou Retton.
This kind of reminds me of how baseball was in a major slump following the 1994 Strikes. Thanks to the home run hitters stepping up (whether juiced or not) they really helped to turn the sport around in the public's eye.
Well Mike Phelps is doing just that very same thing for me. I am trying to keep up with the Olympics and show my kids how "awesome" the games really can be. We try to watch some highlights from the NBC Olympics website. As often as we can.
