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OLYMPIC GOLDEN BOY PHELPS EATS 12,000 CALORIES A DAY - New York Post - 1 views

  • Swimming sensation Michael Phelps has an Olympic recipe for success - and it involves eating a staggering 12,000 calories a day. "Eat, sleep and swim. That's all I can do," Phelps
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      Wow! 12,000 calories ... per day!
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ESPN - Phelps breaks 200 free world record by nearly a second - Olympics - 1 views

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    Swimming champion: Phelps claims place among greatest Olympians ever!
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ESPN - Lezak runs down French to win relay gold for U.S. - Olympics - 1 views

  • With history about to slip away and Michael Phelps cheering him on, Jason Lezak pulled up next to the lane rope and set out after hulking Alain Bernard, like a NASCAR driver drafting down the backstretch at Daytona.
  • By a fingertip.Lezak, the oldest man on the U.S. swimming team, pulled off one of the great comebacks in Olympic history Monday morning, hitting the wall just ahead of Bernard in the 400 freestyle relay, a race so fast it actually erased two world records.
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      USA Relay Team Shaun Botterill/Getty Images From left: Americans Cullen Jones, Jason Lezak, Michael Phelps and Garrett Weber-Gale pose with the gold medal during the medal ceremony for the men's 4x100 freestyle relay.
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      Amazing race!
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    Aug 14 ~ Today's Olympics News Roundup - 1 views

    • Yang Wei nails all-around gymnastics gold in style; freestyle swimming rematch goes to France; Federer upset by Blake; Williams sisters both lose; U.S. beach volleyball continues to dominate; baseball and softball disrupted by rain; Indian hero Bindra says gun was tampered with.
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    Agu 11 ~ Today's Olympics News Roundup - 1 views

    • Lezak helps Phelps win second gold medal in men’s swimming relay; Nadal, Federer and Williams sisters advance in singles tennis; Spanish cyclist Moreno is first doping case; U.S. women's basketball beats China; Japan's Kitajima wins gold in men's breaststroke; 14-year-old diver finishes last.
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    Official site of Michael Phelps-2004 USA Olympic Team Member and World Record Holder - 1 views

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      Go Michael!
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    ESPN - 'No way' turns into 'no quit' for Lezak, men's relay team - Olympics - 8 views

    • No way met no quit."I changed," he said. "I thought, 'That's ridiculous. I'm at the Olympic Games, I'm here for the United States of America. I don't care how bad it hurts, I'm going after it.'"I just got a super charge."
    • No way met no quit."I changed," he said. "I thought, 'That's ridiculous. I'm at the Olympic Games, I'm here for the United States of America. I don't care how bad it hurts, I'm going after it.'"I just got a super charge."What transpired during the final 50 meters was the stuff of Disney movies. It was the kind of thing that should land Lezak a co-starring role with Phelps on cereal boxes and network morning shows. And if Phelps does complete the great eight and pocket a $1 million Speedo bonus, he should cut a check for one-eighth of that total to the guy who kept the quest alive: Jason Lezak.
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    • Now, after turning no way into no quit, Jason Lezak is the one who stepped out of the ordinary and into newfound Olympic glory.
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      "Relay of a lifetime" - amazing!
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