He co-starred in “Unfiltered” a documentary about the sport of equestrian swimming. He founded ‘Swim with the stars’. He was found guilty of drunk driving in 2004. He is: only 22 and already a legend. Well in front. On his way to olympic immortality. From a broken home in Baltimore and likes Young Jeezy. The face of these olympic games. History in the making. Brother to Hilary and Whitney. A bit misty. Keeping cool. Pretty special. Swimming’s golden boy. Eating plenty of pizza and pasta. A freak. The best ever. A superstar. A waterlogged kid. Sparking a gold rush. Obliterating history. Able to win with his eyes closed. A very big talent who earns everything he gets through very hard work. Gold. Gold. Gold. More gold. (Gold). Champion. Record holder. Nixed Canada’s (and the world’s) chances for Olympic gold. A sore loser. Oh, sorry, that’s a fact about me. (Compiled from the 37,241 articles about Michael Phelps in Google News).
This article appears in Aug 7-13, 2008.
