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Dramatic relay latest among fantastic Olympic, sports finishes

By David Schoenfield and Alisha Ricardi
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Monday, August 11, 2008

They are already calling it the greatest swimming relay of all time. If Michael Phelps goes on to win eight gold medals, Jason Lezak's final 15 meters to overtake world-record holder Alain Bernard only grows in its legendary status. In true Page 2 fashion, it's a reminder of why we love sports: not the overcoming of obstacles, not the life lessons sports supposedly teach us and not the moral traits of courage and virtue so many like to pin on winners. No, it's about the freakin' thrill of vi ...

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