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MICHAEL PHELPS' DREAM TEAM

By Alyssa Roenigk (with an additional report by Bo Wulf)

Sunday, August 17, 2008

One world. One dream. That's the motto of these Olympic Games. But no one dream has united the world this week like Michael Phelps' quest for eight gold medals. Athletes from around the world woke up early Sunday morning and headed to the Water Cube to see Phelps make history. The entire U.S. swim team, wearing softball-style team jerseys with their names on the back, filled a section in the upper tier, away from the distraction of autograph-seeking fans and the over-caffeinated media. (But no ...

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