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Is Michael Phelps the best athlete in the world today?

By Dick Vitale
ESPN.com

Monday, August 18, 2008

Each week I'll talk about the world of sports… • Is Michael Phelps the best athlete in the world today? How many of you really thought he would get eight gold medals in Beijing? Think about the pressure, the fact he went into the pool 17 times, the fatigue of racing that many times. Wow, what an amazing accomplishment to shatter Mark Spitz's mark of seven golds. Over two Olympiads, Phelps has captured 14 gold medals; that is more than many countries have won in that span! It is ...

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