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2004: THE 'NEXT' ONES

By Various Magazine Staffers

Friday, October 10, 2008

MICHAEL PHELPS He says it with a straight face: "I want at least one gold medal." Right. And Barry Bonds wants at least 10 homers next season. When you're a swimmer who evokes comparisons to Mark Spitz, one Olympic gold is a warmup. Phelps has already broken 11 world records, including an unprecedented five at this year's world championships, and his six-and-a-half-foot wingspan puts him within reach of the seven golds Spitz snagged in 1972. Will he go for it? The 18-year-old from Baltimore ...

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