Tracing the gold studded path covered by the phenomenal swimmer Michael Phelps at the Beijing Olympics. This easy going pizza loving 23-year-old from Baltimore, USA, has not only made winning a habit, but breaking records too!
His pool exploits:
Phelps uses long arms to win seventh gold
Phelps qualifies 4th-fastest in 200 freestyle
Phelps the person:
A typical 23-year-old - till he hits water
Pressure? Expectations? Not for relaxed Phelps
Mr Almost Anonymous at Beijing
Phelps gets into Beijing almost unnoticed
His diet:
Gorging 12,000 calories a day!
Reactions:
Spitz hails Phelps' 'epic' 7 gold medals
IOC chief calls Phelps `icon of the games'
Spitz tips Phelps for record haul
Analysis:
How does Phelps's 8 stack up to Bolt's 9.69?
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