Gold medals may rocket Michael Phelps into global icon status
Published 8/19/2008 at The Seattle Times: Sports
Six Chinese bodyguards in dark suits surrounded Michael Phelps as he waded through a sea of camera crews for a news conference Monday morning...
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Baltimore County held a "Phelpstival" at the county seat when Michael Phelps came home an Olympic hero four years ago.
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