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At any rate (and yes, I've copyrighted "at any rate"--so that I can use it as my go-to transition on the blog anytime I please). . .
I have watched every one of Phelps' races this Olympics and every single time I'm left with the same feeling--WTC! (What the crap?)
These are the things I'm thinking:
* How come he's so good? Doesn't he get tired? How can he race pre-qual races and the final events so close together?
* Does he smell like chlorine?
* Why didn't his sisters swim?
* He's really tall.
* Will he always be in shape?
* If I started now, could I pull a Dara Torres and hit the 2012 London Olympics?