Saturday, August 21, 2004
The benevolent one
He's already the king of these Olympics, but Michael Phelps has shown his generosity by surrendering his place in his final relay to allow Ian Crocker a chance to redeem himself. With only this final race to go, Phelps certainly has those 8 projected medals in the bag -- 6 of which will be gold. Amazing. If not for Crocker's horrid performance in the 200 relay, Phelps would have equalled Mark Spitz's mark of 7 golds in a single games and would've been splashing around in $1 million courtesy of Speedo. Another reason why his decision to let Crocker have his spot in the 400 relay speaks volumes of Phelps' character.
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