Michael Phelps

For The Ladies: Michael Phelps - 4x100 Medley Relay

Michael Phelps wins 8; NBC wins, too
On Sunday, the day Michael Phelps won his record-breaking eighth gold medal at the Beijing Olympics, NBC said its networks -- in eight days of broadcasting Phelps' races in primetime in the U.S. -- have reached 185 million viewers.

"He provided the kind of theater that none of us will soon, if ever, will forget," NBC Sports anchor Bob Costas said about the swimmer's historic streak, which broke fellow American Mark Spitz's seven-medal record at the 1972 Munich Games.

Phelps told Costas, "This was everything that I wanted to do, and everything I dreamed of." Source

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For The Ladies: Michael Phelps - 4x100 Freestyle Relay

The race where the US won by a fingertip. Phelps looks pretty excited to say the least...

Phelps: 'Greatest Olympian? It's a pretty neat title'
Of his achievement of 11 career golds, Phelps said: "I'm almost at a loss for words. To be the most decorated Olympian of all time, it just sounds weird. I am speechless. It started to sink in after the butterfly. I was trying to focus on my next race, but I kept thinking 'Wow. Greatest Olympian of all time.' It's a pretty neat title and I'm definitely honoured. An Olympic gold medal stays with you for ever. It never gets old, listening to your national anthem with a gold medal around your neck." Source

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