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MAKING WAVES.
Byline: Joanne Chen
You'd never guess that swimmer Michael Phelps is perched on the brink of stardom. He's a bit awkward, as nineteen-year-olds tend to be-his arms are too long, his hair's got a mind of its own, and his flip-flops dangle idly as he speaks. But add water and he morphs into a sleek Speedo-clad machine with a six-foot-seven wingspan, who just might take home eight gold medals, leaving '70s swim-god Mark Spitz (who won seven) in the dust. It's his street-clothes persona, though, that may vault him from sports- to superstar. As agent Peter Carlisle says, "He's so ordinary, he's ...
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