Here's a thread to track Phelps endorsements and deals
Michael Phelps Conquered the Olympics,
But Can He Conquer Sports Marketing?
Staying relevant, and rich, after Beijing
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great article
funny story
He was required to start behind the men, and swim extra laps, and different strokes, and it was his first swim since his last gold medal, and the pool was only 20 yards long.
"But, hey, I wasn't going to let those four guys beat me," he said.
Entering the last lap, yes, he was once again trailing.
But you can probably guess what happened next.
"At the last minute, I grabbed the guy's leg and pulled him back behind me," he said. "So, yeah, I won again. It was very chill."
And then there is Lezak
www.latimes.com/.../la-sp-plaschke31-2008aug31,0,5320058.column
great article
funny story
He was required to start behind the men, and swim extra laps, and different strokes, and it was his first swim since his last gold medal, and the pool was only 20 yards long.
"But, hey, I wasn't going to let those four guys beat me," he said.
Entering the last lap, yes, he was once again trailing.
But you can probably guess what happened next.
"At the last minute, I grabbed the guy's leg and pulled him back behind me," he said. "So, yeah, I won again. It was very chill."
And then there is Lezak
www.latimes.com/.../la-sp-plaschke31-2008aug31,0,5320058.column
