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...successful because he couldn't focus in the classroom. It turned out that he had attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, and while it made concentrating in class difficult, racing in the pool was a different story. "I thought maybe he's not as focused in the schoolhouse, but I saw a love and passion for swimming in him at a young age," said Debbie, who works as an educator and school principal. "He could be there for hours during a swim meet...
...downplay the significance of what he has achieved in Beijing - seven medals, six world records, and one more to go. "It shows that no matter what you set your mind to, anything can happen," Phelps said with his typical lack of emotion when asked about matching Spitz. "I saw so many quotes saying it's impossible to duplicate, that it won't happen. But Bob [Bowman, Phelps' coach] is the one who helped me to really dream about anything. Bob and I have gone through a lot together, and it's all paid...
...fans packed into Beijing's Bird's Nest saw the greatest sprint in human history Saturday night. And to think, it could have been that much better. For the first half of the race, Bolt was bunched with a few sprinters at the front. He hit another gear, then pulled away for good. And though he slowed down at the finish, he still broke the world record, crossing the line in 9.69 seconds. "He has 9.5 [seconds] in him," says Richard Thompson, the silver medalist from Trinidad and Tobago. "Lord only knows what we'll see in the future...
...that decades later, those Europeans who had actually lived under the Soviet heel would race to join the same alliance at the first opportunity. The anti-Moscow military alliance not only remained intact in the decade after the Cold War but also advanced toward Russia's shrinking borders. Russians saw all of that as strategic encirclement with hostile intent...
...father had hoped, it was Liukin's score on the high bars that ultimately set her apart. Her 7.7 level of difficulty - which only two of the Chinese gymnasts in the entire meet could match - put her too far ahead for Johnson to catch up. "When I saw her score come up, I knew I couldn't [beat it]," Johnson said, her voice shaking with emotion...