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...Stroke By Stroke How Michael Phelps turbocharged his repertoire...
...Stroke By Stroke How Michael Phelps turbocharged his repertoire...
...single-mindedness stems from personal experience. Huang, who grew up in the remote desert province of Xinjiang, first entered a hospital at age 17 after his father was partially paralyzed by a stroke. The doctors treated the teen with scorn when he asked for information. Says Huang: "I decided then that I would become a different kind of physician." Still, the chance seemed slim. This was during the 1966-76 Cultural Revolution, when universities had been closed; Chairman Mao ordered students into the countryside to learn from the peasantry, so Huang spent years planting wheat on a farm. When...
...life that included a five-year prison sentence for assault and a 10year addiction to cocaine; of natural causes; in Los Angeles. His infectious 1981 single Super Freak launched him to superstardom, but his career was soon derailed by drugs. Comeback efforts in the '90s were sidelined by a stroke and hip-replacement surgery...
...pick it up tomorrow.? They should fare better on Monday; Phelps swims against Australia's Ian Thorpe for the first time in a freestyle race, world record holder Peirsol swims for his first gold, champion breast stroker Amanda Beard aims for a medal in the 100m breast stroke, and world record holder Natalie Coughlin races for her first Olympic gold medal in the 100m backstroke...