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So, you know, if, if I wanted to get up and just play golf one day, I would just get up and play golf. If I wanted to go to Vegas, I would just get up and go to Vegas.
Michael Phelps
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Michael Phelps
Age: 39
Born: 1985
Born: June 30
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Michael Fred Phelps II
The Baltimore Bullet
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