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Before, it came easy for me. I don't have two speeds anymore. I need to focus on the small things that I once took for granted.

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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