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It's the Olympics. If you can't get up to swim early in the morning, don't go.

Michael Phelps

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Michael Phelps
Age: 39
Born: 1985
Born: June 30
Swimmer
Baltimore
Maryland
Michael Fred Phelps II
The Baltimore Bullet
Flying Fish
Early
Morning
Inspirational
Olympics
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