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 The Literary Mr. PhelpsPosted on Aug 22, 2008
If you want to read a personal account of Michael Phelps’ training philosophy, you’ll have to wait until December, when the Olympic swimming champion’s “Built to Succeed” hits store shelves. As much as we value the written word around here, is it really necessary for every celebrity to pen a memoir? There are trees at stake, after all.
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By Kurt, September 18, 2008 at 3:09 pm Link to this comment
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Phelps does not really need to write a book, he can just make it about 300 pages of pictures. I’d sure buy a couple for me and a few for my friends.
Report thisBy Ed Harges, August 26, 2008 at 12:50 pm Link to this comment
The book is supposed to be about his “training philosophy”, but the title,“Built to Succeed”, hints that it’s not much of a strategy.
“Step one: be born with the perfect body structure for your sport…”?
Report thisBy Ed Harges, August 25, 2008 at 5:07 am Link to this comment
Phelps and his mom seem to be genuinely nice people. I’m happy for any good that comes to them, including lucrative book deals.
Report thisBy jackpine savage, August 22, 2008 at 7:38 pm Link to this comment
Yes, please, save the trees. That damn thing is going to haunt library book sales for at least a generation. There will be tens of thousands of first printing/first editions in perfect condition floating around for ever and ever.
Report thisBy hippy pam, August 22, 2008 at 3:24 pm Link to this comment
This young man is 6’7” with a “wingspan” of 6’9”-or is it the other way around? AND HE IS FAST-A GREAT ATHLETE-........But how fair are the “competitions” when there is talk that CHINA is possibly lying about the ages of their athletes?Maybe they are also using steroids for their athletes?ARE THESE GAMES TRULY FAIR COMPETITIONS???????
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