Before They Were Stars
Happy 18th Birthday Gabby Douglas: Check out the 2012 U.S. Olympic Team Before the Fame!
Happy 18th Birthday to Gabby Douglas! Take a look at some of Team USA’s shining stars before they were stars... By Nina Hämmerling Smith
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Michael Phelps as a Freshman at Maryland’s Towson High School in 2000 and Michael Phelps in 2012
It’s hard to imagine any Olympic athlete more celebrated—or scrutinized—than Michael Phelps. And for good reason: He is now officially the most-decorated Olympian of all time. (He has 22 at last count.) Phelps realized what that 19th record-breaking medal (another gold; he has 15 of those) meant for his legacy too: “I started smiling with about 20 meters to go. That’s the first time I’ve ever done that,” he told USA Today’s Nicole Auerbach.
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