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(China Daily)
Updated: 2008-08-18 08:06

It's every part of sport. It's endurance. It's strength. It's pressure ... he made the pressure putt in the US Open, he won the Tour de France and he knocked out the best fighter in the world in the 16th round with an uppercut.

Brendan Hansen, Phelps' teammate

It can't be described. We'll never, ever see it again. Everything lined up for him incredibly. He's a nice guy, a good bloke, and the last few years I've never seen him change.

Grant Hackett, Australian swimmer

(China Daily 08/18/2008 page8)