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With 26 Olympic medals, including 22 golds, Phelps stepped on the blocks knowing that win or lose, he had achieved more than would have seemed possible in 2000, when he was a lantern-jawed 15-year-old finishing fifth in his first Olympic final.
I think the biggest thing for me is Ive kind of been able to finish the way I wanted to, he said. Ive been able to come back, and Ive been able to accomplish things that I just dreamt of.
The appreciative crowd at Olympic Aquatics Stadium, which greeted him with sustained applause, included Phelpss fiance, Nicole Johnson, and the couples 3-month-old, Boomer, who was somehow able to sleep despite the din.
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