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“Records are always made to be broken no matter what they are. Anybody can do anything that they set their mind to.
— Michael Phelps
Swimmer, Olympic champion
Upon winning his eighth straight Gold medal and having set his eighth straight Olympic record, as well as his seventh world record, in his eight events in the 2008 Olympic Games, 17 August 2008. (Source: )
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