"Michael Phelps is the ultimate Olympian for me. To see what he has done in his career is unheard of, he's taken things to a whole new level" — double gold-medal winner Serena Williams talking about Phelps' career haul of 18 gold medals.

— Sheila Norman-Culp — Twitter: http://twitter.com/snormanculp

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