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Originally posted by Did you just call me Coltrane?
I don't know why they even talked about it. He never had a chance.
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My guess is that he was as far from track and field doping scandals as they could find, and they needed
some hero for this Olympics. He qualified for the most competitions, so he got the "Next Spitz" mantle. They give it every year.
The only "next Spitz" this year is Jenny Thompson, who is only one medal behind Spitz (and Matt Biondi) for swimming. This is her fourth Olympics, and she's the most decorated female athlete we've ever had at the Olympics. She took two years off after Sydney to go to Med School, and she doesn't seem to have suffered for it.
