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 "During the break . . . I was up in the air about everything. . . . The hardest thing was, I did everything I wanted to do," said Michael Phelps, above, who was the defining athlete of the Beijing Olympics. "I was like, 'Where do I go from here?' " (Jonathan Newton - The Post) SUMMER OLYMPICS Results from all sports.
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Following an extended layoff that included a three-month suspension by USA Swimming, Michael Phelps considered giving up the sport for good before finding his motivation.
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