With the 2008 Summer Olympics coming to a close in Beijing yesterday, all eyes were certainly on Olympic gold medal winner (eight times over) Michael Phelps. So we already know that Phelps had a fancy schmancy Speedo suit that made him super slippery and buoyant during races, but what about his tech habits? In this week's issue of People, some tech tidbits about Phelps were revealed! Here are some of my faves:
- He just taught his mom Debbie how to text message so she can text him from the stands at the games. Although he admits she's still pretty slow and makes lots of spelling mistakes!
- His iPod has some techno and country music on it, but it's mainly filled with rap. Some of his favorite artists include Jay-z, Eminem, OutKast, and Lil' Wayne.
- The song he played on his iPod before races during the Olympics was Lil' Wayne's "I'm Me."
- To help him relax between meets, Phelps would get geeky and play cards (mainly poker) with teammates.
John Lewis
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He is so awkward looking...from the neck up.
1yeah, i don't really consider poker 'geeky'. or rap. =)
2i loved how they analyzed his build during the olympics to show how he is perfectly made to be a swimmer. it was very geeky with the science and all. i loved it!
3This is the best press Lil Wayne has gotten.
4He looks like Sylar from heroes.
5OK, cool with the Jay-Z, Em, and Outkast, but Lil' Wayne? Yeesh.
6Fun post. Michael Phelps is such a talented swimmer however he also seems quite down to earth.
7Cool post!!!
8Poker is kind of geeky. Have you ever seen the WSOP final table? Could very well be a D&D game. It's tons of fun, though!
Meh on the Lil' Wayne. There's way better quality pump-me-up music out there. My big pre-competition song is "Don't Stop Me Now" by Queen, though, so I don't know how much weight my opinion carries.
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