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Tuesday, August 19, 2008

Michael si Manusia Ikan

Michael Phelps, manusia ikan dari Baltimore, Amerika, ini akhirnya memenuhi ambisinya meraih 8 medali emas dari cabang renang di olimpiade Beijing. He had this goal of 'veni, vini, vici' prior to Beijing, and realized that afterwards. He's so an example of "you can do it if you want it" type of people. Dia mengalahkan rekor tak terkalahkan Mark Spitz sejak tahun 1972 (Mark Spitz mendapatkan 7 medali emas pada olimpiade 1972 di...lupa...).

Si Phelps, sang fenomena mengagumkan ini, sudah mengumpulkan 16 medali dari dua kali olimpiade. Pada olimpiade Athena tahun 2004 dia mengumpulkan 6 medali emas dan 2 perunggu. Dia juga memegang 7 rekor dunia di cabang renang. Dominasinya tak terkalahkan hingga kini.

Anak muda lahiran 1985 ini ternyata ketika kecil diidentifikasi mengidap ADHD (Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorders), sebuah penyakit yang banyak menyerang anak-anak jaman sekarang. Pantesan aja menang...wong energinya yang luar biasa jadi tersalurkan kok. Makanya...bapak-bapak dan ibu-ibu yang punya anak ADHD, jangan pusing-pusing...masukkan aja anaknya ke kolam renang. Biarkan dia jadi juara olimpiade ;-P

Picture's taken from: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/08/04/michael-phelps-olympics-s_n_116838.html

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