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Originally Posted by Rob Instigator
first, only basbeall players get hundreds of millions,a nd that is not what happene dto phelps.
swimmers donot get JACK SHIT as far as money. just sponsorships fom swimwear companies and such. Because of his fame and immense medal count, he received cntracts to shill for kellogg and whoever else. kellogs, being a kiddie brand, probably got a hundred chain calls and letters from some fucking "watchdog" group threatening to boycott frosted flakes. BULLSHIT. but it is how the system seems to work.
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and that's why he "apologized".
had he any balls he would have said "eh, i was just relaxing after inhaling chlorine all day"
but that would have cost him more money.
sure he doesn't make hundreds of milions, but he makes a nice living, considering.