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"Nothing is impossible. With so many people saying it couldn't be done, all it takes is an imagination, and that's something I learned and something that helped me. I literally wanted to do something that no one's ever done before in this sport. Without the help of my teammates it wouldn't have been possible."
Michael Phelps
The U.S. swimmer was speaking after winning his eighth gold medal at the Beijing Olympics.

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Asia
  • Wrestler Sushil loses in first round, still in repechage
  • Chinese-born Austrian sends Sharath packing in second round
  • Pro-Tibet demonstrators detained in Beijing
  • Love and sex in the Olympic Village
  • Argentina thump Brazil to book Olympic final berth

    Asia Pacific
  • Jordan, China sign nuclear cooperation pact
  • Olympics soar sales of snacks in China
  • China detains 35 Pak Olympic spectators as terror suspects
  • Oz metrosexuals love to shop till they drop!
  • China hopes Pak will maintain political stability, economic progress

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