Friday, June 21, 2013

95. Gold Medalist

Michael was bad at tennis.  The coach advised him to quit.  Michael was even worse at baseball.  His teammates shook their heads.   

Finally, Mrs. Phelps thought, “Well, perhaps my son can try swimming?” 


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16 comments:

  1. September DreamsJune 21, 2013 at 8:45 AM

    Awww poor Mikey :(

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  2. AnonymousJune 21, 2013 at 8:49 AM

    Ha! Ha! Very good!

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  3. AnonymousJune 21, 2013 at 12:02 PM

    Too funny! This feels like my older son...swimming was a "yes" :)

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  4. Maggie GraceJune 21, 2013 at 12:57 PM

    lol...poor little Mikey. Cute story!

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  5. AnonymousJune 21, 2013 at 1:36 PM

    Hmmm. Could be a bad choice. Lol.

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  6. UnknownJune 21, 2013 at 2:22 PM

    hope lil mikey didn't drown! cute quick story.

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  7. barbaraJune 21, 2013 at 11:03 PM

    love Michael Phelps! He's been a great inspiration to my grandkids. Nicely done

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  8. AnonymousJune 22, 2013 at 3:37 AM

    Mother knows best. ;)

    Nice story.

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  9. AnonymousJune 22, 2013 at 8:36 AM

    little antidote to quitters never win? sometimes ya just gotta try different things i guess

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  10. SuzanneJune 22, 2013 at 9:40 AM

    Hahaha! Clever take on the prompt!

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  11. DraugJune 22, 2013 at 5:30 PM

    omg no ): lol this is funny!

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  12. TrifectaJune 22, 2013 at 6:37 PM

    I bet all those teammates want to be his best mates now. Clever take on the prompt. Thank you for linking up!

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  13. AnonymousJune 22, 2013 at 11:38 PM

    Haha I love this :D

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  14. BoJune 23, 2013 at 8:27 AM

    How wonderful! Every child has brilliance inside of them...

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  15. brudbergJune 23, 2013 at 11:17 AM

    Wonder if not size 12 shoes could have been a hint :-)

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  16. lumdog2012June 23, 2013 at 3:49 PM

    Cute story. I'm rooting for him. He may just not be in to team sports.

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