If you've been following the Olympics by now, you probably know the basics: Phelps grew up just outside of Baltimore, and battled ADHD as a kid.

如果你现在追着看奥运会，你肯定了解了菲尔普斯的一些基本事实：菲尔普斯在巴尔的摩郊区长大，小时候曾患多动症。

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When we stage the Olympics it will inspire kids all over the country. A kid in Scotland or Ireland will be encouraged to take up sport.

当我们主办奥运会时，全国各地的小朋友将获得激励。在苏格兰或爱尔兰的小朋友将受到鼓舞，参加体育活动。

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When I was a kid following the Olympics for the first time in 1960, America's best male sprinter, Ray Norton, had a disastrous run of misfortune.

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The kid could've taken a gold medal at the Olympics, he said, but his immigration status prevented him from trying out for the U.S. Olympic team.

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Better yet, she'd redeemed herself from those dismal performances at the Vancouver Olympics and 2009 world championships, where she spent more time sprawling on the ice than a kid learning how to skate.

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