Last but not least: When water rats become stars

The world is in a sports frenzy and can't even recover from it. The European Football Championships, the Olympics, athletics meetings, the Champions League - this year, even the absolute layman spends more time watching sports on TV than in the office at work. It's clear that the sweaty protagonists are becoming bigger and bigger stars. And when you win eight medals at the same time, like Michael Phelps, then even as a swimmer you become a sought-after advertising, PR and media guy faster than you can take off your chlorine goggles. From gray water rat to "Everybody's darling" - roughly the development that rapper LL Cool J allegedly underwent because of an Old Spice brand deodorant (spot see below) Yesterday he was at the Disney World amusement park, then on all the talk shows in the country, followed briefly by a guest appearance on the TV series "Entourage" and then he quickly hopped back into some artificial swimming pool somewhere. Whether, and if so, how he still finds time to stick to his diet plan with all these commitments, we don't know. In any case, the announcement of its composition was one of the most impressive announcements in connection with the Olympics. 10,000 calories a day, pizza, pasta and fried eggs in quantities unappetizing even for gluttonous people. But well, we should now get back to work. The next sporting event is sure to come.
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