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Conversation Questions on Michael Phelps

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Is Michael Phelps the greatest ever Olympian?

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What do you think of Michael Phelps?

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Do you think Michael Phelps’s record of eight golds at a single Olympics will ever be broken?

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Did you want Michael Phelps to break the record for the most number of golds won at an Olympics?

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Has Michael Phelps won more gold medals in Beijing than your country? What do you think of this?

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Do you think Michael Phelps should compete at the Olympics in 2012?

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Would you rather win eight swimming golds or eight athletics golds? Which is more difficult?

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Why do you think Michael Phelps is much better than other swimmers?

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What questions would you like to ask Michael Phelps?

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How should the USA honour Michael Phelps when he returns home?

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Is Michael Phelps’s achievement better than that of any sportsman or sportswoman in history?

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What do you think Michael Phelps’s training schedule is like?

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How do you think Michael Phelps’s life will change after winning eight Olympic gold medals?

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What do you think of people who say winning eight swimming golds is easier than winning eight athletics golds?

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Do you think Michael Phelps’s achievement is the highlight of the 2008 Beijing Olympics?

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What job would best suit Michael Phelps after he finishes with competitive swimming?

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The swimwear manufacturer Speedo promised Michael Phelps $1 million if he got eight golds. Do you think he deserves the money?

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Do you think it’s right that Michael Phelps gets much less money than superstars from golf, tennis, football, basketball, cricket…?

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Do you think Australia’s Ian Thorpe could have beaten Michael Phelps if he had competed at the Beijing Olympics?

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Would you like to meet Michael Phelps?