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The Sports Illustrated cover for their August 25, 2008 edition, Olympic gold medalist, Michael Phelps.

Posing in the same fashion Mark Spitz used, who won 7 medals in the 1972 Munich Games, Phelps has his eight medals he won during the 1008 Games in Beijing, China.

Adapted from: Photographer: Simon Bruty/SI, found at: Sports Illustrated, Copyright © 2008 Time Inc. A Time Warner Company. All Rights Reserved.