Phelps Strikes Publishing Gold

Just when you thought the Olympics were over, they pull you right back in, to the pool, that is. Michael Phelps — the shirtless American hero we might already be sick of — just received a book advance of $1.6 million from the Free Press imprint of Simon & Schuster.

That’s $200,000 for each of his gold medals or more than $20,000 for every inch of his 6’7″ wingspan. Regardless of how you break the number down, it’s much more than Jamaican sprinting sensation Usain Bolt will

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