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Torii Hunter Is Michael Phelps

by Chris Mottram • Sep 11, 2008 5:00 PM EDT

Observe America’s next great hope for gold, Torii Hunter, who dives into a champagne pool to demonstrate his dominance in the 200 meter individual medley:

Note that on September 11, 2008 it officially became cool for a star player from one of the Big Four Three pro sports to wanna be a swimmer. Seriously, remember this, because you’ll want to look back on it in about 10 years and reminisce over how ridiculous our fleeting obsession with Michael Phelps was. It won’t be as ridiculous as Hunter making $18 million a year, but still, it’ll be pretty funny to look back on nonetheless.

(H/T: You Been Blinded)

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