Follow our Olympics coverage in the lead-up to the Paris Games.
AUSTIN, Texas — Bob Bowman’s office is sparsely decorated, the coach still so new to his job at the University of Texas that his desk remains totally empty. But Bowman has put a few trophies and books up on his bookshelves, and he’s hung a few prized possessions on the walls. There are team photos from previous college stops and various Olympic Games.
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And there are two framed photographs that stick out most of all. The first is a collage of eight pictures of Michael Phelps holding the eight gold medals he won in Beijing in 2008. Its inscription refers to
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