<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <rss version="2.0" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" ><channel><title>The Big Lead &#187; Michael Phelps</title> <atom:link href="http://thebiglead.com/index.php/category/michael-phelps/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><link>http://thebiglead.com</link> <description>Sports, Media, Entertainment</description> <lastBuildDate>Sun, 27 May 2012 04:09:01 +0000</lastBuildDate> <language>en</language> <sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency> <generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1</generator> <item><title>Michael Phelps&#8217; Legendary 12,000 Calorie-a-Day Diet is a Myth</title><link>http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/05/11/michael-phelps-legendary-12000-calorie-a-day-diet-is-a-myth/</link> <comments>http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/05/11/michael-phelps-legendary-12000-calorie-a-day-diet-is-a-myth/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 11 May 2012 17:48:38 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Stephen Douglas (CRM!)</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Food]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Michael Phelps]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Olympics]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://thebiglead.com/?p=182115</guid> <description><![CDATA[<span class="image-rss"><a href="http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/05/11/michael-phelps-legendary-12000-calorie-a-day-diet-is-a-myth/"><img title="Michael Phelps&#8217; Legendary 12,000 Calorie-a-Day Diet is a Myth" src="http://thebiglead.fantasysportsven.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/michael-phelps-vegas.jpg" alt="Michael Phelps&#8217; Legendary 12,000 Calorie-a-Day Diet is a Myth" width="200" height="153" /></a></span><br/>Michael Phelps lied to us, man.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/05/11/michael-phelps-legendary-12000-calorie-a-day-diet-is-a-myth/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>45</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Michael Phelps And Ryan Lochte Should Meet In &#8217;12 Olympics, But Don’t Look For A Dan-And-Dave Ad Redux</title><link>http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/12/01/michael-phelps-and-ryan-lochte-should-meet-in-2012-olympics/</link> <comments>http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/12/01/michael-phelps-and-ryan-lochte-should-meet-in-2012-olympics/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 01 Dec 2011 18:37:54 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Barry Janoff</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[BigLeadSports : Business]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Michael Phelps]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Olympics]]></category> <category><![CDATA[2012 London]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Ryan Lochte]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Speedo]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://thebiglead.com/?p=141466</guid> <description><![CDATA[<span class="image-rss"><a href="http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/12/01/michael-phelps-and-ryan-lochte-should-meet-in-2012-olympics/"><img title="Michael Phelps And Ryan Lochte Should Meet In &#8217;12 Olympics, But Don’t Look For A Dan-And-Dave Ad Redux" src="http://thebiglead.fantasysportsven.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/Speedo2-300x231.jpg" alt="Michael Phelps And Ryan Lochte Should Meet In &#8217;12 Olympics, But Don’t Look For A Dan-And-Dave Ad Redux" width="200" height="154" /></a></span><br/>Michael Phelps and Ryan Lochte are among the world’s elite swimmers, both are on line for several potential head-to-head meetings at the 2012 Summer Olympics and both are endorsers of Speedo. 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The financial firm's official alliances include the NFL, the U.S. and International Olympic Committees, FIFA, Major League Soccer, the NHL (in Canada) and some 40 Olympic athletes and hopefuls targeting the 2012 Summer Games in London, including 14-time gold medal winner Michael Phelps.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/09/26/qampa-visa-sports-marketing-hand-is-in-the-cards/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Q&amp;A: For Marketers And The U.S. Olympic Team, Swimming With Michael Phelps Is Solid Gold</title><link>http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/09/15/qampa-michael-phelps-swims-life-in-the-fast-lane/</link> <comments>http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/09/15/qampa-michael-phelps-swims-life-in-the-fast-lane/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 15 Sep 2011 17:37:34 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Barry Janoff</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[BigLeadSports : Business]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Michael Phelps]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Olympics]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://thebiglead.com/?p=122012</guid> <description><![CDATA[<span class="image-rss"><a href="http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/09/15/qampa-michael-phelps-swims-life-in-the-fast-lane/"><img title="Q&amp;A: For Marketers And The U.S. Olympic Team, Swimming With Michael Phelps Is Solid Gold" src="http://thebiglead.fantasysportsven.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/MichaelPhelps-219x300.jpg" alt="Q&amp;A: For Marketers And The U.S. Olympic Team, Swimming With Michael Phelps Is Solid Gold" width="146" height="200" /></a></span><br/>Michael Phelps has experienced both the thrill of victory and the agony of defeat. Now he's preparing for the 2012 Summer Olympics with the support of family, friends and marketing partners.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/09/15/qampa-michael-phelps-swims-life-in-the-fast-lane/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>32</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Michael Phelps 2011 can&#8217;t catch Michael Phelps 2007</title><link>http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/07/30/michael-phelps-2011-cant-catch-michael-phelps-2007/</link> <comments>http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/07/30/michael-phelps-2011-cant-catch-michael-phelps-2007/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 30 Jul 2011 20:15:39 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Sam Eifling</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Michael Phelps]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Olympics]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://thebiglead.com/?p=111150</guid> <description><![CDATA[<span class="image-rss"><a href="http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/07/30/michael-phelps-2011-cant-catch-michael-phelps-2007/"><img title="Michael Phelps 2011 can&#8217;t catch Michael Phelps 2007" src="http://thebiglead.fantasysportsven.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/Michael-Phelps-shortly-after-consuming-a-cheesesteak-filled-with-weed.jpg" alt="Michael Phelps 2011 can&#8217;t catch Michael Phelps 2007" width="200" height="128" /></a></span><br/>Doesn’t matter how content you are with your station in life — job, friends, elected office, meticulously assembled Netflix queue, whatevs — you must entertain the idea that you would, given the chance, trade your life for Michael Phelps’, and probably throw in a reincarnation to be named later. 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Subway svp/CMO Tony Pace talks about Michael Phelps, Apolo Ohno, Blake Griffin and food.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/07/07/subways-platform-cmo-tony-pace/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>5</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Serena Williams&#8217; Bikini Pics Are as Jarring as Michael Phelps&#8217; Vegas Photos</title><link>http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/04/18/serena-williams-bikini-pics-are-as-jarring-as-michael-phelps-vegas-photos/</link> <comments>http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/04/18/serena-williams-bikini-pics-are-as-jarring-as-michael-phelps-vegas-photos/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 18 Apr 2011 16:10:55 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Jason McIntyre</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[1-liner]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Michael Phelps]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Tennis]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://thebiglead.com/?p=90574</guid> <description><![CDATA[<span class="image-rss"><a href="http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/04/18/serena-williams-bikini-pics-are-as-jarring-as-michael-phelps-vegas-photos/"><img title="Serena Williams&#8217; Bikini Pics Are as Jarring as Michael Phelps&#8217; Vegas Photos" src="http://thebiglead.fantasysportsven.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/mike-phelps-is-bony.jpg" alt="Serena Williams&#8217; Bikini Pics Are as Jarring as Michael Phelps&#8217; Vegas Photos" width="88" height="200" /></a></span><br/>Serena Williams &#38; Michael Phelps: Nope, they're not together. 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"Arms, bikini, legs, underarms…my entire body is hairless" - Kim Kardashian ...US News &#38; World Report tweaks its college rankings formula ... because we were not previously familiar with he acronym BDR ... 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Get ready for your mind to be blown: Michael Phelps smoked weed!Â  I'll let News of the World explain it because they got the hot scoop: In our exclusive photo Michael Phelps, who won a record EIGHT gold medals for swimming at the Beijing games last summer, draws from a bong. The glass pipes [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2009/01/31/michael-phelps-smoked-weed/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>51</slash:comments> </item> </channel> </rss>
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