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Olympians chase fame and fortune, too
Published Sunday, August 29, 2004 by seanlmccarthy | E-mail this post
Nothing says representing the United States like leaving the Olympics early to see and be seen on the telly. Paul Hamm, the gymnast who will keep his gold medal no matter what anyone else thinks or says, already is back and talking to anyone who'll listen. Hamm and golden girl gymnast Carly Patterson would rather be on MTV in Miami than be with their fellow competitors and countrymen in Athens. Oh well. We can still pretend the Olympics are special, can't we?
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