Michael Phelps wears shoes with his son's tiny footprint inside
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Sure, Michael Phelps is famous for his record-breaking 28 Olympic medals, but his three-month-old son Boomer might be the real star of the Phelps family. Boomer's become something of a celebrity since photographers have spotted him in the crowd at the Rio games, often sporting comically large headphones to protect his ears.
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Now, the elder Phelps has revealed that he has a sweet way to remind himself of his son when he's swimming: The inside of his left shoe features Boomer's tiny footprint.
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On Good Morning America today, Phelps was asked whether having Boomer in the audience changed the experience of competing. Here's what he said in response:
"When I got out of the warm-up pool for the last time, to get ready to go up to the blocks [...] I put my shoe on and I looked down at it, and I started to get emotional. Because I knew he was in the stands."
Watch the entire adorable interview right here:
WATCH: So touching! Michael Phelps has his son Boomer's footprint in the bottom of the shoes he wore at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games: abcn.ws/2bexncI - Team USA
Posted by Good Morning America on Tuesday, August 16, 2016
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