Michael Phelps Syndrome

[Benjamin Barrett]

Essentially "fifteen minutes of fame".

http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/category/election-express/

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Greene: McCain, Obama, and the Michael Phelps Syndrome by CNN
contributor Bob Greene

The Michael Phelps Syndrome– relatively new in our attention-flitting
society– dictates that, no matter how famous you are today, you’ll be
much less famous a few months from now.
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Hopefully this phrase is subject to the Michael Phelps syndrome. BB

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