Olympic Swimmer Diagnosed With Cancer

SportsOlympic Swimmer Diagnosed With CancerOlympic Swimmer Diagnosed With CancerThe Associated PressOlympic swimmer Eric Shanteau is heading to Beijing with a startling diagnosis: He has cancer. As AP Correspondent Haven Daley reports, the 24-year-old is putting off surgery until after the Olympics. (July 14)[Notes:ANCHOR VOICE] (Palo Alto, CA)OLYMPIC SWIMMER ERIC SHANTEAU IS HEADING TO BEIJING WITH A STARTLING DIAGNOSIS.Eric Shanteau, Olympic Swimmer, says: "I have cancer. Cancer doesn't have me."JUST A WEEK BEFORE THE OLYMPIC TRIALS, THE 24-YEAR-OLD GEORGIA NATIVE LEARNED HE HAD TESTICULAR CANCER. HIS DOCTORS CLEARED HIM TO COMPETE AND HE QUALIFIED IN THE 200-METER BREASTSTROKE.Eric Shanteau, Olympic Swimmer, says: "It could have a negative effect on me if I let it. But I'm not going to let it.SHANTEAU TOLD HIS TEAMMATES RIGHT AFTER THE TRIALS.Dara Torres, Olympic Swimmer, says: "You could hear a pin drop in that room. I think everyone was in shock. I don' think anyone was expecting to hear anything like that."Michael Phelps, Olympic Swimmer, says: "We're supporting him one hundred percent and I know it's not an easy thing to go through. I can't even imagine it. But he's a strong person and you can tell he's got a lot of heart."Haven Daley, The Associated Press, says: "Shanteau's putting off surgery until after Beijing to fulfill his lifelong goal of swimming in the Olympics."Eric Shanteau, Olympic Swimmer, says: "Any other year I would've put off my end of the year meet and I would have already probably had surgery. But this isn't any other year. This is the Olympic year and I've been going after this my whole life."HE'LL BE MONITORED CLOSELY AND VOWS TO WITHDRAW FROM THE TEAM IF THERE'S ANY SIGN THE CANCER IS SPREADING.Eric Shanteau, Olympic Swimmer, says: "I'm basically living week to week. That's my situation right now."SHANTEAU HAS GOTTEN A GET WELL WISH FROM LANCE ARMSTRONG, WHO OVERCAME THE SAME DISEASE AND WON THE TOUR DE FRANCE SEVEN STRAIGHT TIMES. HAVEN DALEY, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, PALO ALTO, CALIFORNIA.

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[Chan3lprincess16]

@Kaize93 this is soo sad

[Uaz31]

@crazycatfguy

They like the fame and it makes them feel important would be my guess, plus the cash probably doesn't hurt either.

[Anonymousperson1213]

Wow everyone it isn't phelps that has cancer it is his team mate!

[mahme101]

I LOVE MICHEAL

[Kaize93]

Phelps...cancer? lmao the video would have been called "Cancer diagnosed with phelps".

[conqmo]

what heppened to this guy?

like howd it go?

[iKitaLove]

mann i thought phelps was Diagnosed..man i was scared...i guess i have bad eye sight!

-hope you get better!

[7cathy7]

Hope he gets better soon! Best wishes. =)

[lashjackson]

because being the best is what we live for.

[cassiecancer501]

its fun and not that hard of a jod and a good goal