He didn't have the chiseled abs, youthful face or the Olympic gold medals, but at age 80, Roald Flater felt like Michael Phelps. He was representing the United States at the 2007 World Tennis Championships in New Zealand, and his team had just captured the Gardner Mulloy Cup for men 80 and older. "I stand there, they put a gold medal on me and play the national anthem," Flater said. "I felt like Michael Phelps, at 80. What other kind of sport can you do that at 80 or 50, or 60?" Now 87, the Evergreen resident still is an active tennis...
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