{"id":704,"date":"2022-07-04T15:08:32","date_gmt":"2022-07-04T15:08:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sfawbn.com\/home\/?p=704"},"modified":"2022-07-04T15:08:35","modified_gmt":"2022-07-04T15:08:35","slug":"theyre-just-sitting-in-my-closet-olympic-superstar-sells-off-medals-for-greatest-cause-of-all","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sfawbn.com\/home\/2022\/07\/04\/theyre-just-sitting-in-my-closet-olympic-superstar-sells-off-medals-for-greatest-cause-of-all\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018They\u2019re Just Sitting In My Closet\u2019: Olympic Superstar Sells Off Medals For Greatest Cause Of\u00a0All"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Swimming superstar <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/ryan-lochte\">Ryan Lochte<\/a> is auctioning off all of his silver and bronze <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/olympics\">Olympic<\/a> medals for a kids\u2019 charity, but he\u2019s hanging onto the gold \u2013 at least for now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lochte, the second-most decorated U.S. swimmer behind Michael Phelps, is putting the hardware under the hammer to raise money for the <a href=\"https:\/\/jorgenation.org\">Jorge Nation Foundation<\/a>, which sends terminally ill Florida children and their families on a dream trip of their choosing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI\u2019m not one to be all sentimental about medals,\u201d Lochte, 37, told The Associated Press by phone Sunday from a Mexican vacation. \u201cMy medals are just sitting in my closet collecting dust. The memories that I have is what means the most.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?dnt=true&#038;embedId=twitter-widget-1&#038;features=eyJ0ZndfdHdlZXRfZWRpdF9iYWNrZW5kIjp7ImJ1Y2tldCI6Im9mZiIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfcmVmc3JjX3Nlc3Npb24iOnsiYnVja2V0Ijoib2ZmIiwidmVyc2lvbiI6bnVsbH0sInRmd190d2VldF9yZXN1bHRfbWlncmF0aW9uXzEzOTc5Ijp7ImJ1Y2tldCI6InR3ZWV0X3Jlc3VsdCIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0Zndfc2Vuc2l0aXZlX21lZGlhX2ludGVyc3RpdGlhbF8xMzk2MyI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJpbnRlcnN0aXRpYWwiLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X2V4cGVyaW1lbnRzX2Nvb2tpZV9leHBpcmF0aW9uIjp7ImJ1Y2tldCI6MTIwOTYwMCwidmVyc2lvbiI6bnVsbH0sInRmd191c2VyX2ZvbGxvd19pbnRlbnRfMTQ0MDYiOnsiYnVja2V0IjoiZm9sbG93IiwidmVyc2lvbiI6bnVsbH0sInRmd190d2VldF9lZGl0X2Zyb250ZW5kIjp7ImJ1Y2tldCI6Im9mZiIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9fQ%3D%3D&#038;frame=false&#038;hideCard=false&#038;hideThread=false&#038;id=1543925317617975301&#038;lang=en&#038;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dailywire.com%2Fnews%2Ftheyre-just-sitting-in-my-closet-olympic-superstar-sells-off-medals-for-greatest-cause-of-all&#038;sessionId=0e642a5d6e1e89e833088bb046619faafdde1787&#038;siteScreenName=realDailyWire&#038;theme=light&#038;widgetsVersion=b45a03c79d4c1%3A1654150928467&#038;width=500px<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lochte earned a dozen medals over four Olympics, including six gold. The six he\u2019s parting with are being sold in three lots by Boston-based RR Auction in a bidding process that ends July 21. They include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Silver medal for second-place \u2013 to Phelps \u2014 in 200-meter individual medley from the 2004 Athens Games. Estimated price: $10,000.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Two bronze medals, for the 200-meter and 400-meter individual medleys, in the 2008 Beijing Games. Estimated price: $12,000.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Three medals from the 2012 London Games, including silvers for the 200-meter individual medley and the 4\u00d7100-0meter freestyle relay, and a bronze for the 200-meter backstroke. Estimated price: $60,00.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">RR Auction Executive Vice President Bobby Livingston said the medals are in pristine shape.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThey\u2019re in perfect condition. They have beautiful ribbons,\u201d Livingston said. \u201cRyan\u2019s are obviously extremely interesting to people who collect medals.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lochte, who throughout his career often gave his medals out to children in the crowd, said he is working with a third party to auction the awards. He is also selling off a 14-karat white gold Olympic ring and a Breitling watch with black diamonds to raise money for the foundation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThis year I really wanted to focus on giving back. I\u2019m loving it,\u201d he said. \u201cI\u2019ve been teaming with my dad doing swim clinics and I\u2019m coming out with my own sunscreen.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lochte, who hasn\u2019t competed at a major meet since last year\u2019s U.S. Olympic trials where he failed to make the team, told The Associated Press he might put at least some of his Olympic gold medals up for auction. He said he would probably keep his first, for the 200-meter race in the Beijing games, and another one for his father.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThose medals mean a lot to me; I worked my [rear] off for them,\u201d Lochte said, \u201cbut helping other people out is more important to me, especially because I have kids of my own.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Swimming superstar Ryan Lochte is auctioning off all of his silver and bronze Olympic medals for a kids\u2019 charity, but he\u2019s hanging onto the gold \u2013 at least for now. 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