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Ryan Lochte may be one of most successful swimmers in U.S. history. 

Yet his career is combusting before his eyes because due to a certain giant lie he told in Rio

Will he be able to fix his tattered reputation? Maybe.

But it’s not as though misleading the public about getting robbed in Brazil was the first dumb thing he’s ever done or said.

Just consider the following Ryan Lochte quotes, missteps and all-around lame behavior: