Michael Phelps
Michael Phelps
Michael Fred Phelps II is an American competition swimmer and the most decorated Olympian of all time, with a total of 22 medals in three Olympiads. Phelps also holds the all-time records for Olympic gold medals, Olympic gold medals in individual events, and Olympic medals in individual events for a male. In winning eight gold medals at the 2008 Beijing Games, Phelps took the record away from fellow American swimmer Mark Spitzfor the most first-place finishes at any single Olympic...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionSwimmer
Date of Birth30 June 1985
CityBaltimore, MD
CountryUnited States of America
Things won’t go perfect. It’s all about how you adapt from those things and learn from mistakes.
I want to be able to look back and say, 'I've done everything I can, and I was successful.' I don't want to look back and say I should have done this or that. I'd like to change things for the younger generation of swimmers coming along.
The more you dream the more you achieve.
It's kind of a weird change, coming from Baltimore to Ann Arbor because its so much smaller. I like bigger towns better.
That's an indication I'm sort of starting to fade.
The last 20 meters weren't very good, they didn't feel good,
It takes a lot more out of you racing in the finals. I think it's definitely a lot different from the trials, a whole lot more emotionally draining.
The first 100-yards felt real good and I knew I had a good pace going. It feels good hearing the crowd and really gets you going. Just want to thank them for all the help.
I was able to not have the success I wanted but I was able to learn a lot over this week that will carry me for the next few years.
It's great for us coming off an Olympics to have a team like this.
He got remarried and went on his way and did his thing and we did our thing.
He just got out of the 100m fly, so I had a little advantage. But you know he's going to put something together.
I've always been fortunate in that I've been able to put myself in my own zone and relax. It comes naturally. I'm lucky to be that way