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
It's the Olympics. If you can't get up to swim early in the morning, don't go.
I live a pretty conservative life, so I probably really haven't done anything crazy.
I'm so sick of the water.
I wanted to do something nobody ever did. This goes hand in hand with my goal of changing swimming.
I am excited to have the opportunity to help provide the same swim instruction that I received as a child when I was enrolled in a water safety class at five-years-old.
If I want to achieve the goals I've set, I've got to be in tip-top shape.
It's tough to put into words right now, but I finished my career how I wanted to. Through the ups and downs of my career I've still been able to do everything that I've ever wanted to accomplish.
When I'm focused, there is not one single thing, person, anything that can stand in the way of my doing something. There is not. If I want something bad enough, I feel I'm gonna get there.
The problem with heart disease is the first symptom is often fatal.
Not having to travel and being able to settle in has helped me in training life and school life. I've learned to get a grip and take care of myself.
Swimming is normal for me. I'm relaxed. I'm comfortable, and I know my surroundings. It's my home.
I think to be - for me to be an American is - you know, it's one of the greatest things in the world for - you know, for me just because I've been able to grow up with everything. The freedom. You know, in my eyes this is the greatest country in the world.
People say to me, 'You're so lucky. You get to see the world.' But I don't. I go to the hotel and to the pools and back again. That's it.
I always thought, it would be neat to make the Olympic team.