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
This is the first medal I've ever won in an international meet. For it to be gold is incredible. It feels great. I can't explain it.
I'm satisfied in a way because this is an eye opener for me, ... I didn't have the success I've always been able to have. I learned a lot.
I don't like to be second in anything. I was trying, I just wasn't going anywhere.
We're all a little tired.
We wanted to see how close we could get to the world record. We'll take that for right now.
I treat every race the same. We all wanted to swim fast today and give something back to the crowd.
I don't want to be the next Mark Spitz; I want to be the first Michael Phelps
You can't put a limit anything.
I don't have a strict diet. It's all about cramming in as many calories into my system as I possibly can. To be honest with you, I have a tough time keeping weight on.
I feel like Aaron brings out the best in me
When I race, I don't think about it; it just happens.
If you're not on your 'A' game in our workouts every day, you're going to get absolutely smoked.
So, you know, if, if I wanted to get up and just play golf one day, I would just get up and play golf. If I wanted to go to Vegas, I would just get up and go to Vegas.
I would visualize the best- and worst-case scenarios. Whether I get disqualified or my goggles fill up with water or I lose my goggles or I come in last, I'm ready for anything.