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
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.
That's the most pain I've ever been in after a 200. It's exhaustion more than anything.
The things I am doing right now I have dreamt about my whole life,
I'm satisfied in a way because it was an eye-opener,
That's an indication I'm sort of starting to fade.
It's great for us coming off an Olympics to have a team like this.
I got the stamina. I can close.
A newspaper with shorter stories, more stories, and enormous emphasis on local news which is the news people don't get.
The last 20 meters weren't very good, they didn't feel good,
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.
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I knew it would take a world record to win this race, ... He was better prepared than I was for this race. The Texas guys have awesome starts and turns -- two things I don't do well. Those are two things I need to improve on before Athens.
There will be obstacles. There will be doubters. There will be mistakes. But with hard work... THERE ARE NO LIMITS.
I think that everything is possible as long as you put your mind to it and you put the work and time into it. I think your mind really controls everything.