Things About Michael Phelps You Probably Haven't Even Heard About
Pieces of trivia that will inspire you as fast as a swimmer.
Pieces of trivia that will inspire you as fast as a swimmer.
1
Phelps was diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) as a kid. He started swimming as a way to channel his energy.
2
A statistic person should eat 2000 kilo-calories a day but as an athlete Phelps needs about 8000 kilo-calories.
3
He trains 6 hours a day, six days a week and missed only one training in the last 5 years, because of a blizzard.
4
The cost of his training is estimated at 100 000 dollars a year, but his worth is estimated a 50 million dollars so that's cheap for him.
5
When preparing for Beijing he swam 50 miles a week.
6
This is the list of his goals when he was 8.
7
When Phelps was 14 he was faster than 15 and 16 year old swimmers, at the age of 15 he broke the world record.
8
One of his Olympic preparations was swimming 6 miles as fast as possible. Most swimmer don't go for more than 4.
9
Michael Phelps and his couch Bob Bowman are like a family.
10
Who's Phelps idol? Yes- an athlete, but not a swimmer. It's Michael Jordan. Phelps also had a swimming contest with Shaquille O’Neal.
11
Lil Wayne wrote "No Quitter Go Getter" after Phelps won 8 gold medals in Beijin.
12
Some say only another swimmer could possibly beat Phelps' medal record. It is because swimmers can possibly win even 16 medals in one Olympic Games.
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