Phelps had said the same after the previous Games in London in 2012 and speculation had already begun that Rio would be the last time we would see Phelps in the pool.
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“Where I am now is exactly where I want to finish my career”, Phelps marveled. “This is what I wanted to finish my career with”. I’m retired. I’m done.
“This is it. This is the last time you’ll ever see me racing in the water”. The Washington Nationals stopped a game against the Atlanta Braves so fans could watch one of her races on the Jumbotron.
“Part of our mentality was just to keep our eyes forward and play as hard as we could and take care of our business”, Rose said.
To celebrate the achievements of both phenoms, the Olympians made a decision to re-create the photo they took earlier this morning on “Today”. “I guarantee he will be there”.
When asked in December if she was nervous about her budding reputation as America’s star closer and anchor leg, Manuel said, “I think a little bit”.
Phelps responded to Lochte’s comments on Sunday, following the 100m butterfly event. “I’m just super excited for what’s to come and proud to represent Team USA along with some of my Stanford friends”. “I wouldn’t have said the same four years ago”.
Phelps’s personal struggles and sporting triumphs have endeared him like no other swimmer to the public around the world.
Now he will return home to Arizona, where he will spend time with his fiancee Nicole Johnson and three-month old baby Boomer and join his coach Bob Bowman on the deck of the Mona Plummer Aquatic Center at Arizona State University as a volunteer assistant coach. “I started watching him when I was 6 years old when I was first starting to get in the sport and to be on the team with him has been such an honor”. This is the best place I’ve ever been in my life, with an fantastic family. “My goal was just to get more experience, swim as fast as I can”, she said.
Manuel shared to the press that she hadn’t expected at all to win a gold medal.
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“Obviously having a great relay split [in the men’s 4×100 freestyle relay, his first event in Rio].I was like, ‘OK, we’re gonna have a good meet, ‘” he explained. “So the fact that I’m walking away with the silver, I’m very happy”.
