10 I want to be able to look back and say, ‘I’ve done everything I can, and I was successful.’ I don’t want to look back and say I should have done this or that. “Time to do whatever we want to do”, he said. “Not only is it, for me, it’s been a huge part of my life, but it can also be a lifesaver”.
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During the 2016 Rio Olympics, there was no one with more gold medals than Michael Phelps-the man is more decorated than a Christmas tree and apparently faster than a speeding bullet.
In Rio, where he took his Olympic tally to a staggering 28 medals – he also won three silvers and two bronzes – it was apparent he was not going through the motions at all.
Of the 28 medals Phelps has won, 23 are gold. “I see more of her right now, [but] he is growing a long torso, so that’s something that I have that he hopefully will get”, Phelps says, joking, “Hopefully he grows some legs because I have very short, stubby legs”.
“I think that I want to take it day-by-day”. “I couldn’t ask for anything different and I’m looking forward to moving forward”.
After the 2012 London Olympics, which he had declared would be his last, Phelps walked away with not only the regret that he had simply gone through the motions but, like many athletes in retirement, he appeared lost and unprepared.
Phelps has generated some skeptics, including teammate Ryan Lochte.
Ledecky posed for a photo with Phelps, Phelps’ fiancee, Nicole Johnson, and their little boy, Boomer. Born 5-5-2016 at 7:21 pm! “I have a feeling it’s not”.
After posting the top time in both the preliminaries and the semifinals, Blume came through again on the final night of swimming at the Rio Games. And of course, he reminded us of how much Olympic bling he has stashed away at home.
Michael Phelps was repeatedly pressed by Today show host Matt Lauer, but the most accomplished swimmer in Olympic history didn’t budge.
So with no Phelps, who might take over as the new face of American swimming?
Johnson even accompanied him when he flew to The Meadows in Arizona for rehab.
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Then in March of 2015, plus-sized dominatrix Kim Petro gave a story to The National Enquirer claiming that Phelps gave her a $900 “donation” for her to come to his hotel in February 2013 and allegedly engage in explicit acts with the swimmer while he was wearing ‘skimpy women’s underwear’. While other athletes celebrate their victories wildly, Phelps says he spent the night changing diapers. I’m on Tinder. My biggest relationships pretty much for the past four years have been in the swimming pool, and now that I’m taking a break – I’m going to take a break – I’ll settle down.
