The power to raise me, No Limits No Limits

by Michael Phelps

The power to raise me, No Limits No Limitsb Go to the dream you want to accomplishPhelps Biography of the Swimming Hero bIn the 2008 Beijing Olympics, the world record of eight gold medals and seven events in swimming history Emperor Phelps of Setun swimming. Behind his success story is "attitude to accept the competition positively," "will to win," and "enthusiasm for swimming." Like Michael Jordan or Tiger Woods, he learned how to get the most out of his work by enduring the pressure and concentrating on the game. Early on he had to overcome emotional trials and physical weaknesses. He was diagnosed with ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder) at the age of seven. He was bullied by other children because of this, and even from the teacher, he heard a pinjon saying, "You can not succeed in life in the future." He also suffered an injury that could threaten his athletic life. For the first time in this book, Phelps reveals the difficulties he had to suffer and the driving force that could overcome these difficulties. The story of completing his belief in his will and ability to overcome his adversity, which is applied to our life, is introduced with interest.

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Published May 20, 2009

About the author

Michael Fred Phelps II is an American former competitive swimmer and the most decorated Olympian of all time, with a total of 28 medals. Phelps also holds the all-time records for Olympic gold medals (23),Olympic gold medals in individual events (13), and Olympic medals in individual events (16). In winning eight gold medals at the 2008 Beijing Games, Phelps broke fellow American swimmer Mark Spitz's 1972 record of seven first-place finishes at any single Olympic Games. At the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, Phelps won four gold and two silver medals, and at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, he won five gold medals and one silver. This made him the most successful athlete of the Games for the fourth Olympics in a row.

Phelps is the long course world record holder in the 100 meter butterfly, 200 meter butterfly, and 400 meter individual medley as well as the former long course world record holder in the 200 meter freestyle and 200 meter individual medley. He has won 83 medals in major international long course competition, of which 66 were gold, 14 silver, and 3 bronze, spanning the Olympics, the World, and the Pan Pacific Championships. Phelps's international titles and record-breaking performances have earned him the World Swimmer of the Year Award eight times and American Swimmer of the Year Award eleven times, a 2016 SwimSwam Swammy Award for Male Swimmer of the Year as well as the FINA Swimmer of the Year Award in 2012 and 2016. His unprecedented Olympic success in 2008 earned Phelps Sports Illustrated magazine's Sportsman of the Year award.

After the 2008 Summer Olympics, Phelps started the Michael Phelps Foundation, which focuses on growing the sport of swimming and promoting healthier lifestyles. Phelps retired following the 2012 Olympics, but in April 2014 he made a comeback. At the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, his fifth Olympics, he won five golds and one silver. Phelps was chosen to be a captain of the 2016 US Olympic team, and was also voted by his team to be the flag bearer of the United States at the 2016 Summer Olympics Parade of Nations.