The year-old swimmer will take home five gold medals and one silver when he leaves Rio. His performances cemented his title as the greatest swimmer of all time, winning 28 medals throughout his career, 23 of them gold. Phelps capped off his final Rio competition with a gold-medal earning performance in the meter medley relay.
He insisted it would be his last Olympic race, although he also said the same after concluding the Games in London only to emerge from retirement years later. I'm finished. And after every race, he heard the crowd and his fellow U. Four more years! I am retiring, this is it.
That was the last race ever. Now, this retirement is a much more informed decision. A few weeks after Rio, Phelps looked at his Olympic goal sheet, which included world records in both the butterfly and individual medley, neither of which was achieved.
He texted Bowman a reminder of these relative failures, as if there were still unfinished business.
His age showed a little bit in Rio. He was tired by the end. But he loved it. The world loved it. Phelps says that always preparing for the next competition left him no time for reflection.
He spent three hours in the Water Cube, laughing and crying. He had hit bottom after his DUI arrest on the night of Sept. It was at The Meadows that Phelps let go of a lifetime of anger and faced down his struggles with fame and success. Treatment changed him, and Phelps is certain that the change is permanent. Now I understand what friends are. Among his closest friends at The Meadows was Morgan Guynes, now 49, a Hollywood special effects technician and the brother of actress Demi Moore.
Guynes and Phelps were together in a group of six patients. Michael put a lot of determination into the process pretty quickly. We all knew who he was from Day One, but people in there could give a s who you are on the outside. And in there, he was a great person to follow. When some young men were brought to The Meadows with nothing more than the clothing on their backs, Phelps used one of his landline calls to arrange for Under Armour to send gear to them. Guynes was watching the Olympics on TV when Phelps was shown, hooded and scowling in the ready room— the instantly viral Phelps Face —while Le Clos shadow-boxed nearby.
I thought it was hilarious. The Michael Phelps who walked into The Meadows two years ago was not equipped to handle a life without swimming. The Michael Phelps who walked out is. Rio was more emotionally fulfilling than his previous Olympics; the experience has given him the confidence to live a life away from competitive swimming. For now. In the green room Krzyzewski probed Phelps for the source of his success.
And he could really do good things from his platform. If swimming is over for Phelps, there will be hours, days and months to fill. His life has been a blur since Rio, but that will slow as the distance grows from his last medal ceremony.
It offers water-safety courses, recreational activities, swim training and wellness education. He also envisions his MP brand of racing swimwear as a competitor to Arena and Speedo his former sponsor.
There will be a bidding war to put a suit on her when she goes professional. Clearly, Phelps will not stray far from pools. He will work out in them, teach in them and sell products to be used in them. In his prime, Phelps was beyond an extraordinary swimmer, but regardless, chose to retire in Article continues below this ad.
The Olympic legend has clinched a record-breaking 28 medals in his career, notably, 23 are gold. Interestingly, Phelps has retired two times in his Olympics career, having made a comeback after the first. While being the Olympic star had its own charms, it came with its own set of challenges and setbacks as well.
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