“People have doubted me and I’ve jammed their words”- Michael Phelps vocalizes on his critics
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Michael Phelps
Michael Phelps is arguably the greatest swimmer of all time. The legendary swimmer has won 28 Olympics medals which includes an impressive tally of 24 gold medals. In total, the former American swimmer has won 66 gold medals in his career while representing the United States in swimming.
However, despite all the success he has achieved during his brilliant career – there have been critics and doubters that have always questioned him and his technique. But it never phased the American swimmer and he always rose above the expectations of his rivals, fans, and critics.
Going down memory lane, the 37-year-old swimmer talking at THINK 18 in 2018 – Michael Phelps said that he enjoyed silencing his critics with his performances inside the pool.
Michael Phelps used Ian Thorpe words as motivation
“It always fueled me, I mean people who doubt. People have always doubted me in my career and I’ve always jammed their words right down their throats every time. Honestly, there’s nothing more rewarding than doing that. I can’t tell you enough.”
Australian swimmer Ian Thorpe once claimed that winning eight gold medals at the Olympics was next to impossible. The legendary swimmer then emphasized those words and taped them on his locker and used it as motivation.
“Ian Thorpe is an Australian swimmer and going into 2008, he publicly stated that there’s no way it’s possible to win eight Olympic gold medals. I highlighted that comment and I posted it in the back of my locker. So every day when I went into practice and I saw that comment, I was like alright, dude, well here you go.”
Despite his critics, Phelps also insisted that he didn’t pay much attention to them. The performance he gave in the swimming arena answered all their doubts.
“You know, like if somebody doubts me, like go ahead. Honestly, let them talk that way to me. But I’ll let you, I’ll show you what’s gonna happen. I mean that’s, for me, like I’ve always been that kind of person. I’ve always let my actions do all of the talking.”
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Abhishek Nandwani
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