In the next couple of chapters Phelps explains his up and downs with his swim coach. Although they had their bumps in the road Michael knew he was going to be with Bob for a long time. As Michael went to more difficult swim meets and competing at young age, and still being ranked as one of the fastest swimmers in the country, he thought maybe he is going to go somewhere with this. Bob, Phelps coach knew he was going to make the Olympic team in 2000, and he was only 15 ! They were training nonstop. All that training paid off when Michael broke the world record for the 200 butterfly at the age of 15. He felt " On top of the world." Although it was a great accomplish, when he got back home it was right back to training.
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"Squinting through my goggles to make sure I saw the numbers right. Then I went spazo" (Phelps 88).
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This has happened to me so many times, getting first place and seeing a time on the wall and thinking you saw wrong, but when you really look you have done your best time ever. Although my experiences aren't as great as Phelps, the feeling is still great. Reading this book, I realized I react the same way that Michael does to many things. He is my idol for swimming, and I love reading this book
In all the training, does Phelps talk about what he gave up to pursue his goals?
ReplyDeleteExpand the summary section to include more details: what were the bumps in the road they experienced?