The story before and after Phelps won the gold medal

The journey to success

Talent = vital capacity + lactic acid

Phelps, who is 1.93 meters tall and 79 kilograms, has broad shoulders and a narrow waist, and is a typical swimmer. Although he has the physique of an athlete, he is an alternative to this typical model because his upper limbs are extremely long and his legs are extremely short, which makes him look like a long and thin sailing boat in the water. Moreover, Phelps is born with water skills. "The butterfly stroke leg is Phelps' trump card (idle). The kicking movements of backstroke, freestyle and butterfly stroke are somewhat similar. Phelps has unique skills in this area. When turning around, He is often shallower than other players, so he is faster." Former Olympic champion Qian Hong explained the secret of Phelps' magic. Luo Xuejuan, another Olympic champion, seems to have studied Phelps more carefully, "Phelps has a vital capacity of 15,000, but his lactic acid secretion is half that of a normal person, and his heart's blood supply is 30 liters, which is more than double that of a normal person." "The vital capacity of an adult male is about 3,500, and even Park Tae-hwan, who just won the Olympic men's 400-meter freestyle championship, only has 7,000, which shows that Phelps is a natural swimming genius. The fat content is lower than that of basketball superstar Michael Jordan. As is known to all, Jordan's fat content is the lowest in the human world, only about 4%, while Phelps is less than 4%. This also makes him faster and more efficient. Have endurance. This can also be seen from his diet

Breakfast: 3 omelette sandwiches, 2 cups of coffee, 5 egg pancakes, 1 bowl of polenta, 3 slices of French toast, 3 chocolate pancakes

Lunch: 1 lb. pasta, 2 ham and cheese sandwiches, energy drink (1,00 calories)

Dinner: 1 lb. pasta, 1 whole pizza, energy drink (1,00 calories) Above)

Genius = hard work + paranoia

Of course, talent alone without hard work will not make you a genius. Phelps gave the best advice on this point: interpretation. "If you rest for one day, your strength will fall back for two days." This is Phelps's motto, and it is also a wise saying given to him by his coach. Phelps has always believed that, "If you waste two days, you may never be able to do it again." There’s no way he can catch up.”

He has always insisted on getting up at 5 o’clock in the morning to train, which is unimaginable. He persisted with such paranoia that Phelps was nicknamed the "Morning Star" on the U.S. swimming team. What's even more amazing is Phelps's perseverance. In the past seven years, he has only gone into the water for only five days out of more than 2,500 days. It is with such almost paranoid efforts that Phelps has achieved admirable achievements.

Phelps and Serbian player Milorad Cavic were in no particular order during the final sprint. At this critical moment, Phelps did not use the safer method of sliding to touch the wall. Instead, he took another quick stroke and then touched the wall again. It's a bold gamble.

In the end, the American genius won the gold medal with a time of 50.58 seconds, only one hundredth of a second faster than the second place.

"When I made that last stroke I felt like this was going to ruin my game," he said, "but it was the opposite. If I had hit the wall, it would have been too long. In the end My decision was still correct."

Phelps also said that he did not know at first that the Serbian team appealed to FINA after the game. But after watching replays of the game and learning his first-place finish was valid, he breathed a sigh of relief.

"We were so close that we couldn't tell who was ahead. 0.01 seconds is the smallest time difference in sports. All I can say is, it's so cool."

Phil Puth also talked about his gold-medal craze in this Olympics. Tomorrow will be the men's medley relay competition, and the American team is very likely to win the championship. As long as he wins this gold medal again, Phelps will become the person who has won the most gold medals in a single Olympic Games.

“Sometimes I think this is a dream, and I even have to pinch myself to confirm that this is real life.” He said, “My coach told me, ‘As long as you have lofty ideals, anything can happen. It can happen. '"

"Proof that no matter what your dream is or how big it is, you can achieve it."

Now Phelps. Having tied Spitz's record, he immediately received a $1 million reward from sponsors.

Although the "money scene" is bright, he said it has never been his goal.

"I'm not doing it for money, I'm just doing what I love. When I was a kid I dreamed of becoming an Olympic champion."

"If the coach and I If it was for money, we would have stopped swimming long ago. My big goal is to change the sport of swimming and let more American children participate."

Michael Phelps - This was born. The poor, accomplished Baltimore boy has become the most classic representative of the "American Dream"! This talented swimmer from a divorced family is becoming the greatest figure in Olympic history; this "alien" who was once ridiculed for his strange appearance when he was young has become the key to U.S. television ratings reaching record highs.

When Phelps was 9 years old, his parents divorced. Since then, Debbie has raised Phelps and his two daughters. After breaking two world records yesterday, Phelps stepped off the podium and ran to the stands and gave his mother a passionate kiss. Debbie cried tears of happiness. As for how many gold medals Phelps can win in Beijing, Debbie doesn't care. "It can't be more than 8. Besides, even if he wins more gold medals, he is still my son."

She is a "glorious mother". At the moment of another championship, Mike Phelps blew a kiss to the stands, and Debra waved his Chinese folding fan, looking calm. Winning gold medals is something she has become accustomed to, and she hides her pride in her heart. This flying fish that attracts the attention of the whole world is her son.

She is also an "expert on naughty children". Because she has nurtured the "problem" boy Mike, 57-year-old Deborah, the principal of Baltimore's Windsor Middle School, was hired as an "intimate mother" by a well-known pharmaceutical factory this summer. On the pharmaceutical company's website, she will answer people's questions about A.D.H.D. (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder) based on her past experience. "I understand how parents feel. My Mike used to be a big problem."

After parting ways with her husband, Deborah had to raise two daughters and one son alone. In kindergarten, the teachers complained to Deborah: Mike couldn't stay still for a second; Mike couldn't stop his hands; Mike always kept giggling or pushing the children around him just to Get someone's attention. “I’ve heard enough of this since I was a kid.” The teachers concluded, “You are a kid who really can’t see a future.” Deborah is also a teacher. “I never give up on my students. Wouldn't give up on Mike." Wax, the family doctor, prescribed a drug to treat ADHD. Every day at noon, Mike would be taken to the infirmary to take this medicine. Around the fifth grade of elementary school, Phelps' body grew rapidly, and his big ears were disproportionately large. As he ran, his arms dangled below his knees. Children teased him, and his retaliatory behavior against a classmate on the school bus got little Mike banned from riding the bus for two months. "He can't concentrate in class, and most of his homework is C, and sometimes there are a few D's. But he does very well in the courses he is interested in, such as physical education and manual labor classes."

Later, Mike realized that he was different from other children. He didn't want to take that "damn medicine" anymore. "Other students don't eat, and I don't eat either." Deborah is an enlightened mother and an excellent teacher. She knows how to listen. The Phelps family are all good swimmers. His sister Whitney won the U.S. 200-meter butterfly championship when she was 15 years old. If not for the injury, Whitney would have jumped into the water to experience the magic of the Water Cube for herself this time. "A strange thing happened. It is usually impossible for Mike to sit still for a minute, but in order to swim for just 5 minutes for the swimming test, he actually waited for 4 hours." When he was 10 years old, Philp Si became the national champion in his age group.

Bob Bowman watched Mike grow and is still Phelps' coach. Baumann talked to Deborah about the child's extraordinary talent and outlined a bright future, "In 2000, he can participate in the Olympic trials, in 2004 he can compete in the Olympics, and what awaits him in 2008 is an Olympic record... ..." Calm Debra had to interrupt the increasingly agitated Bauman, "That's enough, Bob. He is only 11 years old now."

In fact, Mike is stronger than the coach expected. . "No matter how many gold medals he wins, he is still my little Mike." What surprised Deborah most was her son's calculation ability in the water like a stopwatch.

"The coach told him that when he swam the 200-meter butterfly, he needed to reach 24.6 seconds at 50 meters to break the record. He memorized this number, and it was exactly 24.6 seconds at 50 meters. Maybe. It’s this little talent that helps my son swim faster than others.”

From Athens to Beijing, Deborah and her daughters followed Phelps. "Are you nervous about swimming tickets?" With such a son, everything is easy.

For his perfect performance at the Beijing Olympics, some may say that his achievements were due to the new generation of sharkskin swimsuits, the 3-meter water depth and the water cube environment. But in the Olympic Games, more than 90% of the athletes wear sharkskin swimsuits. All the athletes compete in a 3-meter-deep swimming pool. All the athletes also swim in the water room, so what does he rely on? It's his own strength. Phelps' mother once said that the first thing he did on Christmas Day was go to the swimming pool.