“It Wouldn’t Be Pleasant”- Michael Phelps Responds to Famous American Rapper’s Challenge by Claiming to Get Back With Coach Bob Bowman

Every well-known athlete who has achieved success and stands on the podium winning gold medals has a coach who has contributed significantly to their achievement. And the most decorated Olympian in history is no different. Michael Phelps found his coach and mentor in Bob Bowman, who helped him through his darkest days. Recently, an American rapper asked Phelps a challenging question, and the GOAT sought Bowman’s help.

The American rapper is none other than Young Thug, famous for his young generation hit lists.

Young Thug’s queries for Michael Phelps

Taking his Twitter handle, Young Thug

tweeted, “I’m talking with my roommate, and we’re wondering if you could swim 100 miles from the middle of the ocean back to shore – @MichaelPhelps.” While fans reacted with laughing emojis, some called out to Phelps to do this challenge. 

Meanwhile, Michael himself couldn’t ignore the tweet and replied, “Yeah. I think I could make it.” Their epic conversation, which started with the queries, entertained their fans. In reply, Thug again questioned the 23-time Olympic gold medalist. Finally, he asked, “How long do you think it would take?”

At last, Phelps replied while calling out the name of his mentor, Bob Bowman. The Baltimore Bullet wrote, “Talking to @coach_bowman…. We think it’d take 50ish hours. and it wouldn’t be pleasant.” However, it would be difficult for him to cover this distance simultaneously.

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But at the Olympics in Rio in 2016, he did something great that will go down in history and be scribbled with golden ink. During the games, the legend broke a 2168-year-old record. In addition, he set a new record for most individual victories at the Olympics by earning his 13th individual gold medal in the 200-meter medley.

Phelps’ golden history

Phelps competed in 8 events at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing and won every single one. After that, Phelps won two silver medals and four more golds at the 2012 Olympics. Phelps left the sport after the London Games and retired. However, he returned in 2014 to achieve his unaccomplished goals. Phelps won five gold medals and one silver medal at the 2016 Rio Olympics, bringing his total to 28.

Michael has learned much about fatherhood and life in general. Since his retirement, Phelps has made every effort to improve as a father to his three sons and avoid making the same mistakes his father made.

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