Michael Phelps Accidentally Fried the System Containing Tony Hawk and James Bond Games During Sydney Olympics: “I Sort of Played Dumb”

Michael Phelps is one of the finest swimmers the world has ever seen. His success story is nothing short of a thriller film. Michael overcame major struggles with mental health to retain his Olympic medals at the Rio Olympics. Moreover, he proved his critics wrong by showing that a comeback is undoubtedly possible.

Throughout his career spanning five Olympic games, he had many experiences which were not shared publicly. To share a detailed account of such instances, he published his autobiography ‘Beneath the Surface’. Fans loved his biography as it gave them an insight into his life.

Michael Phelps recalls an unfortunate incident

Michael Phelps had a very long career, spanning over 15 years. For a long time, he encountered many embarrassing situations that served as learnings for him. In his autobiography, he shared one such incident during the Olympics, where he acted dumb.

Recalling the incident which happened a day before the competitions were about to start, he wrote, “We moved back into the village. Aaron and I roomed together, and he and I would hang out with Jamie Rauch and Tommy Hannan, two of our teammates, to play Tony. Hawk and James Bond video games all the time.” Michael is an enthusiast of video games and did not miss any opportunity to play them.

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Michael recalled an embarrassing situation when he was trying to plug the game into the system while his teammates were not around. As he did not know the electricity conversion between the United States and Australia, he accidentally fried the video game. Describing the situation that followed, he wrote, “When the guys walked back into the room, I sort of played dumb for a while, but I had to fess up.”

Michael’s first medal-winning Olympics

Michael Phelps made his Olympic debut in 2000 at the Sydney Olympic games. He was just 15 years old during the time. However, he could not win a medal at those games but gained a lot of experience for the years to come. Carrying the experience from the Sydney Olympics, he marched forward toward the next Olympic games.

Michael won his first gold medal at the Athens Olympics in 2004. Michael’s mother, Ms. Debbie Phelps, revealed in her biography ‘A Mother for all Seasons’ that it was way bigger than it seemed. She wrote how the smile on Michael’s face was the brightest she had ever seen. “My first reaction was that nobody could be that happy. Michael was” she wrote.

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