“Ask Me Any Questions”: Michael Phelps Reveals How a Young Swimming Sensation Once Denied His Advice

Being a swimmer and preparing for the Olympics is not an easy thing. It takes multiple hours of daily training for swimmers to reach that level. This can be a mentally and physically exhausting task. But swimming legend Michael Phelps loves spending his time in the pool.

One of the things that makes Michael different from the lot is his work ethic. He has won 28 medals in the Olympics, and his advice for any other swimmer will surely be a golden key. Once, he advised five-time Olympic gold winner Missy Franklin, who had a very different reaction to it.

The advice of Michael Phelps

Missy Franklin has won the Olympic gold medals in 100m backstroke and 400-meter freestyle relay. During an interview, Michael Phelps tells the media that he has asked Missy to call him for anything, but still, Missy has not reached out to him. He stated, “I said you could call me, text me, do whatever you need, ask me any questions, but she hasn’t. This week will be a completely different experience for her.”`

Phelps continued and said Missy has so much energy, “When we were doing a media day in France recently, I was looking at her, thinking, how do these girls have so much energy? It’s non-stop.”

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He concluded, “Talking about It’s a long eight days with semi-finals and finals, it does add up.”

Missy On Michael’s support

Before Missey was going to join Rio de Janeiro, she opened up about Michael’s support. She said, “Getting to know Michael, to cheer for him, to watch him and see him become the most decorated Olympian of all time has been awesome,” In her words, it inspires and motivates her to see swimming.

Before Missy went to the Rio de Janeiro Olympics, she opened up about Michael’s support. She said, “Getting to know Michael, to cheer for him, to watch him and see him become the most decorated Olympian of all time has been awesome,” 

She further said, no one can fill the shoes of Phelps, and his footsteps are huge in swimming. So Missy wants to create her little path on the side of Michael’s footprints.

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Missy proudly says that she has picked much advice from Michael. And thanks to Phelps’s advice, she has achieved many things in London Olympics. Michael Phelps retired in the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics, bidding goodbye to his swimming.