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CHARLOTTE, NC – MAY 15: Michael Phelps speaks to the media after his training session ahead of the Arena Grand Prix at Charlotte at Mecklenburg County Aquatic Center on May 15, 2014 in Charlotte, North Carolina. (Photo by Streeter Lecka/Getty Images)
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CHARLOTTE, NC – MAY 15: Michael Phelps speaks to the media after his training session ahead of the Arena Grand Prix at Charlotte at Mecklenburg County Aquatic Center on May 15, 2014 in Charlotte, North Carolina. (Photo by Streeter Lecka/Getty Images)
Winning is probably the best feeling ever. No matter what sport you play or what profession you choose, being at the top can’t be compared with anything else in the world. No one knows the feeling of being the best at what you do better than the swimming legend Michael Phelps. However, does the greatest of all times ever think about coming back to the sport, like Tom Brady, or has he left it all behind?
Michael Phelps is a name that will live on for generations to come. His legacy will be remembered forever as the greatest athlete ever. What he has achieved in his lifetime is simply far-fetched for anyone else to accomplish. If it was easy, anybody would have done it, but since it wasn’t, we only have one, Michael Phelps.
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Michael Phelps shuts down speculation about his return
It’s always tempting to get back into the sport you have dominated for so long. Even the greats like Michael Jordan, Tom Brady, and of course, Michael Phelps couldn’t resist it. However, now that Phelps is happily retired for 6 years, he opens up about why he will never return.
He said, “I don’t wanna do it anymore. We saw what competing at the highest level for a long extended period of time does to you. The competitiveness that’s what I love the most. I really didn’t care what I would do. I was literally gonna outwork every human being on the planet because I know what losing feels like and I don’t wanna lose anymore.”
Taking a dig at NFL legend Tom Brady, Michael added, “I mean, look at Brady. Brady was retired for two weeks, for literally less than two weeks. I at least lasted two years.”
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The greatest Olympian ever?
23 Olympic golds, 39 world records, winning at every event in a single Olympic. It’s like Michael Phelps was born to be the greatest. However, it was not served on a platter to him, but rather he made it all possible with his hard work and determination.
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OMAHA, NE – JULY 02: Michael Phelps of the United States competes in the final heat for the Men’s 100 Meter Butterfly during Day Seven of the 2016 U.S. Olympic Team Swimming Trials at CenturyLink Center on July 2, 2016 in Omaha, Nebraska. (Photo by Tom Pennington/Getty Images)
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