“I Was at a Scary Place”- Michael Phelps Reveals How One Interview Made Him Realize His Mental Health Issues

Being at the top is never easy. It’s a blessing, of course, but sometimes it can be a curse as well. Only those who are there can fathom what it’s like to be there all alone. While being the top swimmer in the world was hard for Michael Phelps, staying there was even harder. However, no matter what he went through during his career, he somehow always managed to find a way.

Michael Phelps is an actual definition of greatness, but to be that was never easy for him. It was a result of years and years of dedication and hard work. Furthermore, it’s not just about the physical training an athlete does, but to perform at that level, you need to have a mind of a monk.

How opening up about his problems changed Michael Phelps

The swimming legend revealed how talking about things really made a huge difference in his life. Michael said, “It’s crazy. I go back and it was 2014. Sports Illustrated cover story with Tim Layden and we’re having an interview here in Phoenix and whatever question he asked me just opened me up. Dropped my shoulders and I just let it all out.”

It’s really interesting how a journalist changed the life of the most decorated Olympian ever. Talking about the experience, Michael further added, “I was at the end of the road, and I had to get help. I was at a scary place and time and for a long time I didn’t know how to ask for help. I think once I asked for help first time, everything became easy.”

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The swimming legend was inspired by his sisters

The youngest of the three siblings, Michael Phelps, was greatly inspired by his swimmer sisters. As revealed by the legend himself, his middle sister Whitney was the world number three and number one in the country at the time.

Michael was certainly lucky to have been born into a family of swimmers. However, he made the best out of every opportunity he got and that’s how he became the greatest swimmer ever.