“I Work Harder Than He Does”: Michael Phelps’ Work Ethic Questioned Once by Former US Swimmer, Claims He Could Have Worked Harder

It is known that Michael Phelps is the most decorated swimmer in the world. He has 28 medals combining all the Olympic competitions. While competing, Phelps had many tough competitions with his opponents. His one such opponent is Tyler Clary.

In 2012, during the Summer Olympics, Tyler Clary and Phelps were opponents of each other. During an interview with Riverside Press-Enterprise, Clary reveals that he used to train with Phelps at the University of Michigan. However, according to Clary, Phelps did not want to be a part of the training. 

Clary raised a finger at Michael Phelps’ work ethics

Clary raised a finger at Michael Phelps’ work ethic and said Michael Phelps did not want to practice and had no work ethic. He said, “The fact that he doesn’t have to work as hard to get that done, it’s a real shame.”

He added, “I think it’s too bad. You see that all too often, where you get athletes that are incredibly talented that really take it for granted. I think the things he could have done if he’d worked as hard as I do would have been even more incredible than what he has pulled off.”

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Tyler ended his statement by saying, “The fact that I know I work harder than he does makes me appreciate every little goal and every little gain that I make.” While things didn’t go as planned for Clary as Phelps won 8 gold medals in the Beijing Olympics, and Clary could not qualify for the games. 

Phelps was in Michigan from 2005 to 2008 for swimming. At the same time, Clary was there for only three years. Clary broke Michael’s 400 individual medley record in 2019. He was titled the NCAA swimmer that year.

How was Phelps during the training 

Michael’s coach Bob Bowman has always appreciated him. Bob has been teaching Phelps since he was 11 years old. After the Summer Olympics in 2004, Bowman got hired by the University of Michigan. Phelps followed his coach and joined Michigan for four years. There he was also the volunteer assistant of the coach. 

In 2008, when Bowman came back to Baltimore and became the CEO of North Baltimore Aquatic Club, just like old times, Phelps returned to Baltimore to follow the steps of his coach. In 2015, Michael moved to Arizona with Bob Bowman, when Bowman became coach at Arizona State University.

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Phelps has always followed his coach around the globe for his practice and perfection. One myth about Phelps and his diet is that he eats around 12,000 calories daily and still stays fit.