Michael Phelps - 8 Gold Medals. How did he even do that?
The Beijing Olympics are over, and my mind is still stuck on Michael Phelps. Eight gold medals in one Games, breaking Mark Spitz's record. The 100m butterfly win by 0.01 seconds was pure insanity. What's the secret? Is it his body, his training, his diet? Or just a once-in-a-generation mental toughness?
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It's the combination of everything. His wingspan is freakish for a swimmer, like human fins. But more than that, watching him, you could see the sheer will to win. That comeback in the butterfly wasn't physical; it was all mental. He refused to lose.
Let's talk about the 10,000-calorie-a-day diet! The man ate mountains of food just to fuel that machine. Pancakes, pasta, pizza... it was like a superpower in itself. His body's ability to process that energy and recover is part of the puzzle.
The technology in his suit (the LZR Racer) was a big factor. A lot of world records fell in Beijing. Not to take away from his achievement, but it was the perfect storm of an amazing athlete and cutting-edge tech.
I think we witnessed history that won't be repeated. The schedule was brutal, swimming multiple times a day. His ability to peak perfectly for every single race, under that pressure, is what makes him the greatest Olympian ever, full stop.
It was his team, too. The relay guys stepped up when it mattered. Jason Lezak's anchor leg in the 4x100m free was maybe the swim of the Games. Phelps couldn't have done #8 without that. It was a team effort wrapped around an individual legend.