Michael Phelps: Ready for London games?

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  • Опубликовано: 5 май 2012
  • The Olympic gold swimmer is back to a strict training regimen after a lull that included skipping practice and uncertainty about returning to the games. Anderson Cooper reports.
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  • @freethink12
    @freethink12 12 лет назад +60

    I kind of understand his attitude after '08. Not that I condone drugs or laziness even, but I can see how he would be dying to explore everything at his age. His talent locked him in a strict lifestyle for years and he's probably never had the chance to just have fun in his teenage years like the rest of us.

  • @Cowfish1001
    @Cowfish1001 8 лет назад +88

    crazy watching this right now. 4 years later and he has a child, finance, and is wrapping up Olympic Trials in Rio. Insane...

    • @jasonmcmechan2072
      @jasonmcmechan2072 5 лет назад

      Corbett Foster God bless!

    • @NRClips3414
      @NRClips3414 2 года назад

      Wow, you rèally did watch this 60 minute at the perfect time because of the rio Olympics.

  • @ElizabethBWang
    @ElizabethBWang 5 лет назад +57

    Michael Phelps:
    2000 Olympics in Sydney at 15, we notice your name
    2004 Olympics in Athens at 19, we heard your name
    2008 Olympics in Beijing at 23, we knew your name
    2012 Olympics in London at 27, we remember your name
    2016 Olympics in Rio at 31, we wont ever forget your name
    Cheers to one of the greatest Olympic athlete ever!!!

  • @harleyquinn5826
    @harleyquinn5826 8 лет назад +61

    Even crazier watching this after he´s just finished with 28 medals in Rio...

  • @juwanm7115
    @juwanm7115 9 лет назад +26

    the moment Anderson Cooper said "his passion for swimming may have faded" broke my heart into a million pieces

  • @mamabutterfly3763
    @mamabutterfly3763 8 лет назад +14

    I admire him and his mother so greatly. Not only for his success and all the medals he earned but for the person he is. The kind gentleman he is. How he adores his mother and his wife and new baby boy too. To the world he is an unstoppable decorated Olympic legend but when he sat down for an interview on ESPN he shared some of his most intimate struggles that no one ever knew. After all he is still a person, he is human. He feels pain just like others do. With all his success and his record breaking title, there is still a person behind all that achievement and had felt heartache in life just as you and I do. I admire him for that and his mother too. She raised him well with no credit to his father.

  • @julzangold
    @julzangold 12 лет назад +8

    As a swimmer, I've always looked up to Michael Phelps. Nothing has changed! He is back on his game, and you know what? Celebrities have "drug problems" all the time and he's man enough to admit it was a one time mistake and that he can't have any regrets. He's a great swimmer, and great guy, and great mentor! Love you Phelps, and go kick some butt like we all know you can

  • @elizabethcastellanos9221
    @elizabethcastellanos9221 7 лет назад +36

    I love how under that chlorine musk and that competitive brain, Micheal is just a super nerdy, shy, nice and gentle guy.

  • @slimshady02ify
    @slimshady02ify 12 лет назад +4

    i saw all his historic moments since i was eight and now im 12 i watched him for 2 olympics and those moments were priceless

  • @lucaskincanyon7393
    @lucaskincanyon7393 5 лет назад +14

    "How was it posing"
    "Pretty nice"

  • @stefan130189
    @stefan130189 9 лет назад +34

    i mean what do they want from him? he won 8 golds in beijing only. they are all too strict. guy needs a break sometimes so what? who wouldnt want a break after that?

  • @mdb392
    @mdb392 9 лет назад +27

    11 o'clock in the afternoon

    • @idive5358
      @idive5358 5 лет назад

      that can give you an idea of how early he used to wake up lol

  • @PrincetonGrL8181
    @PrincetonGrL8181 12 лет назад +4

    I can't wait to see Michael Phelps winning more gold medals at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London!!

  • @likac92009
    @likac92009 12 лет назад +4

    Great interview.

  • @freethink12
    @freethink12 12 лет назад +3

    I row competitively-nothing close to olympic level-but at the end of a really hardcore season all I want is a summer away from training. The strain on the body and the effect it has on your emotions and mental strength can really be enormous. Imagine what it's like not getting a break for years and years.

  • @Smarty24686
    @Smarty24686 12 лет назад +2

    Don't retire! We love you!

  • @78g476
    @78g476 12 лет назад +2

    Losing your 'fire' after an accomplishment like Phelps' is expected and in fact even necessary. He has nothing more to prove. More importantly, it shows he is just human. I am glad he let himself go and took a few bong hits. You will always be an inspiration Michael, always.

  • @sdotsmitty89
    @sdotsmitty89 12 лет назад +1

    GREATEST ATHLETE OF ALL TIME. NOBODY HAS DOMINATED ANY SPORT LIKE HIM. 'MERICA!

  • @sunnyram7332
    @sunnyram7332 3 года назад +3

    Legend is an understatement!

  • @apoorv5upadhyay
    @apoorv5upadhyay 9 лет назад +11

    He's coming back for more in RIO bitches!

  • @CoDWiiPS3Gameplay
    @CoDWiiPS3Gameplay 12 лет назад +7

    Greatest athlete ever

  • @Johnny7051MC
    @Johnny7051MC 8 лет назад +13

    11 O'clock in the afternoon?

  • @truthbesaid101
    @truthbesaid101 12 лет назад +4

    damn he was 23 when he smoked in that pic. give em a break!!!!

  • @tommypyxell
    @tommypyxell 8 лет назад +7

    "i want to go to Rio 2016 she says"
    "no chance im competing im retired he says"
    "total bullshit i say" -me 4 years ago
    "i knew it" -me today

  • @4memusicislife
    @4memusicislife 12 лет назад

    Just watched him today at The University of Tennessee in Knoxville, TN where the USA Olympic Swim Team is training. Michael swam great! He swam countless laps with varying strokes. His unique physical structure is perfect for swimming. He's ready. Watch out London!

  • @nooked23
    @nooked23 12 лет назад +2

    i feel for em. hes been training all of his life so he hasnt been able to have a normal life and just chill. hope everything works out for him

  • @JeKyWe
    @JeKyWe 12 лет назад +1

    His mom is just amazing.

  • @nateynate5237
    @nateynate5237 12 лет назад

    I have the same thing and that is not necessarily slow, just room for improvement.

  • @TheTamalelei
    @TheTamalelei 11 лет назад

    Mr. Cooper, it's not "two thousand AND eight," "two thousand AND nine," or "two thousand AND ten." When saying numbers, "and" is only used in place of the decimal. I love you, Michael!

  • @waltpeterson7022
    @waltpeterson7022 12 лет назад

    Nate whats ups bro? Michaels the best swimmer in the world. He's dedicated his life to the sport. This was the natural progression, as it is in any professional sports arena when you're the best in your sport. He's the Michael Jorden of swimming ! He deserves every penny he gets period. Don't be a hater. Peace!

  • @ElectricClothes
    @ElectricClothes 12 лет назад

    I hope he does well!

  • @RobotMillionaire
    @RobotMillionaire 12 лет назад

    7:04 i like how michael is like "huh"

  • @kristiabdullah8994
    @kristiabdullah8994 5 лет назад

    You're the best swimmer ever I going to be just like I hope you come back for swimming

  • @rvids01
    @rvids01 11 лет назад

    Michael Phelps' mom blinks like heck!!! LOL.

  • @16Mind
    @16Mind 12 лет назад

    idk either

  • @illeskobar
    @illeskobar 12 лет назад +2

    lol at the exchange @5:30
    He missed months
    Months?
    Maybe 6 weeks

  • @siddharth9200
    @siddharth9200 12 лет назад

    Anderson Cooper is great, he should be in every episode.

  • @fenderstratADHD
    @fenderstratADHD 8 лет назад +2

    I wonder if Bob (Michael's coach) has met Buck Showalter?? (manager of the Orioles) Both have that disciplinary "attitude" if u know what I mean but both are very nice men. I have met Buck and he's a very nice guy but I'm sure that he's got his "attitude" when he's with the guys.

  • @ollie1804
    @ollie1804 6 лет назад +5

    If this was in 2009 how did he manage to do so well in Rome?

    • @michaelshan22
      @michaelshan22 4 дня назад

      Yea that was never something that felt like it added up. Some of Phelps' career best times came in FINA 2009.
      There prob was a lot of truth to Michael slacking off from practice a little after Beijing 2008 but he still was in great swimming shape. Felt kinda like 60 Minutes wanted to push a storyline.

  • @goodairfunnysmell
    @goodairfunnysmell 12 лет назад

    it really pisses me off when people criticize him. before y'all talk try to reach his level, and that will probably never happen so quit yapping. whether you like him as a person or not, what he has accomplished is incredible and that alone is admirable and something to look as inspiration and motivation for whatever YOU want to achieve.

  • @xMheezy
    @xMheezy 12 лет назад +2

    Honestly, this made me respect him more. :/

  • @redmustang03
    @redmustang03 12 лет назад

    He is the greatest Olympian ever. Now one will EVER break his record of 8 golds and now all time medals. You can hate him or like him those facts will never change.

  • @YOUchris15
    @YOUchris15 12 лет назад

    i can really relate to phelps and im sure most of you other swimmer do too. we practice like 6 days a week 3 hours a day or maybe even more and it really is a pain in the ass because you dont have time for anything else. Just experiencing the beginning of summer without swimming is the best feeling in the world.

  • @09STC
    @09STC 11 лет назад +2

    His training regimen is insane.

  • @Kingvirat97
    @Kingvirat97 5 лет назад

    Very nice

  • @bballer191
    @bballer191 12 лет назад

    I hope he dominates again but it's going to be tough this time, especially with Ryan Lochte. He's fast as hell too. Should be entertaining none-the-less

  • @SilverMentis
    @SilverMentis 12 лет назад +1

    It's amazing that he can just loss a gold medal and not even notice, especially when you think about all the Olympians who just want one gold. Kinda goes to show how great of an athlete his is that he has so many golds

  • @sofiagarcia8880
    @sofiagarcia8880 5 лет назад

    Good that He came back for Rio

  • @xxangierulzxx
    @xxangierulzxx 12 лет назад

    And also phelps is a really humble winner :)

  • @miker6570
    @miker6570 8 лет назад +33

    Now we know why he is going to rio. His mom bribed him to go so she can go on a real vacation LOL.

    • @auddn0620
      @auddn0620 8 лет назад

      +miker6570 yep that was all MOM. Thanks, Mrs. Phelps!! :D

    • @jasonmcmechan2072
      @jasonmcmechan2072 5 лет назад

      miker6570 God bless!

  • @Nate544444
    @Nate544444 12 лет назад +1

    You have no idea how much 40 million dollars is. and soon to be probably around 100 million dollars. some people just don't get how much money that is.

  • @erikpereira4883
    @erikpereira4883 2 месяца назад

    Crazy

  • @vladivanovSports
    @vladivanovSports 12 лет назад

    Insane!

  • @Katy51844
    @Katy51844 12 лет назад

    Oh, your mama must be so proud!

  • @panheadgirlofskillet
    @panheadgirlofskillet 12 лет назад

    Boy I'm gonna miss him :(

  • @PinStripes41
    @PinStripes41 12 лет назад

    yeah, on the weekend that is considered the break of dawn for me

  • @nedopking
    @nedopking 12 лет назад

    he lost a lot of my respect when that happened. But now I was just recently thinking that he might do that stuff, but he still trains and works harder than anyone else. And training hard is probably more important than smoking/not smoking

  • @utmch2003
    @utmch2003 12 лет назад

    12:35 how do you do that?

  • @ErichBaltzellProductions
    @ErichBaltzellProductions 12 лет назад

    You showed them..

  • @cmouseplane
    @cmouseplane 12 лет назад

    The Greatest swimmer of all time. The Greatest in the World. Not bad for being only 27.

  • @slee331
    @slee331 12 лет назад +1

    It's amazing how different his build is to usain bolts. One a pure land animal, the other a human dolphin

  • @woahhcat
    @woahhcat 12 лет назад

    he's got such a push with every butterfly stroke jeesus

  • @LeGeneralZhou
    @LeGeneralZhou 12 лет назад

    short course or long course?

  • @shirleumcdaniel
    @shirleumcdaniel 12 лет назад

    WOOOHOOOOOOOOO
    ANOTHER WIN!!

  • @harrue
    @harrue 9 лет назад +1

    You the real mvp

  • @jdelgado0142
    @jdelgado0142 12 лет назад

    lol i didn't know they're was an 11:00 in the afternoon....

  • @IndyB25
    @IndyB25 12 лет назад +1

    GET IN GET IN!

  • @saifalhammadi3822
    @saifalhammadi3822 2 года назад

    every hero has his downfall then they shine once again, what a legend

  • @123japanuser
    @123japanuser 12 лет назад

    7:57 - 7:59 Ripley's believe it or Not Phelps style

  • @SalamKhan-lz6uv
    @SalamKhan-lz6uv 6 лет назад

    Mom's words are true, she said Rio and he went to become unbeatable.

  • @mariaroberta8163
    @mariaroberta8163 12 лет назад

    adorei valeu!

  • @jnelleiz
    @jnelleiz 12 лет назад

    Literally LOL'ed at your comment. Too funny.

  • @danbay26
    @danbay26 12 лет назад

    Give him a break. Dude won 8 gold medals and got a taste of the media and an actual break he wanted it. I hope he wins some more medals before he gets that long break he deserves. Go Phelps!

  • @Swimmerman100
    @Swimmerman100 12 лет назад

    looks like phelps is a 100% back on his game. I'm sure he didn't appreciate losing to Lochte and seeing some of his World Records get taken down. Should be a great rivalry in London. Go USA!

  • @punkwarlord
    @punkwarlord 12 лет назад

    4:03 to 4:15 insane amount of blinking

  • @Bronnybronny
    @Bronnybronny 12 лет назад

    lol listening about michael phelps awesome weight training and daily workouts. me: i just had ice cream.

  • @16Mind
    @16Mind 12 лет назад

    he's sooo humble....unlike Usain Bolt lol...(i'm Caribbean i can diss him lol)

  • @kieranduffy9
    @kieranduffy9 6 лет назад +1

    12:32 that’s what he thinks

  • @xxangierulzxx
    @xxangierulzxx 12 лет назад

    I still believe in phelps he is my inspiration to get to the olympics I know he will pull through for the 200fly he's my inspiration that makes me train more hours than I did and now i'm starting to qualifly for things nobody should bash him if they haven't been in his shoes.

  • @sabirge1
    @sabirge1 12 лет назад

    "I'd wake up at like.......11 in the afternoon"

  • @Nate544444
    @Nate544444 12 лет назад

    yep. that's exactly what I'm saying.

  • @debras.rodriguez6025
    @debras.rodriguez6025 4 года назад +2

    The man worked out *everyday” for six years. Can you say “burned out”? Why was everyone so shocked? Yes, he IS the Greatest Olympian ever because of it but the crash and burn should have been expected.

  • @InspireTerenaThiTran
    @InspireTerenaThiTran 12 лет назад +2

    Oh Michael phelps is just too cute :DD

  • @Aizhaqueeni
    @Aizhaqueeni 8 лет назад +1

    I hope he does awesome again in Rio, I'd hate to see things turn to shit for him. Not to mention us lol To be outdone by obviously lesser athletes? Our Michael, our Missy, our Katie..? NoOoOoOoo!!

  • @Donut1298
    @Donut1298 12 лет назад

    I hope Michael can get those Gold Medals

  • @dilan4me
    @dilan4me 12 лет назад

    all eyes on michael phelps

  • @jonsuttle8104
    @jonsuttle8104 11 лет назад +5

    Yeah, don't smoke pot or you could be the most dominant Olympian in history. Anti-pot laws are almost as useless as smoking cigarettes.

  • @Powercell604
    @Powercell604 12 лет назад

    His mom blinks so much...

  • @dougotbubbles2
    @dougotbubbles2 12 лет назад

    2 free yes, 2 im no
    his freestyle was bad last summer but i cant see him loosing based on how good he is traditionally in the 2 free
    hes talked abt the 4im i believe also and lochte has never traditionally had the endurance to have a gold medal 4im

  • @Baronstone
    @Baronstone 12 лет назад

    The thing is, he doesn't have to win 8 gold medals this time around and I think people will be disappointed when he doesn't. I expect him to take home 4 or 5. A couple of golds and a silver or three. That's all he has to do to be the all time medal winner

  • @TheDGrimz
    @TheDGrimz 12 лет назад

    Im rooting for anyone but Michael Phelps...Go Anyone! (But Michael Phelps)

  • @DeadMan_W
    @DeadMan_W 12 лет назад

    11 in the afternoon? lol

  • @mrmikespence1964
    @mrmikespence1964 5 лет назад +1

    (KNOW-LEDGE)!!! THE! (L-EGEND)!!! MICHAEL!!! PHELPS!!!

  • @Sweeneyelawl
    @Sweeneyelawl 12 лет назад

    he hotboxxes his bead

  • @redmustang03
    @redmustang03 12 лет назад

    The way that happens is if there is someone better out there and right now no.

  • @cubbys2888
    @cubbys2888 12 лет назад

    GO PHELPS!!!!

  • @Baronstone
    @Baronstone 12 лет назад

    Its close enough! Seriously, who the heck sleeps that long?

  • @MrSouthphillyitalian
    @MrSouthphillyitalian 12 лет назад +1

    I see him winning 5 gold metals atleast

  • @ItzsarahxBla
    @ItzsarahxBla 8 лет назад

    Awesome right

  • @Primike7
    @Primike7 12 лет назад

    Omg lochte what did YOU DO