Michael Phelps

All his medals. ( ())

My hero is Michael Phelps. He's a 22 Olympic medalist swimmer. 18 of his medals are gold. I strive to be focused and give as much effort as Michael does everyday.

Michael has participated in three Olympic games including London 2012, Beijing 2008, and Athens 2004. In London, he got four gold medals and two silver. In Beijing, he won all eight gold medals! In Athens, Phelps won six gold medals and two bronze. Michael was born on June 30th, he's 27 years old. Phelps stands a tall 6'4".

His Diet. ( ())

Michael Phelps is also well known for his diet, he consumes 12,000 calories daily. He trains 6 days a week and exercises five hours daily. Phelps uses up all the calories he consumes. His breakfast alone includes three fried egg sandwiches with a lot of cheese, lettuce, tomato, fried onions, and mayonnaise.He also drinks two cups of coffee, and eats a five egg omelet, one bowl of grits, which are a maize porridge, three slices of French toast with powdered sugar, and three chocolate chip pancakes. THAT'S JUST HIS BREAKFAST! That's as much as most people eat in two days. For lunch, he then has one pound of pasta with tomato sauce, two large ham and cheese sandwiches with mayonnaise on white bread, plus energy drinks. Dinner includes another pound of pasta with sauce, a whole pizza of six or eight slices, and more energy drinks. That's a whole lot of food.

Phelps is also known for having mental toughness. He has learned and been trained to ignore all of his uncomfortable long distance swims. Michael is also used to all water temperatures. I think it's because he's spent a big portion of his life in the water. But Michael Phelps has 39 World Records. 22 Olympic Medals, 18 of them Gold, with 11 of the Gold coming from individual events. He dominated a sport like nobody has ever dominated any sport. He is one of the strongest people in the world in my opinion.

Michael Phelps is the best swimmer I have ever seen.  He is my hero and he is an amazing role model in swimming... If you can push yourself as he did I am sure you can accomplish great things as he did.