The Tools Michael Phelps Used to Become the Greatest Olympian of All Time (Part 1) | #024

Michael Phelps is the most decorated Olympian and Swimmer of all time. He earned 28 medals, 23 of them gold. By the time of his retirement from swimming in 2016, he had won more Olympic medals by himself than 161 countries.

Something he may be even more proud of is that he set 39 world records over the course of his career.

While MP was very physically gifted, so were many other elite swimmers. He was able to accomplish these incredible feats because he was constantly in pursuit of ways to improve himself and his approach.

The skills and techniques he learned he calls Tools.

In this episode, we break down all of the tools Michael used to dominate swimming like no other.

00:00:00 Intro
00:02:45 Goal Setting
00:35:27 Dedication
00:56:32 Visualization
01:12:52 Game Time Tools
01:30:41 Dealing with Adversity
01:43:35 Self Motivation
02:23:28 Strategy and Technology
02:38:56 Curiosity

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