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Michael Phelps: "we are proud of America" |
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The North American swimmer Michael Phelps was very excited with the approach of the dispute the Olympic Games in Beijing. The athlete is quoted to beat the record of seven gold medals in one Olympics achieved by compatriot Mark Spitz in Munich 1972. "We are the pride of America in a particular country like China," said the Italian newspaper La Gazzetta dello Sport. "There is nothing that I can not do in water, even the more opponents threaten me and I press", he continued.
The swimmer, who confessed to have learned a few words in Chinese, said he does not see the time to begin the Olympics. "They will be prazerosos day in and out of the water."
Although the total concentration at the moment, less than a month for the competition, the American is already planning their vacations.
"I swin every day, but after Beijing I would be four months away from swimming pools. But my coach Bob (Bowman) makes me just a vacation. I know that I will take to get to sleep late and a lot of time on the beach", has ended.
In Athens 2004, Phelps won six medals of gold and two bronze.
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Michael Phelps became the athlete with the highest number of gold medals in the Olympics throughout history, with 11, in this Wednesday, to win the 200 meters butterfly and the 4x200 meter free in D'Water Cube, in Beijing .
The North American swimmer who won six titles in the Olympic Games in Athens in 2004, has already climbed the highest step in the podium five times in the Games of Beijing, with 100 percent recovery.
Phelps, who still has three more tests ahead, try to even the record of 8 gold medals in a single Olympics, surpassing the countryman Mark Spitz - 7 gold - Games in 1972. |
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-- The American swimmer Michael Phelps wrote in Tuesday one more chapter in the history of the Olympic Games. After winning the proof of the 200m butterfly, the American won the gold medal in the tenth in the Olympic Games, surpassing his compatriots Mark Spitz (swimming) and Carl Lewis (athletics), in addition to the Ukrainian Larissa Latynina (gymnastics), that it was up by the former Soviet Union , And Finnish Paavo Nurmi (athletics).
Besides the victory and the historical record, Phelps also broke the world record of proof with 1m53s03. It was the 25 th world record for Phelps in swimming. The silver was with the Hungarian Laszlo Cseh, bronze and with the Japanese Takeshi Matsuda. |
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