Michael Phelps is an American swimmer and Olympic gold medalist. His honesty about his struggle with depression, ADHD, and mental health has helped other professional athletes speak out on their experiences.
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For former competitive swimmer Michael Phelps, it’s important to think small to accomplish big things.
In this candid memoir, Phelps talks openly about his battle with attention deficit disorder, the trauma of his parents’ divorce, and the challenges that come with being thrust into the limelight.
For years the world has followed Michael Phelps’s progress from teen sensation in Sydney to bona fide phenom in Athens. Now he’s a living Olympic legend in Beijing with a peerless record of gold medals.
Legendary Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps sat down with Megyn Kelly on Megyn Kelly TODAY to talk about his retirement from the sport, his growing family and his past struggles with anxiety and depression, chronicled in the new documentary “Angst.
Athletes with ADHD tend to perform better in sports that require hyper focus, i.e. short and intense bursts of attention.
Michael Phelps, the greatest Olympian of all time, sits down with Forbes’ Kurt Badenhausen and discusses the highs and lows of his illustrious career.
Michael Phelps, the most decorated athlete in Olympic history with 28 medals, has acknowledged that after the 2012 games, his longtime depression was so overwhelming he thought about killing himself.
Michael Phelps discusses the heavy pressure of being an Olympic athlete and how it directly and indirectly affect athletes’ mental health.
In the documentary “The Weight of Gold,” Phelps presents a stark picture of the mental wear and tear Olympians endure.
Michael Phelps, the most decorated Olympian of all time, has broken numerous records as a competitive swimmer. Making history as the oldest individual gold medalist in Olympic swimming history at the age of 28 is just one of his feats—he has set more than 30 other world records.
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