OK - the Trials have just begun and the Olympics are a mere weeks away.
Michael Phelps has said this is his last Olympics and he'll retire from swimming after this event.
So => What do you think he'll probably do? Right now he trains by swimming at least twice a day and probably lifts weights too.
So - will he probably take a week off after the games and not swim? A month? Longer?
What do high-profile swimmers like this do when they retire. I know Rowdy Gaines is a champion masters swimmer but I'm just curious what happens.
I'm guessing he'll have to stay in some kind of shape to work on his foundation and attend public appearances.
It was recently reported somewhere that he had already earned in excess of $50M in endorsements, even after taxes, that's leaves him with about $35M, and he will have more potential after these Olympics, and he'll keep earning forever if he has prudent advisors (always a big if with athletes - witness Mike Tyson or more recently Curt Schilling).
Does he really have that kind of money? I thought that bong hit photo cost him most of his endorsements potential.
It was recently reported somewhere that he had already earned in excess of $50M in endorsements, even after taxes, that's leaves him with about $35M, and he will have more potential after these Olympics, and he'll keep earning forever if he has prudent advisors (always a big if with athletes - witness Mike Tyson or more recently Curt Schilling).
Does he really have that kind of money? I thought that bong hit photo cost him most of his endorsements potential.
