https://community.usms.org/swimming/f/general/8752/michael-phelps-articleMichael Phelps going to great lengths still in search of the impossible www.facebook.com/l.phpen-USTelligent Community 12https://community.usms.org/thread/137080?ContentTypeID=1Wed, 23 Dec 2009 17:32:36 GMT3187ac58-ba85-4314-b79a-c45cd885e09a:e2566261-34ff-4194-98f2-fd58a39bb1ccFormer MemberSchool terachers can be such a pain. When I had a mark of 50 out of 50 in an algerbra test he said I cheated. I did not cheat.<div style="clear:both;"></div>https://community.usms.org/thread/137019?ContentTypeID=1Wed, 23 Dec 2009 14:13:48 GMT3187ac58-ba85-4314-b79a-c45cd885e09a:96abd8d7-a943-4642-92c8-832a7742a1a1Former MemberGreat article. In my early early teens I was inspired by similar things as MP. My mother is equally strong willed and really helped me to &quot;break through&quot; as well.<div style="clear:both;"></div>https://community.usms.org/thread/136999?ContentTypeID=1Wed, 23 Dec 2009 05:39:13 GMT3187ac58-ba85-4314-b79a-c45cd885e09a:d71ec979-fef2-40ac-94fb-b8800c70d2aeViveBeneBasically, the angle centers around that elementary teacher telling his mother he would never amount to anything. That comment lit the fire that led to everything else, as the article and even Phelps would have us believe. I had heard the comment before, but I just never knew how much of a centerpiece it was to his native motivation. At the end, Phelps trumpets his belief in the powers of the mind. Thanks for the summary. It&#39;s nice that he found an arena in which his native mechanics were ideally suited to his chosen pursuit. :)<div style="clear:both;"></div>https://community.usms.org/thread/136937?ContentTypeID=1Tue, 22 Dec 2009 11:33:06 GMT3187ac58-ba85-4314-b79a-c45cd885e09a:e22758bd-e47c-441f-845c-f3407a7fe561Former MemberBasically, the angle centers around that elementary teacher telling his mother he would never amount to anything. That comment lit the fire that led to everything else, as the article and even Phelps would have us believe. I had heard the comment before, but I just never knew how much of a centerpiece it was to his native motivation. At the end, Phelps trumpets his belief in the powers of the mind.<div style="clear:both;"></div>https://community.usms.org/thread/136915?ContentTypeID=1Tue, 22 Dec 2009 06:25:50 GMT3187ac58-ba85-4314-b79a-c45cd885e09a:9e8f448c-9229-4df5-b001-174e74384bf5ced357I can&#39;t view the link. Can you sum it up.<div style="clear:both;"></div>https://community.usms.org/thread/136896?ContentTypeID=1Tue, 22 Dec 2009 04:55:02 GMT3187ac58-ba85-4314-b79a-c45cd885e09a:70bfe5da-3bdc-4b52-8dfc-694ffc1c54e4orca1946Good for him ! He sure proved able to stay on task well !<div style="clear:both;"></div>