Michael Phelps's Masterclass! 

3 things learned from watching this video 1. little thing matters: "all those little things you can always see significant improvements"- Michael Phelps 2. goal-setting, planning, connecting: "The main thing I can do to inspire my athletes is to help them set exciting goals and come up with a plan to reach those goals and then tie what they do to practice those goals."- Bowman 3. always delivering top quality: "Being a professional coming in everyday doing your top quality of work even though you don't feel like it."

"...to get someone to stay in close contact with their goals on a daily basis is how you inspire them to do well" - He couldn't be more right.

I've been teaching for nearly six years and I always say that I can teach anyone how to swim better. I really think that there are things that each person can do to improve their form, even Olympic swimmers. How can I become a coach of this level?

I think it's hard not to feel satisfied if you have the greatest swimmer of all time in your team

thanks Micheal and Coach. I liked your glasses....

any idea what is played in the background?

@Underpricing It's not sad, its actually a great tool for him to use. Michael will admit that he hasnt been practicing as he should and now its starting to show. Now that nationals are over he will take this experience and use it as fuel to push himself to be better. I'm sure he's going to put on a tremendous show in London! BTW, dont think Michael losing that race is just because he is out of shape. Ryan Lochte is an amazing swimmer and he deserves alot of credit

aahhh I wanna meet him so bad!!!

@JeahForLife um.... he was 15 in a different olympics, 19 in athens in 2004, and 23 in beijing, he is now 27.

What about open water distance swimming experts?

(KNOW-L-EDGE)!!! MICHAEL!!! PHELPS!!!

Can I please have Phelps or bob bowman as my swim couch ....like please...

Legend

@swimming145187 u said it dude

15 in Sydney.

any particular part?

Nice

read jeahforlife's comment. although it is quite difficult to tolerate the grammatical errors he makes, cvoong tried to correct him but said literally the exact same thing. he said "sideny when he was 15 athens when he was 19 beijing when he was 23" he misspelled "sydney" which really kills me but he wasnt wrong

PLEASE, how do i find the scene at 0:40 ???

What Bob saying? Cos I am deaf so don't understand what he saying and I don't speak french either.....

@fleetfoot86 Exactly said ! Ryan is a great swimmer too ! if they trian hard for London, we are gonna see exciting owesome US teams in the pool ! Both men and women showed at Pan Pac they have great teams !

Maaan! I'm jealous...you swam with the best ever!!

@FLAPJACKTHEIV I posted that a year ago, it's now 4:58:27. :)

cuz he can !

🙌👏🙌🙌👏🙌

no he was 19 and 23. His Birthday is June 30th, 1985.

Hehe, he has short legs. Just like me. Helps in swimming so im not complaining.

I’d love to see him try artistic swimming

@holyshizzleitsconnor if you had his coach your 500 would be 4:25! if your talking yards that is.

The video is very short😔

I wish I could race phelps

he said it right, just hard to read.

2:50 "It's like you're getting pointers from the best". Erm, you ARE getting pointers from the best. And yes, I realise it may just be his vernacular traits in terms of using the word "like", but who cares :)

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No he was 15 at Sydney, 19 at Athens, 23 at beijing, and lastly 27 at London's Olympics

0:05 !!!!!!

imagine getting Phelps as your coach lol

@Cvoong

thats what he said...

I had a crush on him

I don't think we need you to describe what it's like to see someone win eight gold medals, we were all watching the same show.

He was actually 18 in Athens and 22 in Beijing.

I want Michael Phelps' coach (: I want my 500 time to be 5:25 :D

nice

is sad that michael lost against ryan in the 200 IM

michael has the perfect body for swimming, won millions already, did two olympics now he has one more game and then what, well, maybe another olympic since it is so easy for him and swimming has been so good to him. But again he is a cancerian, a total lover of bodies of water. He is at home in a swimmimg pool.

Notice his arms are too long for his body?

Is this a real masterclass?

No sitting on the lanelines, please.

1. 59 to 2.03 this is what I want to achieve in freestyle...

and the demostration... baaaa

GOD Loves us all

lochte is better. nuff said.