17 - Michael Phelps, Olympic champion: The Toughest Battle Is in Your Mind
Fortt Knox4 Mar 2017

17 - Michael Phelps, Olympic champion: The Toughest Battle Is in Your Mind

We love to have these debates about who's the greatest of all time in any given sport; maybe it's because you don't even have to be an expert to get in on them. All you need to know is the yardstick for success. Serena Williams or Steffi Graf? Tom Brady or Joe Montana? That's what makes Michael Phelps special. There's no debate. He's the greatest swimmer and most decorated Olympian of all time. He won 28 medals over four different Olympic Games, 23 of them gold. The question is, how? Well, Michael Phelps is not a fish. Doctors have shot down the notion that his abnormal wingspan and flexible joints give him an outsized advantage. It turns out, Phelps worked hard on his craft. He also does a few mental exercises that the rest of us would do well to emulate. I sat down with him for the Fortt Knox podcast to get some of his best insights.


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11 - John Legere, T-Mobile USA CEO: CEOs Can't Say That

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10 - Drew Powell, actor, Gotham: Chasing Down Your Dream

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9 - Brian Krzanich, Intel CEO: The Boss's Favorite Mistake

9 - Brian Krzanich, Intel CEO: The Boss's Favorite Mistake

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9 Jan 201734min

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8 - Rory O'Malley, actor, Hamilton and The Book of Mormon: The Show Must Go On

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7 - Diana Aviv, Feeding America CEO: A Holiday Lesson on Leading with Heart & Head

7 - Diana Aviv, Feeding America CEO: A Holiday Lesson on Leading with Heart & Head

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23 Des 201652min

6 - Sanjay Poonen of VMware & Jay Simons of Atlassian: Two Unique Paths to Power

6 - Sanjay Poonen of VMware & Jay Simons of Atlassian: Two Unique Paths to Power

Sanjay Poonen grew up lower-middle class in India and pushed past rejection to become one of the most respected executives in Silicon Valley; he's now chief operating officer at VMware. Jay Simons' de...

19 Des 201658min

5 - Sebastian Bach, actor and musician: Lessons Beyond Skid Row

5 - Sebastian Bach, actor and musician: Lessons Beyond Skid Row

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4 - Bradley Whitford, actor & agitator: Life Imitates Art

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