London: Michael Phelps, the greatest swimmer in the world from US, admits ahead of the London Olympics that the last competitive moments of his career will be emotional, but after a lifetime of over-achieving all he wants to do in his last Games is have fun.
Phelps will be gunning for gold in seven events; hitting the podium in three of them will make him history’s most medalled athlete.
He won a record eight gold medals in Beijing, taking his tally to 14, with 16 medals of any colour, two short of legendary Soviet gymnast Larisa Latynina.
“In Beijing we were trying to conquer everything and everyone,” the 27-year-old swimmer said, before turning to his coach Bob Bowman.
“Bob and I have been a lot more relaxed over the last four years and we’re having fun.”
“This is the closure. It’s really how much, how many toppings do I want on my sundae?” he said. “I’m having fun, this is something I enjoy.”
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