When Michael Phelps was growing up kids | | swim coach. |
He couldn't sit still and concentrate because | | North Baltimore Aquatic Club. |
In school his grades | | Michael won 8 gold medals. |
His sister Whitney | | made fun of him and bullied him. |
Bob Boman was Michael's | | sinished 6th in the 1996 Olympic trials. |
Michael trained at the | | 6 gold medals and 2 bronze medals. |
In addition to swimming he | | Michael eats a tremendous amount of food. |
He made his first Olympic team | | he has attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. |
In Athens in 2004 Michael won | | when he was only 15 years old. |
At the Beijing Olympics in 2008 | | played baseball and soccer. |
Mark Spitz called Phelps | | "The Greatest Olympian". |
Because swimming burns a lot of calories | | were B's, C's, and a few D's. |