Thursday, June 14, 2012

Michael Phelps Interview (Reported Speech)


Michael Phelps is a very famous swimmer, who won many prizes on the Olympic Games. Now, he said that he is exicted about Michel Phelps Swim School and he is very happy with the programs, trainings and opcions offered by his foundation. He also said that he loves working with children because he is also like a child and he explained that he had worked with children in Boys & Girls Club since 2003, in Make A Wish and others organizations.

He said that his biggest rivals were Ian Crocker, Thorpe y Van den Hoogenband in Atenas and Lochte. Michael said that he hates swimming front stroke, and he would like to try swimming 50m and 100m free style. Michael has reached all the risks he had proposed, but he sais that risks are constantly in evolution, and they aren't always the same, for example, he had proposed himself some specific risks to the Olympic Games in Pekin and they wont be the same for the Olympic Games in London in 2012. He explained that he would like to look back and realized that he had achieved all.

Michael explained that the Olympic Games and all competitions needs really hard work, and he had a lot of trainings and work to do for the Olympic Games in London this year. But he also said that winning the competition is not his unic propose, he said that there are many ways to help people in his sport, and they aren't only with train and competitions. He had spent many time and energy since Pekin and Rome working in initiatives out of the swimming pool with his foundation and swim shools, creating some great programs to benefict this sport. After the Olympic Games in Pekin, once completed his olympic cicle, he said that he would like to work in the business world and he would try to join that with his sport and with his trainer's help.


Sara Prendes