Beneath the Surface: My Story
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- Author：Michael Phelps
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Summary
Prepare to peek into the mind of a champion， known as the most decorated Olympian of all time with 28 medals， including 23 gold， with this newly updated edition of Michael Phelps’s autobiography， Beneath the Surface。
In this candid memoir， Phelps talks openly about his battle with attention deficit disorder， the trauma of his parents’ divorce， and the challenges that come with being thrust into the limelight。 Readers worldwide will relive all the heart-stopping glory as Phelps completes his journey from the youngest man to ever set a world swimming record in 2001， to an Olympic powerhouse in 2008， to surpassing the greatest athlete of ancient Greece， Leonidas of Rhodes， with 13 triumphs in 2016。 Athletes and fans alike will be fascinated by insights into Phelps’s training， mental preparation， and behind-the-scenes perspective on international athletic competitions。 A chronicle of Phelps’s evolution from awkward teenager to record-breaking powerhouse， Beneath the Surface is a must-read for any sports fan。
In this candid memoir， Phelps talks openly about his battle with attention deficit disorder， the trauma of his parents’ divorce， and the challenges that come with being thrust into the limelight。 Readers worldwide will relive all the heart-stopping glory as Phelps completes his journey from the youngest man to ever set a world swimming record in 2001， to an Olympic powerhouse in 2008， to surpassing the greatest athlete of ancient Greece， Leonidas of Rhodes， with 13 triumphs in 2016。 Athletes and fans alike will be fascinated by insights into Phelps’s training， mental preparation， and behind-the-scenes perspective on international athletic competitions。 A chronicle of Phelps’s evolution from awkward teenager to record-breaking powerhouse， Beneath the Surface is a must-read for any sports fan。
Reviews
Don Hill
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Unfinished business - good book and good story but cut shortIt’s a big pity the book ends before he completes his last Olympics。 Feels like it ends abruptly。 4 to 5 stars otherwise。 We buy books to read the full story。
Hunter
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Overall good read。 I wish It had gotten more into his mindset and training because I’m a swimmer looking for more advice。 I hope he writes another book one day that dives into mental health。 This book definitely focuses on the happy moments - and of course that is the type of book he has every right to make。 I just want to learn how to over come the harder moments in life。 I think he could certainly write a lot in that area。 BUT it was cool to see his personality。 He’s such a goofy guy。 He sound Overall good read。 I wish It had gotten more into his mindset and training because I’m a swimmer looking for more advice。 I hope he writes another book one day that dives into mental health。 This book definitely focuses on the happy moments - and of course that is the type of book he has every right to make。 I just want to learn how to over come the harder moments in life。 I think he could certainly write a lot in that area。 BUT it was cool to see his personality。 He’s such a goofy guy。 He sounds like a good person who really was blessed to have an incredible group of people supporting him。 All the right ingredients fell into place。 I like how he touches on other swimmers journeys like his sisters。 You can tell he realizes this can all be taken away at any minute。 This man is just incredible。 What he accomplished was insane。 And he truly seemed level headed throughout it all。 Any mistakes he made along the way make sense as a young guy coming down from the incredible high of his accomplishments。 We know now about the depression he has faced。 。。。more
Tanya Dale
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Great book！！I have followed Phelps since Athens。 Even though he had had some low points in his growing， I was always inspired by him。 I loved how this book gave me insight to Phelps， the person。 His goofiness & awkwardness as a teenager （reminds me of my own son）， his competitive nature and his incredibly HUGE heart。 I even went back and watched a lot of his races again， what a great athlete and person - what I would give to have lunch with him and his mom！
NCHS Library
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From Follett: An updated edition of the Olympic champion's personal story includes coverage of the author's battles with ADD， the events surrounding his 2001 world swimming record and his struggles with international fame。 From Follett: An updated edition of the Olympic champion's personal story includes coverage of the author's battles with ADD， the events surrounding his 2001 world swimming record and his struggles with international fame。 。。。more
Blu Anna
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Interesting read about the world champion wish there was more on the Olympics side of things
Kalle Wescott
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I read /Michael Phelps: Beneath the Surface/， another terrible book （but I learned what I wanted to learn）。Clearly approved for sponsors。。。 he mentions his love of hip-hop （but not doing bonghits or partaking of other drugs）。
Silvia
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Book reviewReally inspiring。 I'm not sure anyone can get great at swimming just by reading this biography but I genuinely feel the book is written in such a way that anyone can get inspire to go after their goal。 The formula seems to be simple: get a great coach， follow everything he says and work hard。 Book reviewReally inspiring。 I'm not sure anyone can get great at swimming just by reading this biography but I genuinely feel the book is written in such a way that anyone can get inspire to go after their goal。 The formula seems to be simple: get a great coach， follow everything he says and work hard。 。。。more
Kristen Melton
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More like 3。5
Benjamin
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I was amazing。 They way he expresses all of his struggles in the pool。 I do not think there will be another Michael。 As a swimmer myself I get this。 This was an amazing book。
Girish
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Inspirational book
Francis Saunders
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Great book about this fine Athlete， not much about his training or fitness philosophy but a good read none the less， especially if you are into fitness， an Olympic legend ， there may not ever be another like him， the next swimmer that comes along and is better then him， will probably have Gills and Fins。
Pradyut Vatsa
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I’m happy this was my first book post the reading sabbatical。 It was so thrilling to read about Michael’s exploits and how he prepared himself mentally for every world record he broke。
Heather Kohring
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I suppose growing up a swimmer kept me deeply enthralled 。 I already knew of his accomplishments ， but the play by play of his thoughts especially when he was young Michael kept me most interested 。 It was interesting to watch the relationship grow between him and his coach 。 And to see how he recognized his own faults。 I really longed to know more of what he felt in all the story he packed into 282 pages 。 It was like things never slowed down 。 All in all I didn’t want his story to end 。
Cathy Fuggle
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One of the most tedious and poorly written books I have ever read in my life ！ This book was selected by one of our bookclub members so I felt I had to read it to the end， but it was a real chore as it was phenomenally dull and so badly written; with confusion of tenses and no paragraphing which meant you moved from one random story to the next with little or no connection。 I thought this book might offer some insight into what is involved in becoming an Olympian athlete and what made Michael Ph One of the most tedious and poorly written books I have ever read in my life ！ This book was selected by one of our bookclub members so I felt I had to read it to the end， but it was a real chore as it was phenomenally dull and so badly written; with confusion of tenses and no paragraphing which meant you moved from one random story to the next with little or no connection。 I thought this book might offer some insight into what is involved in becoming an Olympian athlete and what made Michael Phelps such a successful sportsman， but the title of the book is very misleading and actually there is nothing “ beneath the surface” 。 This book is filled with the boring and pointless anecdotes from Michael that literally have no purpose or moral attached to them。 For example “ I really wanted a dog。 My mom pointed out it was too much responsibility。 My mom emailed me a photo of a dog” 。。。。AND。？。“ I once went to the pool and realised I have forgotten my hat and goggles” AND？？？“ My trainer and I were disagreeing about things so he drove me to his ranch and we talked and then ate a Macdonalds “。 AND？The disappointing thing was that his phenomenal achievements were often entirely missed as Michael only casually mentioned them in between another tedious anecdote about his day。 I learned NOTHING about swimming and what makes Michael tick。 I leaned nothing of the emotions involved in winning and losing races， the physical hard work ， the sacrifices he and his family must have made and what made him so successful at his sport。 This was definitely one of the worst book I have ever had to suffer through 。 。。。more
Jay Waghray
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Phelps， you legend
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برایان کازنوو - ماورای تصور （داستانِ زندگی مایکل فلپس） - تهران: بهار سبز 1397 چاپِ اول[。。。]
Jennifer
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this book is about a decade old so it doesn't have his last Olympic triumphs in it but I thoroughly enjoyed reading it about two years ago。 this book is about a decade old so it doesn't have his last Olympic triumphs in it but I thoroughly enjoyed reading it about two years ago。 。。。more
Oriana
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It was very informational！
Cait
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So。 Despite a giant red sticker on the front， this does not include the Rio 2016 Olympics， beyond the forward & some pictures。 This does in fact， end before the 2008 Bejing Olympics。 So probably my fault for not reading the blurb properly， but man I want an updated version of this/a full biography at some point because wow is 2008-2016 the stretch of Phelps that you really want to read。 Also， the amount that he loves Baltimore is just adorable。
Vikrant
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The life of arguably （and very few would argue） one of the best atheletes ever and the most decorated Olympian of all time is - apparently - the same as every other normal guy。 Just playing video games， eating， chilling with family and friends， roaming， breaking world records before you're 12， etc。 Normal everyday things。 A little training here and there， because every kid needs a hobby， I guess。。。An awesome book covered with - literally - dozens of world records， and a great read altogether！ The life of arguably （and very few would argue） one of the best atheletes ever and the most decorated Olympian of all time is - apparently - the same as every other normal guy。 Just playing video games， eating， chilling with family and friends， roaming， breaking world records before you're 12， etc。 Normal everyday things。 A little training here and there， because every kid needs a hobby， I guess。。。An awesome book covered with - literally - dozens of world records， and a great read altogether！ 。。。more
Meg Berg
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I listened to the audiobook because I thought it was a book that my 11 year old swimmer son might enjoy， but wanted to make sure that the content wasn't too mature for him。 Actually， I found that it almost seems to be written for this age group。 The style is very functional and， despite its name， nothing goes too far beneath the surface。 Many of the anecdotes are interesting or amusing， but there wasn't anything shocking。 For an adult， it was interesting enough to keep reading， but a little pain I listened to the audiobook because I thought it was a book that my 11 year old swimmer son might enjoy， but wanted to make sure that the content wasn't too mature for him。 Actually， I found that it almost seems to be written for this age group。 The style is very functional and， despite its name， nothing goes too far beneath the surface。 Many of the anecdotes are interesting or amusing， but there wasn't anything shocking。 For an adult， it was interesting enough to keep reading， but a little painful in execution。 For a middle grade kid， I have a feeling that it will be a hit。 。。。more
Martí Sala Perramon
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What a great biography， for the moment is the best I have read this year。I am interest in sports but I don’t like specifically swimming。 But it doesn’t talk a lot about swimming it talks more about important things in life like fighting for what you want to accomplish your dreams。The main character that is Phelps is really brave and works hard it also mention how important is to be surrond by nice people。Fully recommend to all the people who enjoy reading biographies。
Pragya Singh
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This guy always motivates me to work harder & strive for the best 。。。 I salute your determination & focus in life。。。 #sportsmanspirit
Ryan Tomov
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Really cool because I like swimming and Michael Phelps is a pretty good swimmer。
Louisa Brown
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Really， good！！ All you hear on TV is when the athlete performs in front of the world。 It’s so great to hear their back story as well！
Akash Kaushik
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First man on Mars indeed。
Anna K。 Lindegren
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You think a hero is a hero when he or she stands on the Olympic podium and getting a gold medal？No， the hero is becoming a hero waking up every morning at 4 a。m。 and going to practice。。。 Every day of the week， train hard， train harder with no weekends。。。 Total focus and total control。。。。Beneath a surface is an amazing book about the greatest swimmer world has ever known！ Extremely motivating， informative and very honest。 Love it！
Tami
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Great read。 I specifically bought the version that had a "includes Rio 2016" sticker on the front but the story ends before the Beijing olympics。 That was super disappointing。 Where is the sequel？ Great read。 I specifically bought the version that had a "includes Rio 2016" sticker on the front but the story ends before the Beijing olympics。 That was super disappointing。 Where is the sequel？ 。。。more
John Pitcock
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More Than I ExpectedThis book definitely exceeded my expectations， especially one centered around a sports figure。 I thoroughly enjoyed it from start to finish。
Jessica Hackathorn
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