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Michael Phelps on Conquering Suicidal Thoughts and Building a Wellness Empire
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Michael Phelps, the swimming legend with 28 Olympic medals, has been making waves in the media and business world this week. In a deeply candid interview on Raj Shamani's Figuring Out podcast, released on YouTube January 15 and covered by Hindustan Times, Phelps opened up about his battles with suicidal thoughts, saying its okay to talk and share those dark moments. He revealed compartmentalizing emotions nearly destroyed him, but confronting them headon turned him into a fierce mental health advocate, prioritizing saving lives over any gold medal glory. Times of India highlighted another clip from the same Raj Elevates podcast, where Phelps doubled down on his ruthless drive, dismissing silver and bronze as straightup losses since someone else touched the wall first. That winorkill mindset fueled his 23 golds across five Games, from Sydney 2000 to Rio 2016.
On the business front, Sports 150s January 22 newsletter spotlighted Phelps postOlympic empirebuilding, praising his disciplined pivot to the Phelps swim brand with Aqua Sphere for serious swimmers chasing margins over mass hype. Hes smartly layered in mental health via his foundation and wellness equity stakes, creating an authenticity moat at the sportshealthcare nexus for longterm compounding, not quick endorsement cashgrabs.
No fresh public appearances or social media buzz popped in the last few days from verified outlets, though Whoop namechecked him alongside Eli Manning in their new Ferrari F1 sponsorship deal announced early January per BlackBook Motorsport. Lists from Futurist Speakers and Dr. Paul McCarthy still tout his peak performance wisdom, but thats evergreen chatter. Speculation on bigger moves stays unconfirmedstay tuned, as this Fly Fishers always surfaces next.
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Michael Phelps, the swimming legend with 28 Olympic medals, has been making waves in the media and business world this week. In a deeply candid interview on Raj Shamani's Figuring Out podcast, released on YouTube January 15 and covered by Hindustan Times, Phelps opened up about his battles with suicidal thoughts, saying its okay to talk and share those dark moments. He revealed compartmentalizing emotions nearly destroyed him, but confronting them headon turned him into a fierce mental health advocate, prioritizing saving lives over any gold medal glory. Times of India highlighted another clip from the same Raj Elevates podcast, where Phelps doubled down on his ruthless drive, dismissing silver and bronze as straightup losses since someone else touched the wall first. That winorkill mindset fueled his 23 golds across five Games, from Sydney 2000 to Rio 2016.
On the business front, Sports 150s January 22 newsletter spotlighted Phelps postOlympic empirebuilding, praising his disciplined pivot to the Phelps swim brand with Aqua Sphere for serious swimmers chasing margins over mass hype. Hes smartly layered in mental health via his foundation and wellness equity stakes, creating an authenticity moat at the sportshealthcare nexus for longterm compounding, not quick endorsement cashgrabs.
No fresh public appearances or social media buzz popped in the last few days from verified outlets, though Whoop namechecked him alongside Eli Manning in their new Ferrari F1 sponsorship deal announced early January per BlackBook Motorsport. Lists from Futurist Speakers and Dr. Paul McCarthy still tout his peak performance wisdom, but thats evergreen chatter. Speculation on bigger moves stays unconfirmedstay tuned, as this Fly Fishers always surfaces next.
Get the best deals https://amzn.to/3ODvOta
This content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AI
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