作业帮关于菲尔普斯的英语短文,
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关于菲尔普斯的英语短文,
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Mark Spitz, Ian Thorpe and Michael Phelps – arguably the three most talked-about swimmers of the modern era. Phelps is now a student and training at the University of Michigan, where he has relocated with his longtime coach, Bob Bowman. The six-time Olympic gold medalist recently took time out of his schedule to answer not just 20, but 40 questions with special correspondent Bob Schaller. The following is the first installment of a two-part 20 Question Tuesday feature.
1 What do you do socially that “normal” college students do?
Michael: Really just hang out. Nothing too big. One of the biggest things I’ve found here is that as a team, Michigan is really close, almost like family away from home. It’s a good group to be able to go to every day.
2 What’s a new interest you will explore at the University of Michigan?
Michael: I’ll say this: It’s the first time I’m really interested about my classes and excited to go to class to learn new stuff. I’m in classes I want to be in, classes that I enjoy.
3 Are you recognized around campus? What’s that like, and how are people treating you?
Michael: I’m recognized. Actually people recognize me here more than they did in Baltimore, because Ann Arbor is a smaller city, almost a town atmosphere.
4 I know your mother’s a great cook. How is your food now, and what’s moved to the top of the menu?
Michael: I started learning a lot of things about being on your own. Making my own food obviously involves going to the grocery store. I make a lot of pasta, chicken and steak. There’s a variety there.
5 What’s the biggest misperception out there about you after your skyrocket ride to fame at the Olympics? People might be surprised you cook so much…
Michael: I’ve told you this before and (laughs) I will tell you again: People know everything about me. There’s nothing else about me people don’t know. About the cooking, listen, sometimes it’s not always good! This is the first time I have had to really cook for myself, things like dinner, so I’m learning – sometimes the hard way – how to do it. I don’t always get it right.
6 Your coach, Bob Bowman, seems to have undergone a physical transformation, losing 30 pounds. Is he keeping it off? And how have you sensed him changing as a coach since he’s moved to college?
Michael: I have seen him changing. He’s becoming more relaxed. Bob and (former Michigan head coach/Olympic assistant coach) Jon Urbanchek still run every morning. They are always out there after workouts. They were out there today, in drizzling snow – running in the drizzling snow! He’s routine-oriented, so he’s pretty consistent about that.
7 What do you like best about Ann Arbor so far?
Michael: I like everything. When I first got here, I didn’t like it as much as I do now. But it’s grown on me a lot. One of the biggest things, like I said earlier, is how close everyone is on this team. To me, that is just awesome, something I’ve never experienced before, and I’m really enjoying it.
8 What do you miss most about Baltimore?
Michael: The Ravens! (NFL team)
9 What does the USOC Sportsman of the Year mean to you, and did you ever think five, six years ago that you would have this honor?
Michael: I had no idea even last year that I was going to get this, know what I mean? It’s an amazing accomplishment, a tremendous honor. It’s something the best athletes ever have received over the course of time. To be in the running with the greatest athletes in the world is just an amazing honor. It’s among my most prized accomplishments.
10 You talked earlier last week at a press conference about adding muscle. You’re a long and lean guy. How will you go about adding it – in the weight room, diet, and so on?
Michael: I think just a variety of different things. I have never lifted a single weight (before Michigan). So I think doing different kinds of training will help me.
11 Steroids are on the front pages and newscasts again this week in baseball. How offended would you be if you found out a competitor, or even teammate, was “juiced” on steroids?
Michael: I would be pretty upset. You know, in swimming, everyone gets tested the same exact way, and we’re all clean. The majority of athletes in our sport haven’t had problems with (steroids), and that’s one of the reason I enjoy swimming so much. But it is disappointing to have sports that are using steroids and other performance enhancing drugs out there.
12 All the talk concerning your World Championships and swimming year centers on the variety of events. I understand that you can’t or won’t divulge your schedule, but how has adding and subtracting events affected your training schedule? Do you like it better this way?
Michael: Getting back into the water was my first goal. Now that I’m back into the water training fulltime, I’m back on track, and things are starting to heal. I am definitely looking forward to some new events, taking those events very seriously and making some significant time drops. It’ll be interesting to see what kind of shape I’m in (at Worlds), and I’ll take it from there.
13 Compare and contrast Baltimore’s winters to your first in Ann Arbor?
Michael: (Laughs) Ann Arbor is cold, much colder than Baltimore and more snow. But other than that, it’s not too different. We never see like 1-degree days in Baltimore, though. Still, it’s a variety here, and I’m looking forward to what spring and fall will be like.
14 What Olympic teammates do you stay in touch with? Do you chat with some of them on the phone or email still?
Michael: I train with Peter Vanderkaay, so I’d have to say that I stay in contact with him the most. I stay in touch with Dan Ketchum. (Tom) Malchow comes by the pool from time to time. I also stay in touch with Erik Vendt, who is just a great person and swimmer and (gymnast/USOC Sportswoman of the Year) Carly Patterson, who has become a good friend.
15 While you still have a lot in the tank in terms of your swimming career, now that you’ve stepped into a different phase of your life, what’s something you might consider as a career in your post-competitive swimming days?
Michael: I want to do something in sports marketing, or sports management. That’s the department I’m in here at school right now. I’ve worked with the agency representing me, Octagon, for three years now, so hopefully, I joke with my agent (Peter Carlisle) he will have a job opening for me in a few years when I graduate.
16 In terms of non-swimming preparation, what’s something you might do different for 2008 in Beijing?
Michael: I have no idea. Three years down the road is a long ways to look. Right now I’m going to take it day by day and try to live it up and just get better.
17 Before Athens, you used to answer the question, “How many golds will you win?” so well with your, “I don’t have a gold, I just want one,” comment. Now, when that question is posed to you about the 2008 Games, what will your answer be now that you have six already?
Michael: My answer is this: Hopefully, I can do better next time than I did this time.
18 How hard was it to come down off the rush that you experienced in Athens and right after it?
Michael: Being able to have an opportunity like that was a lifetime goal and something I’ve always dreamed of, so it was a dream come true, an experience of a lifetime. But, yes, it was a life-changing experience. But you just go on to the next day, the next challenge and the next part of your life.
19 What have you learned about yourself this past year?
Michael: I don’t know (pause)… I think it’s the drive that I have. The mental toughness is definitely there for me. But a lot of it has to do with the drive. I have a lot of personal drive. My recovery time is huge, which is another reason I was successful last year.
20 Are you thinking about 2012 at all? I mean, I know it’s outside of your current short-term and long-term goals, but is it possible?
Michael: Anything is possible. I would love to see New York have the 2012 Games. If I’m still around, still swimming, it would be great to hopefully end my career in the U.S.
In next week’s second and final installment of this two-part 20 Question Tuesday special, Michael relates a special story about a fan who went the extra mile, and then some, for her favorite swimmer, as well as his thoughts about just who “the next Michael Phelps” might be out there on the horizon.
Mark Spitz, Ian Thorpe and Michael Phelps – arguably the three most talked-about swimmers of the modern era. Phelps is now a student and training at the University of Michigan, where he has relocated with his longtime coach, Bob Bowman. The six-time Olympic gold medalist recently took time out of his schedule to answer not just 20, but 40 questions with special correspondent Bob Schaller. The following is the first installment of a two-part 20 Question Tuesday feature.
1 What do you do socially that “normal” college students do?
Michael: Really just hang out. Nothing too big. One of the biggest things I’ve found here is that as a team, Michigan is really close, almost like family away from home. It’s a good group to be able to go to every day.
2 What’s a new interest you will explore at the University of Michigan?
Michael: I’ll say this: It’s the first time I’m really interested about my classes and excited to go to class to learn new stuff. I’m in classes I want to be in, classes that I enjoy.
3 Are you recognized around campus? What’s that like, and how are people treating you?
Michael: I’m recognized. Actually people recognize me here more than they did in Baltimore, because Ann Arbor is a smaller city, almost a town atmosphere.
4 I know your mother’s a great cook. How is your food now, and what’s moved to the top of the menu?
Michael: I started learning a lot of things about being on your own. Making my own food obviously involves going to the grocery store. I make a lot of pasta, chicken and steak. There’s a variety there.
5 What’s the biggest misperception out there about you after your skyrocket ride to fame at the Olympics? People might be surprised you cook so much…
Michael: I’ve told you this before and (laughs) I will tell you again: People know everything about me. There’s nothing else about me people don’t know. About the cooking, listen, sometimes it’s not always good! This is the first time I have had to really cook for myself, things like dinner, so I’m learning – sometimes the hard way – how to do it. I don’t always get it right.
6 Your coach, Bob Bowman, seems to have undergone a physical transformation, losing 30 pounds. Is he keeping it off? And how have you sensed him changing as a coach since he’s moved to college?
Michael: I have seen him changing. He’s becoming more relaxed. Bob and (former Michigan head coach/Olympic assistant coach) Jon Urbanchek still run every morning. They are always out there after workouts. They were out there today, in drizzling snow – running in the drizzling snow! He’s routine-oriented, so he’s pretty consistent about that.
7 What do you like best about Ann Arbor so far?
Michael: I like everything. When I first got here, I didn’t like it as much as I do now. But it’s grown on me a lot. One of the biggest things, like I said earlier, is how close everyone is on this team. To me, that is just awesome, something I’ve never experienced before, and I’m really enjoying it.
8 What do you miss most about Baltimore?
Michael: The Ravens! (NFL team)
9 What does the USOC Sportsman of the Year mean to you, and did you ever think five, six years ago that you would have this honor?
Michael: I had no idea even last year that I was going to get this, know what I mean? It’s an amazing accomplishment, a tremendous honor. It’s something the best athletes ever have received over the course of time. To be in the running with the greatest athletes in the world is just an amazing honor. It’s among my most prized accomplishments.
10 You talked earlier last week at a press conference about adding muscle. You’re a long and lean guy. How will you go about adding it – in the weight room, diet, and so on?
Michael: I think just a variety of different things. I have never lifted a single weight (before Michigan). So I think doing different kinds of training will help me.
11 Steroids are on the front pages and newscasts again this week in baseball. How offended would you be if you found out a competitor, or even teammate, was “juiced” on steroids?
Michael: I would be pretty upset. You know, in swimming, everyone gets tested the same exact way, and we’re all clean. The majority of athletes in our sport haven’t had problems with (steroids), and that’s one of the reason I enjoy swimming so much. But it is disappointing to have sports that are using steroids and other performance enhancing drugs out there.
12 All the talk concerning your World Championships and swimming year centers on the variety of events. I understand that you can’t or won’t divulge your schedule, but how has adding and subtracting events affected your training schedule? Do you like it better this way?
Michael: Getting back into the water was my first goal. Now that I’m back into the water training fulltime, I’m back on track, and things are starting to heal. I am definitely looking forward to some new events, taking those events very seriously and making some significant time drops. It’ll be interesting to see what kind of shape I’m in (at Worlds), and I’ll take it from there.
13 Compare and contrast Baltimore’s winters to your first in Ann Arbor?
Michael: (Laughs) Ann Arbor is cold, much colder than Baltimore and more snow. But other than that, it’s not too different. We never see like 1-degree days in Baltimore, though. Still, it’s a variety here, and I’m looking forward to what spring and fall will be like.
14 What Olympic teammates do you stay in touch with? Do you chat with some of them on the phone or email still?
Michael: I train with Peter Vanderkaay, so I’d have to say that I stay in contact with him the most. I stay in touch with Dan Ketchum. (Tom) Malchow comes by the pool from time to time. I also stay in touch with Erik Vendt, who is just a great person and swimmer and (gymnast/USOC Sportswoman of the Year) Carly Patterson, who has become a good friend.
15 While you still have a lot in the tank in terms of your swimming career, now that you’ve stepped into a different phase of your life, what’s something you might consider as a career in your post-competitive swimming days?
Michael: I want to do something in sports marketing, or sports management. That’s the department I’m in here at school right now. I’ve worked with the agency representing me, Octagon, for three years now, so hopefully, I joke with my agent (Peter Carlisle) he will have a job opening for me in a few years when I graduate.
16 In terms of non-swimming preparation, what’s something you might do different for 2008 in Beijing?
Michael: I have no idea. Three years down the road is a long ways to look. Right now I’m going to take it day by day and try to live it up and just get better.
17 Before Athens, you used to answer the question, “How many golds will you win?” so well with your, “I don’t have a gold, I just want one,” comment. Now, when that question is posed to you about the 2008 Games, what will your answer be now that you have six already?
Michael: My answer is this: Hopefully, I can do better next time than I did this time.
18 How hard was it to come down off the rush that you experienced in Athens and right after it?
Michael: Being able to have an opportunity like that was a lifetime goal and something I’ve always dreamed of, so it was a dream come true, an experience of a lifetime. But, yes, it was a life-changing experience. But you just go on to the next day, the next challenge and the next part of your life.
19 What have you learned about yourself this past year?
Michael: I don’t know (pause)… I think it’s the drive that I have. The mental toughness is definitely there for me. But a lot of it has to do with the drive. I have a lot of personal drive. My recovery time is huge, which is another reason I was successful last year.
20 Are you thinking about 2012 at all? I mean, I know it’s outside of your current short-term and long-term goals, but is it possible?
Michael: Anything is possible. I would love to see New York have the 2012 Games. If I’m still around, still swimming, it would be great to hopefully end my career in the U.S.
In next week’s second and final installment of this two-part 20 Question Tuesday special, Michael relates a special story about a fan who went the extra mile, and then some, for her favorite swimmer, as well as his thoughts about just who “the next Michael Phelps” might be out there on the horizon.