Michael Phelps is considered as one of the best swimmers of all time. He is a widely respected athlete around the world. Phelps has multiple friends who are athletes in various different sports. He is also a huge Baltimore Ravens fan and is a very close friend of an NFL legend.
Ray Lewis, who is a two-time Super Bowl champion, is a very close friend of Michael Phelps. They have been friends for a very long time and are quite close to each other. Lewis is an all-time great who is always on the list of the best defensive players to play in the league.
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The question now arises: how did the two players become friends? As we all know, Phelps and Lewis, despite being great athletes, have had their issues off the field. Moreover, Phelps also had mental health issues. According to the Baltimore Ravens website, Ray Lewis helped Michael Phelps to return in 2012 and continued his dominance on the biggest stage.
Ray Lewis has faced multiple serious issues off the field. He understood how it felt to be looked down upon by everyone. It doesn’t matter how good you are at your sport, people are going to judge you for what you were involved in. As a result, he was able to help Phelps overcome his troubles with his experience of going through the same feeling.
Michael Phelps credited Ray Lewis for helping him to return to swimming
Ray Lewis has advised Michael Phelps a lot over the course of their friendship. Phelps also spoke about how Lewis urged him back to swimming. And he was able to continue his legacy in the sport.
Talking about Lewis, Phelps said, “He’s probably the only person who could really help me do that. He’s been through everything — the ups and downs — and he’s helped me literally overcome a lot of things that I’ve had in my life that have been tough, and he’s been there for me.”
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SHANGHAI, CHINA – JULY 24: Michael Phelps of the United States looks dejected after the the Men’s 4 x 100m Freestyle Relay final during Day Nine of the 14th FINA World Championships at the Oriental Sports Center on July 24, 2011 in Shanghai, China. (Photo by Clive Rose/Getty Images)
Michael Phelps retired in 2016, and he revealed that he spoke to Ray Lewis before having his last race. Both of them share a bond unlike any other. It’s not very common to see athletes of two different sports being so close to each other.
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