Ronda Rousey is definitely one of the most noted faces in the world of combat sports. Rousey is also a former Olympic medalist in Judo, the first-ever American woman to achieve this feat. The ‘former UFC Bantamweight Champion’ went on to describe her 2012 Olympic Village experiences. In a ten-year-old video published on the Youtube channel ‘ESNEWS’.
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Rousey stated that it was a really wholesome experience to her. Except for witnessing Michael Phelps being completely private and detached from the others.
Michael Phelps’ introverted nature annoyed Ronda Rowsey
The ‘now WWE star’ blatantly said, “Michael Phelps kinda annoyed me a little bit.” She described her experiences saying that “all the Olympic players were hanging out together” along with “the NBA players” and all others.
But it really annoyed Rousey to see that, “Michael Phelps needed his own private section of the club to be like private for him, whereas all these NBA guys who were bigger names were hanging out with the rest of us.” Rousey also quoted herself saying, “Hello, we are your teammates, we’re not a bunch of groupies, come hang out with us, who the hell are you?”
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ANAHEIM, CA – FEBRUARY 21: Ronda Rousey interacts with media during a UFC pre-fight press conference at Honda Center on February 21, 2013 in Anaheim, California. (Photo by Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)
She also described another incident as she stated, “Then we had that thing, the Opera premiere with all the medalists down there.” Here too, Rousey witnessed the same nature of Phelps. She mentioned, “All the NBA guys, Kobe sitting next to me, we’re all talking, and all everything’s super-cool, but Michael Phelps had to be kept separate in the backstage area so that he wouldn’t be harassed by the other Olympians.“
Ronda Rousey thought that swimming is not a big deal
Expressing her disgust at Phelps’ introvert nature, Rousey stated, “I don’t like being somebody’s teammate and being treated like I’m their groupie”. She also added, “I don’t even want to go out of my way to say hi to that guy”.
Rousey thought that Phelps was obsessed with himself as she advised “just get over yourself”.
The ‘first-ever woman champion of UFC’ also devalued Phelps’ mettle saying, “all you do is swim”. She finally iterated, “If someone slapped you every time you jumped in the pool, then I’ll have a little bit more respect for you.”
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Rousey had also competed in contests as a swimmer previously, although she was nowhere in comparison with Phelps’ accolades. She stated. “I did it the summer before, so you can’t tell me that swimming is ‘Oh my God’ because it’s not.”
Do you support Rousey’s statements? Or do you think Michael Phelps was right to stay in his way?
