Michael Phelps’ early stardom ruined his teenage basketball games

According to him, he enjoyed playing basketball as a teenager with his neighborhood friends. Narrating an incident in his book, he?penned, “If we played basketball, the guys would actually call out picks to make sure I didn?t get knocked around.”

Further, Michael quoted his words with a sarcastic remark, “Corey always joked that he didn?t want Tom Brokaw coming to his door asking, ?How does it feel to ruin Michael?s career???

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But, with the unflappable support of his mother, sisters, friends, and especially his wife, Nicole Johnson, he garnered every opportunity he witnessed and overcame every obstacle, including depression.

Phelps’ bout with depression and how he beat it