Michael Phelps Says He Was An 'A-Hole' Like Michael Jordan, Pushed Teammates

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Michael Phelps says he idolized Michael Jordan growing up and tried to act just like him ... right down to being an 'asshole' to his teammates. But it worked!

But, Phelps says it was all in the pursuit of greatness -- and guess what, IT WORKED OUT!..."But I would say the same thing about myself."

"I was an asshole when I was training because I wanted to help everybody make sure they had the same exact chances I had." Phelps added,"We're all in there working together as a team even though it's an individual sport. We want the best for each other so I'm gonna challenge them and I'm gonna make sure that they're getting stress in practice that they're gonna face in a meet."

It worked out pretty well for Phelps ... who became the most decorated Olympian of all time with 28 total medals . "That was the guy I wanted to be," Phelps said of Michael Jordan ..."I wanted to do in so many ways what he did in the sport of basketball."

 

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What does he ( MICHAEL PHELPS ) Mean ' He Was an A-HOLE ' He's Still …. an A - HOLE !🐺

He looks like an A-Hope with that Pedo-stache

Yeahaha we knew!! So, what's new?

Was, or still is?

So MJ- GOAT MP- GOAT TB- GOAT All have the A-hole characteristic......

Yes, I can see that.

Phelps pushed his friends to smoke weed and that’s about it.

What do you mean...still is 🤭🤭

I guess it’s a Mike thing.

Still is one. And also a weed smoking, alcoholic douche bag as well! 🙄

Isn't swimming a solo sport?

Well he looks like one ☝️

He looks ancient

Meth mouth?

How old is he? 70?

Ah right, the OTHER Mike. Hey, does anyone remember me? Don’t make me get out the bong pics.

Jordan is an angry black men

Yeah, we know. Then he did online therapy on his phone and he became much happier.

He looks so much older now

MichaelPhelps - why would you admit that? Keep it to yourself, it doesn't make you cool or relevant.

But is he hung ?

You swam in water by yourself. No one cares

Netflix documentaries not going to happen! All end here at TMZ.....

Who is he again, oh ya a swimmer. Just like MJ

Faces of meth.... Dude lay off the pipe...

Why does he look like an alley cat now ?

Was?

TRANSLATION: I want my own documentary too

Yea ok lol

FolesFootlong SportmigosNFL ehhhh he’s a swimmer?

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