Everything is possible if you are determined. Today we will talk about a personality who with his strong determination turned the possible into the impossible. The name of the personality is Michael Phelps. Michael Phelps is an American Swimmer. At the age of ten he won almost all the National competitions in swimming that were in air at that time. He started his training at the age of seven and became a perfect swimmer at ten. At the age of fifteen, he became the first participant to have qualified for the Olympics of 2000 which was an extraordinary achievement. He was not much successful in that Olympics, but he didn’t stop. In the Olympics of 2004, he won six gold medals and two bronze medals and made a record of winning eight medals in any Olympic. This was the time when Michael Phelps was evolving into a prominent figure in swimming. At an event Evan Thorpe was also participating. Evan Thorpe was his childhood hero and role model. In a swimming event some journalists asked Evan Thorpe about Michael Phelps. If he could win 8 gold medals in all formats in 2008 Olympic. Evan Thorpe replied that Michael Phelps could not do so as it was impossible. This statement of Thorpe shocked Michael Phelps to the core of his heart but Michael Phelps got himself determined that he would do it. This power of determination made it possible for Michael Phelps to win 8 gold medals in 2008 Olympics. Michael Phelps also faced many challenges before the Olympics of 2008. Two years before 2008 Olympics Michael Phelps suffered with right hand wrist fracture. His doctor replied to him that his speed of strokes using hand during swimming would not be the same as it was before. This was a setback for Michael Phelps but Michael Phelps had focused to win 8 gold medals in 2008 Olympics and did not get derailed in his ambition. Michael Phelps was not an ordinary human to get surrounded with despair. He was the toughest opponent to challenges. He focused on increasing the speed of his legs to overcome the lacking in the speed of his hand. He worked harder and harder with his passion to win 8 gold medals in Olympics. In the Olympics of 2008 he won eight gold medals in all formats of swimming and made it to the history. He broke the record of seven gold medal winner in 1972 and today Michael Phelps is the leading gold medal winner in the Olympics. Friends, you just have to be determined to overcome all the toughest challenges.
You have to face many challenges in pursuing your goal but determination is the only tool which can overcome all hurdles on your way to success.
