interview with michael phelps. this is piers morgan tonight. good everybodying, the games in london will be some of the most spectacular performances in history. a remarkable 22 medals. i sat down with michael phelps. as you see, he speaks from the heart and holds back very little. so michael, welcome. you told me if you re ever tired, you get a bit grouchy and you can be very short. so how are you feeling? i feel all right. grouchy? tired? you ve been answering questions all day. and if i just repeat the same old nonsense, then you re going to give me less time? i ll just be like a tape recorder. london is my hoechl town. what s extraordinary is every american athlete, when i asked e asked them to describe a role model, almost every one of them said you. with that comes responsibility. are you aware of the status you have amongst your peer group? and what do you feel with that responsibility? i mean, sometimes i feel it. i like to think of myself as a normal person
this is piers morgan tonight. as the olympics draw to a close, the games will be remembered for some of the most spectacular performances in history. michael phelps is a remarkable 22 medals in all, 18 were gold. we talked about the victories, mistakes both professional and personal. he speaks from the heart and holds back very little. michael, welcome. you said if you e ever tired, you get a bit grouchy and you can be very short. how are you feeling? i feel all right. grouchy and tired? not yet. maybe a couple of questions. you can answer the questions all day. then it will give me less time. i feel like a tape recorder though. london is my hometown. what is extraordinary is every american athlete i have interviewed, when i asked them about their role model, 90% said you. you are like a god-like figure. with that comes responsibility. are you aware of that? what do you feel about that responsibility? sometimes i feel it, but i like to think of myself as a
you want to be the best, you have to do things others are not willing to do. this is piers morgan tonight. as the olympics draw to a close, the games will be remembered for some of the most spectacular performances in history. michael phelps is a remarkable 22 medals in all, 18 were gold. we talked about the victories, mistakes both professional and personal. he speaks from the heart and holds back very little. michael, welcome. you said if you are ever tired, you get a bit grouchy and you can be very short. how are you feeling? i feel all right. grouchy and tired? not yet. maybe a couple of questions. you can answer the questions all day. then it will give me less time. i feel like a tape recorder though. london is my hometown. what is extraordinary is every american athlete i have interviewed, when i asked them about their role model, 90% said you. you are like a god-like figure. with that comes responsibility. are you aware of that? what do you feel abo
remembered for some of the most spectacular performances in history. michael phelps is a remarkable 22 medals in all, 18 were gold. we talked about the victories, mistakes both professional and personal. he speaks from the heart and holds back very little. michael, welcome. you said if you are ever tired, you get a bit grouchy and you can be very short. how are you feeling? i feel all right. grouchy and tired? not yet. maybe a couple of questions. you can answer the questions all day. then it will give me less time. i feel like a tape recorder though. london is my hometown. what is extraordinary is every american athlete i have interviewed, when i asked them about their role model, 90% said you. you are like a god-like figure. with that comes responsibility. are you aware of that? what do you feel about that responsibility? sometimes i feel it, but i like to think of myself as a normal person who just has a passion and a goal and a dream and goes out and does
to him but i don t want him ever to change. also, my one on one very candid interview with michael phelps. if you want to be the best, you have to do things that other people aren t willing to do. this is piers morgan tonight. good evening from london and day three of the spectacular olympic games. behind me is the akwaquatic cen. a new world record. an extraordinary achievement. a devastating loss for u.s. gymnast jordan weeker. leaving her team and country shocked. finishing out of the medal race. and gymnast twisting and turning in their seats as they watch her perform. for sheer drama, nothing can quite match the u.s. men s team and the ongoing battle for glory between michael phelps and ryan lochte. are we witnessing a changing of the guard? with me now on our big story is olympic legend mark spitz. also with me is christine brennan, sports columnist for usa today. welcome to you both. mark, let me go to you first. because you were watching a little earlier the