Fear of Failure or Need to Achieve? Which side of the line are you on? The battle between fear of losing and the need to achieve and which trait the top racers have
Michael Phelps is widely expected to try and equal or better Mark Spitz's record of seven gold medals (all of which he also broke a world record in).
If Phelps can win 7 golds in Beijng it would represent a greater achievement than that of Spitz - even if he doesn't get the world records to match...
When swimmers first started wearing body suits I wasn't swimming, and I found them curious. The technology was pretty marginal, but before long they became de rigeur at all of the top swim meets. Now, it is hard to find anyone, even at masters swim meets, wearing anything else. It's time to go back to good old-fashioned trunks.
Michael Schumacher is said to be conscious after undergoing stem-cell treatment in Paris, France. According to a report in French newspaper Le Parisien, it's said that the Swiss ace was being treated by cardiovascular surgeon Philippe Menasché, described as a pioneer in cell surgery. Here's more.