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>>> A MAN WHO NEEDS NO
INTRODUCTION, SWIMMING SUPERSTAR
MICHAEL PHELPS.
>> THE MOST DECORATED OLYMPIAN
IN HISTORY.
OVER FIVE OLYMPIAN GAMES,
MICHAEL STOOD ON THE MEDAL
PODIUM A RECORD-SETTING 28 TIMES. A RECORD-SETTING 28
TIMES.
OF COURSE, 23 OF THEM WITH GOLD AROUND HIS NECK. THEM WITH GOLD
AROUND HIS NECK.
>> IN RETIREMENT, HES LENDING HIS NAME TO WATER CONSERVATION,
JOINING SAVE THE WATER CAMPAIGN
AS A PAID SPOKESPERSON FOR COLGATE.D SPOKESPERSON FOR
COLGATE.
MICHAEL, WELCOME. >> GOOD TO HAVE YOU, BUDDY.
>> GOOD TO SEE YOU.
>> I HAVE SEEN YOU HAPPY, WHEN
YOU HAD A GOLD MEDAL STRUNG
AROUND YOUR NECK, MULTIPLE ONES.
>> SURE.
>> SURE.
>> I HAVE TO SAY, A FEW MINUTES AGO, YOU SHOWED ME THE PICTURES
AGO, YOU SHOWED ME THE PICTURE OF YOUR TWO KIDS, AND I SAW A
FACE THAT WAS EVEN HAPPIER THAN
THOSE DAYS.
THOSE DAYS. >> OF COURSE.
>> TELL US WHAT IT IS LIKE.
YOU HAVE TWO UNDER 2.
>> ITS DIFFERENT.
>> YEAH.
>> YEAH. >> ITS FUN.
HONESTLY, JUST BEING ABLE TO
WATCH THE TWO OF THEM TOGETHER, LIKE, BOOMER, ALL HE WANTS TO DO
IS HELP BECKETT AND BE AROUND
HIM.
HIM.
FOR US, WE ARE VERY BLESSED THAT
WE DO HAVE TWO AMAZING, HEALTHY
KIDS THAT JUST LOVE TO BE AROUND
EACH OTHER.
HONESTLY, BOOMS IS TO THE POINT RIGHT NOW WHERE HE WANTS TO PLAY
GOLF, WANTS TO GET IN THE POOL,
WANTS TO BE OUTSIDE, WANTS TO BE
ACTIVE ALL THE TIME.
IT IS SO MUCH FUN, WATCHING THE SMILE ON HIS FACE. WATCHING THE
SMILE ON HIS FACE.
>> ALL THINGS YOU DO. A VIDEO OF HIM WORKING ON ONE OF
YOUR SPORTS, WE SAW THAT.
DOES HE WANT TO BE AN OLYMPIAN?
>> I DONT KNOW.
I WOULD RATHER HIM -- OH, THAT VIDEO IS SO FUNNY. -- OH, THAT
VIDEO IS SO FUNNY. >> WHATS GOING ON THERE?
>> THIS IS WHAT HE DOES.
>> HE DOES WHAT YOU DO.
WHEN WE GET IN THE WATER, OR IF
WERE STANDING IN THE SHOWER,
ILL ASK HIM, WHAT DOES DADDY DO
BEFORE HE SWIMS?
HE STARTS FLAPPING HIS ARMS.
IT IS CLASSIC.
>> KNOWING WHAT YOU KNOW ABOUT
THE OLYMPICS, WHICH ARE
INCREDIBLE, OBVIOUSLY, THE PROS
AND THE CONS, WHICH WELL TALK
ABOUT IN A SECOND, WOULD YOU
ENCOURAGE YOUR SON?
WOULD YOU SAY, THIS IS THE RIGHT
PATH FOR YOU?
>> HONESTLY, I THINK NICOLE AND
I HAD SO MANY CONVERSATIONS
ABOUT IT, AND THE BIGGEST THING
IS, JUST BEING ABLE TO HAVE THEM
FIND THEIR OWN KIND OF ROAD AND
THEIR OWN PATH THEY WANT TO GO
ON.
OBVIOUSLY, WERE ALWAYS THERE TO
HELP AND SUPPORT AND ANSWER
QUESTIONS, BUT I DONT WANT TO
FORCE HIM TO DO SOMETHING THEY
DONT WANT TO DO.
THATS HOW MY MOM WAS WITH ME,
AND IM FOREVER GRATEFUL FOR THAT.M FOREVER GRATEFUL FOR
THAT.
TO BE ABLE TO HAVE THE LONGEVITY
I HAD AND THE PASSION I HAD. I WOULD LIKE TO LET HIM CHOOSE
WHATEVER PATH HE WANTS TO GO.
ILL BE GREEDY DAD AND SAY, ID
RATHER SEE HIM PLAY LIKE SUNDAY
OF THE MASTERS.
ID RATHER HAVE THAT. >> SPEAKING OF WHICH, WATCHING
THE MASTERS FOR BOTH OF US, GOLF
FANS, IT GETS THE COMPETITIVE
JUICES GOING.
JUICES GOING.
I WANTED TO PLAY PRO BOLL OFGOLF WHEN YOU WATCHED PYEONGCHANG,OLF
WHEN YOU WATCHED PYEONGCHANG, DID IT PUT A LITTLE SEED IN YOUR
MIND FOR TOKYO 2020?
>> NO.
>> NO. HONESTLY, THE BIGGEST THING IS,
COULD I DO IT?
YES.
YES.
I DONT WANT TO. >> YOU DONT?TO.
>> YOU DONT? >> FOR ME, MY BODY IS WAY BETTER
NOW THAN WHAT I WAS WHEN I CAME
BACK, JUST BEING IN SHAPE.
>> PHYSICALLY, YOU THINK YOUD
BE FINE.
>> I THINK ITD BE DOABLE.
I HAVE NO GOALS.
>> YOUVE DONE IT ALL. >> BEING RETIRED AND BEING ABLE
TO WORK AND DO THINGS IM
PASSIONATE ABOUT IS AN HONOR.
>> ONE OF THE THINGS YOURE
PASSIONATE ABOUT THAT YOU CAME
TO SPEAK ABOUT IS WATER
CONSERVATION.
CONSERVATION.
THIS IS SOMETHING YOUVE BEEN ON IF FRONT LINES ON.YOUVE BEEN ON
IF FRONT LINES ON. WHY?
WHY?
>> IT IS IMPORTANT. IN YOU THINK ABOUT IT, WHEN YOU
BRUSH YOUR TEETH AND LEAVE THE
WATER RUNNING, YOU ARE WASTING
64 GLASSES OF WATER, FOUR GALLON
GALLONS.
GALLONS.
IT IS WATER THE WORLD NEEDS.
ITS SOMETHING THAT IS SUPER
EASY FOR THE FAMILY, FOR US, TO
TEACH THE KIDS. BOOMER IS TO THE POINT NOW, HES
BRUSHING BY HIMSELF.
WE HAVE THIS STICKER THATS ON
THE FAUCET.
THE FAUCET. IT TURNS RED WHEN THE WATER IS
ON TOO LONG.
IT GIVES YOU A HEADS UP TO TURN IT OFF.S YOU A HEADS UP TO TURN
IT OFF. ITS KIND OF COOL, BEING ABLE TO
TEACH BOOMER THE IMPORTANCE OF
THIS AT A YOUNG AGE.
>> BIRTHDAY IS IN A COUPLE
WEEKS.
WEEKS.
GIVE US A TIP FOR PEOPLE WATCHING. TIP FOR PEOPLE
WATCHING.
>> ITS COMMON SENSE, RIGHT? >> DONT LEAVE THE HOSE RUNNING.
DONT LEAVE ON THE --
>> DONT HAVE A 30 MINUTE
SHOWER.
SHOWER.
GET IN AND GET OUT. I BRUSH MY TEETH IN THE SHOWER,
TOO, TO KNOCK TWO BIRDS OUT WITH
ONE STONE.
ONE STONE.
IT IS EASY. >> SAVANNAH DOES THAT.
YOURE NOT ALONE.
EVERYONE THOUGHT IT WAS WEIRD.
THERE YOU HAVE IT.
>> WELL SEE YOU IN TOKYO.