No mind games for swim sensation Phelps

0 Comments | AFP, August, 2008

SINGAPORE (AFP) — US swimming sensation Michael Phelps has broken countless world records and won a hatful of Olympic medals, and it has all been achieved with a blank mind.

The 23-year-old, who is aiming for an unprecedented eight gold medals in Beijing, revealed that when he hits the water, he is totally in the zone.

"Absolutely nothing," Phelps said when asked what went through his mind while racing.

"Someone asked me the other day what I think about when I push off or when I first get in the water, and my answer was 'I have no idea'.

"I don't think about anything much when I'm in the water. It's something l've done pretty much my whole career and it works. I'm not going to change it now."

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