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Michael Phelps<\/strong> is in a rare position this week in Omaha. He isn\u2019t the favorite, he isn\u2019t making a comeback and he isn\u2019t an underdog.<\/p>\n

He is just here.<\/p>\n

Phelps and his family have been at the CHI Health Center in Omaha, soaking in the trials from the unfamiliar position of a swimming fan.<\/p>\n

He cheered on swimmers, pointed swimmers out to his children, soaked in the sport as a dad and enjoyed not being in the water \u2014 at least part of it.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is fun to not deal with those nerves. I don\u2019t miss that, not at all. But it got a lot of things firing inside of me. It was fun to see. It was more emotional than I thought. This is all I know. Being back at the biggest and being able to see these men and women step up is amazing,\u201d Michael Phelps said. \u201cEverybody went through so many ups and downs over the past year. For them to have some sort of normalcy, routine had to be extremely challenging.\u201d
\nPhelps won a record eight gold medals at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, something he said has still not fully sunk in.<\/p>\n

\u201cBeing able to see what your mind can actually do is amazing. I just wanted to be on an Olympic team. It is still really weird to look at all the medals. That hasn\u2019t totally sunk in yet,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Phelps<\/a>, the greatest swimmer in history, has retired from the sport but was excited to see that several swimmers from his generation are still going, guys like Nathan Adrian, Matt Grevers<\/strong> and Anthony Ervin<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was awesome talking to Nathan this morning. We were talking about preparing with children. It is different and takes a different toll,\u201d Phelps said. \u201cThese guys have been able to do something we have never seen in the sport, people this age in the sport creating history. It is impressive to watch.\u201d<\/p>\n

But Michael Phelps, like many swimming fans are most impressed with what Katie Ledecky<\/strong> does on a regular basis.<\/p>\n

\u201cComparing is like apples and oranges because everyone is so different. She is recreating what is possible. That is awesome to watch,\u201d Phelps said. \u201cIt\u2019s electric. This energy is what sports are all about. Going from 2000 to where we are today as a country, and seeing how far we come is so impressive. We can go so much farther.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"