Michael Phelps Bullied Lisp Ears Arms

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Michael Phelps won the most gold medals at the 2004 Athens, Greece Olympics and the 2008 Beijing, China Olympics and set 39 world records. His coaches describe him as a motivation machine, but a teacher once told his mother that he wasn't gifted and would never be able to focus on anything. 

michael phelps bullied lisp ears arms

In addition to fighting these perceptions, Phelps had to struggle with the emotional trauma of being bullied. As a kid, he was bullied for having a lisp and big ears.

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