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Michael Phelps' wife: "After Kobe Bryant, I was afraid of losing him"
The legendary swimmer faces mental health issues and Nicole Phelps revealed how the death of a former basketball player shocked her: "I told him 'what would I do without you?'"
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Thursday, 14 January 2021, 14:39
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Daily coping.
Michael and Nicole Phelps (Photo: GettyImages, Michael Reaves)
Michael Phelps' wife, Nicole, was interviewed on the Today website and told about her and her family's coping with the depression faced by the legendary swimmer of the past.
Phelps revealed a few years ago in the documentary "The Golden Weight" that he suffers from anxiety attacks and dealt with clinical depression.
In the years since, he and his wife have been running a public campaign designed to increase awareness and awareness of mental health issues.
Nicole Phelps said yesterday: "After Vanessa Bryant lost Kobe, all I could do was look at Michael and say, 'Please, can I help you? If I lose you, I do not know what I will do.' Michael is the most amazing father and partner. I always dreamed of him. "
Nicole continued: "I used to think 'I can take care of him, fix him. I'm all he needs'. But I learned that I can't 'take ownership' of his feelings no matter how much I want to help."
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One of the greatest athletes of all time.
Phelps (Photo: AP)
The Phelps couple have three young boys: 4-year-old Boomer, 2-and-a-half-year-old Beckett and one-year-old Maverick.
"They always wanted to be near Michael when he was having a bad day because they felt it. Especially Boomer, the eldest," Nicole said, "I would push him away a little and explain to him 'Hi Booms, Dad's a little hard and he needs to be a little alone.' We want him to understand. That it's not because of him, but because of Michael. "
The 35-year-old Phelps is the greatest swimmer in history and one of the greatest Olympic athletes in history.
He holds a record of 23 Olympic gold medals (in second place four athletes with 9) and has won a total of 28 medals.
Over the years he has also won many medals at world swimming championships and broken various world records 39 times.
Addressing difficulties at the Corona period this week, he said: "I am the first to admit that my mental health during this period is more frightening than ever. I can not describe what other people are going through, but I want to send a message: those of you dealing with mental problems, know you are not alone. "To take a small step forward each time and know how to stop and take a deep breath. It helps a lot."
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