Breaking News Did you know ... Michael Phelps got a $1,000,000 bonus check for racking up 8 gold medals at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing??? Neither did we ... but it's true -- and what's even cooler is the way Phelps spent the money. "10 years ago after winning 8 golds in Beijing I received a million dollar bonus," Phelps said on Instagram. "There was one thing and one thing only that I wanted to do with that bonus. I started the [Michael Phelps Foundation]." Phelps says the foundation was initially created to teach the importance of water safety and how to live healthy and active lifestyles. But since then, Phelps has dealt with substance abuse and mental health issues -- and says he's drawing from his own experience to help others. "Since becoming aware of the importance of my own mental health we have worked hard to add a mental health awareness component. I’m incredibly proud of how far my foundation has come, but there’s still more work to be done!!!" Salute. … [Read more...] about Michael Phelps Says He Got $1 Mil Bonus for 2008 Olympics
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Michael Phelps to attend opening of Houston-area’s massive Crystal Lagoon
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Chris Paul, Rockets teammates at Nickelodeon Kids’ Sports Choice Awards
By Matt Young Updated 5:56 pm CDT, Thursday, July 19, 2018 window._taboola = window._taboola || []; _taboola.push({ mode: 'thumbnails-c', container: 'taboola-interstitial-gallery-thumbnails-5', placement: 'Interstitial Gallery Thumbnails 5', target_type: 'mix' }); _taboola.push({flush: true}); window._taboola = window._taboola || []; _taboola.push({ mode: 'thumbnails-c', container: 'taboola-interstitial-gallery-thumbnails-10', placement: 'Interstitial Gallery Thumbnails 10', target_type: 'mix' }); _taboola.push({flush: true}); window._taboola = window._taboola || []; _taboola.push({ mode: 'thumbnails-c', container: 'taboola-interstitial-gallery-thumbnails-15', placement: 'Interstitial Gallery Thumbnails 15', target_type: 'mix' }); _taboola.push({flush: true}); window._taboola = window._taboola || []; _taboola.push({ mode: 'thumbnails-c', container: 'taboola-interstitial-gallery-thumbnails-20', placement: 'Interstitial Gallery Thumbnails 20', … [Read more...] about Chris Paul, Rockets teammates at Nickelodeon Kids’ Sports Choice Awards
Under Armour’s Michael Phelps ad picked as year’s best
One of the most shared ads of the summer Olympics in Rio -- starring Michael Phelps -- has won Adweek's top honor for best ads of 2016.The Under Armour video, created by the Droga5 agency, offered a 90-second glimpse of one of the world's most famous athletes working through "his solitude, his pain and his sacrifice away from the spotlight," Adweek said in its list released Sunday."It did so with a haunting beauty that wrapped the hardship in romance, illuminating the athlete's love of a sport whose cruelties have also brought fame, fortune and 28 Olympic medals," Adweek said.The Baltimore-based sports apparel maker had asked Droga5 to show Phelps' perspective on training for his final Olympics. It was part of the brand's "Rule Yourself" campaign, ending with the tag line "It's what you do in the dark that puts you in the light," and set fittingly to "The Last Goodbye."Adweek called the spot "astonishing, using darkness to paradoxically shed new light on one of the planet's … [Read more...] about Under Armour’s Michael Phelps ad picked as year’s best
Under Armour’s Phelps ad becomes one of the most shared Olympics ads
It has become one of the most shared ads of the Olympics, Adweek says.Michael Phelps stars in the ad for Under Armour, part of the Rule Yourself campaign, that captures behind-the-scenes work and sacrifice that goes into shaping an Olympic great.It never mentions the Olympics, because Under Armour is not an official games sponsor. But the video is set, fittingly, to "The Last Goodbye." Phelps, at 31, is swimming in his final games in Rio and still adding to the gold medal count.Adweek said Thursday that the award-winning spot, created by the Droga5 agency, has become the second most shared Olympics ad for 2016 and the fifth most shared Olympics spot of all time, according to new data from Unruly. Viewers have shared on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Tumblr and more, mostly for emotional reasons."It's striking the right emotional chord with its target audience: millennial men between the ages of 18 and 34," the Adweek story said. "The dramatic nature of the Phelps spot (with a … [Read more...] about Under Armour’s Phelps ad becomes one of the most shared Olympics ads