ADDitude, a magazine about ADD and ADHD (with a nod to Learning Disabilities), is promoting a story it ran 10 years ago about Olympic swimming star Michael Phelps. Here’s some text the folks at ADDitude asked bloggers to run:
According to an interview with ADDitude magazine about his attention deficit, Michael Phelps’ mom Debbie says she helped him stay focused by reminding him to consider the consequences of his behavior. She recalls the time when 10-year-old Michael came in second and got so upset that he ripped off his goggles and threw them angrily onto the pool deck.
During their drive home, she told him that sportsmanship counted as much as winning. “We came up with a signal I could give him from the stands,” she says. “I’d form a ‘C’ with my hand, which stood for ‘compose yourself.’ Every time I saw him getting frustrated, I’d give him the sign. Once, he gave me the ‘C’ when I got stressed while making dinner. You never know what’s sinking in until the tables are turned!”
Link to the story.
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Do you know where I can find this article in it’s entirety? It sounds like a great read. Michael Phelps has probably inspried thousands of people, no matter how cheesy it sounds.
Sure thing: Click on the word “link” at the end of the entry. (But, maybe I’m misunderstanding your question…?)
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