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Work ethic made Phelps great: Coach Bowman

Updated on: 28 July,2012 08:09 AM IST  | 
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Michael Phelps won't let a newspaper spat with US teammate Tyler Clary dim his enjoyment of his final Olympics ufffd or his pursuit of a last helping of Games gold.

Work ethic made Phelps great: Coach Bowman

“Some like to express them in action. I’ve always done that by swimming, and that’s how I’ll continue to do it.” Clary questioned the 14-time Olympic gold medallist’s work ethic, saying he saw a “real lack of preparation” from Phelps when they trained together at the University of Michigan four years ago.



Phelps’ coach Bob Bowman


But Clary’s comments appeared to have stung Bowman. He said all of that would have counted for nothing if not for the work Phelps put in. “We trained every day for six years leading up to the Athens Olympic Games — every day,” Bowman said.


“And he worked as hard as anyone possibly could during that time. I want to be very clear on that.”u00a0

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