Comments on: Michael Phelps’ ADHD Hyper Focus Concentration Helps Win Gold Medal in Beijing!

By: Dave Davis

Dave Davis — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 14:47:34 +0000

Matt, I don’t understand why you would read a site like this one, much less deign to post. What a waste of your valuable time and intelligence! You could be curing cancer, or ending world hunger! On the other hand, maybe you are seldom right, but never in doubt!

By: Bryan Hutchinson

Bryan Hutchinson — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 18:20:38 +0000

Interesting Matt… what? This subject has already been exhausted and the argument has been presented much better. Of course, you also mean to say that the Olympics drug testing failed and that the fact Michael doesn’t take ADHD medication is lost in the ‘facts’… right? Either way, when you win that gold medal, that’s what I want to know. Let us know.

Thanks….

By: Matt Sakis

Matt Sakis — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 09:14:09 +0000

Give me a script for adderall and Ill win the gold in anything. Michael Phelps took amphetamines in the olympics and got away with it because he claims it was for his ADD. First of all, there is no way to prove adult ADD even exists! And for a curveball, I have no problem with him taking them. I think everyone should be prescribed. If an 8 year old kid can take them, why cant I? So if ADD does exist, then prove it. Because im showing signs of ADD then I must have it? Who to say Im not faking it? Look Im the smartest, luckiest person there is. (Thats the best combo ever by the way) ADD is given to American children having difficulty adapting to our way of life. So instead of 50% percent of our nation failing out of school in 2nd grade, the government gives them a drug that will make them get er dun. Then when theyre 18, the wont give it to them. (insurance reasons) Everyone should be able to take an amphetamine if they want to. Why should I have to go to a psychiatrist that cant look at me and tell i have it or not, to get it. Oh I know, insurance reasons. Michael Phelps is who he is today because he was unable to sit through 8 hours confined to a chair 5 days a week discussing boring topics. Hes a man! he wants to use his hands, not his mouth. So he was given some amphetamines so he wouldnt realize he couldnt do what the other kids were doing. this hyper focus thing is possible, but stop trying to put a finger on it. its a fascinating idea, but thats all it is, an idea. you cant look in someones brain and say oh look, there it is. You see that red receptor? thats the ADD receptor. WRONG!! nobody can do that. Money is the root of all evil, and thats why this drug is in the predicament that it is. Start at square one, not the 3214th half of the 876th diaganol latitudes first second quarter. so here it is. Amphetamines are wonderful drugs that that give you superpowers. And the government regulates all drugs. And they have crazy agendas that when they finally reach you, break down to this- You can have them only if you are given them by a doctor. you can only have a doctor if you have insurance. you can only have insurance if you have a job. you can only have a job that has insurance if you do well in school. you can only do well in school if you have this drug. Why does everyone ask why? All BS aside, take it from me the smartest person ever, you might get lucky- Everyone should be able to go to wal mart and buy amphetamines. Look what they did for the greatest Olympian ever

By: Lexiey

Lexiey — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 22:23:59 +0000

hi i am doing a report on michael phelps and i did not know that he had ADHD and i was very intredded on this subject because someone that has a problem on foceing that takes a lot of determination of wanting something so bad that he made it come true. and he is my idol ever thought i do not have ADHD. thank you michael

By: sherry mulberry

sherry mulberry — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 12:08:27 +0000

I love Michael Phelps . He was so awesome in the olympics he was like a machine , that just couldn’t be stopped. And yes I love his sister and mom they were great too . His mom looked so proud she looked like was going to burst. And her helping kids with adhd is great. We need more people like both of them as role models for are kids. sherry

By: Bryan

Bryan — Sun, 19 Jul 2009 06:15:11 +0000

That’s hard to say. Personally, I believe sports to be good for most of us ADDer’s without medication; however, there are some who need it and will benefit from it. Michael Phelps does not take any medication for his ADHD – he did when he was a teen and stopped for his own reasons. In hockey, very quick choices are a must – the question to ask the doctor is will medication help or inhibit those quick choices and reflexes. Some baseball players use ADHD medication; however, they are not flying around the field the entire game and are usually not in danger of being hurt…

By: Kevin Plumb

Kevin Plumb — Sun, 19 Jul 2009 00:22:03 +0000

My son is a top hockey player I don’t know if it is better for him to be on drugs when playing or be with out. Hockey is a team sport but his skills are extremely strong. Which is better? I read the article on Phelps and I am so happy to see that hyper focus is such a big part of his success is he on drugs when he compets or only in practice? Help

By: Michael Phelps | Neil Peterson

Michael Phelps | Neil Peterson — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 17:58:40 +0000

[...] remained singularly focused on the task at hand. Many ADHD bloggers have credited this ‘Hyper Focus‘ as a key component of his success as an athlete and is a prime example of how something that [...]

By: Cassy

Cassy — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 20:43:38 +0000

This article totally makes sense. My son who is 5 years old can outplay most adults when it comes to video games. It seems to be the only thing he can literally focus on. It does become a problem some of the time when he wants to play all the time and becomes upset when he can’t. But at the same time it’s amazing how he can actually walk his father (or any other person, for that matter) through a new game after only playing it for a couple of days. I believe he’s going to become a real gamer. And you never know, maybe my son will become a creator in the world of video games! =)

By: Ryan

Ryan — Sat, 30 Aug 2008 17:32:46 +0000

i have adhd just like michal phelps. i think that if anything his adhd is a big part of the reason he is so successfull. when i play basketball with my adhd in full force i find i can think much much faster and make plays quicker than when im on my meds. And for those of you who did not know adhd has many benifits http://addadhd.suite101.com/article.cfm/positive_aspects_of_adhd_and_add this site lists most of the benifits that adhd contribute to and most people with adhd can relate to all of them. one of the ones is atleticism and he is prob gets his athleticism from his adhd. so people with adhd should know the benifits and use adhd for them and not think of it as a bad thing.