“Of competing with Lochte, Phelps told BBC Sports that, “One of the cool things about being able to race him, it doesn’t matter what shape I am in, I always leave every ounce of energy in the pool. He brings every drop that I have out of my system. He’s somebody I enjoy racing against and look forward to racing a lot over this year.” — Michael Phelps
“In fact, they’ve been close since they first met at the 2004 US Olympic Trials. They even vacationed together for a week in Beijing after last year’s world championships. Though Lochte trains in Gainesville and Phelps works out in Ann Arbor, Michigan, they’re constantly in touch. Like teenage girls, they send daily text messages; they also gab on the phone a few times a week about mutual interests like hip-hop, video games, and expensive cars. Their conversations are rarely, if ever, about swimming.
“With us,” Lochte says, “it’s all shits and giggles.”
“He’s hysterical,” Phelps says. They even have a running text message gag: “Young Jeezy says ‘jeah.’” Sometimes, they’ll just shorten the missive to “jeah.” (Young Jeezy, for the unacquainted, is a rapper who does, in fact, say “jeah.”) “That’s just us acting stupid,” Phelps says. “I think he brings that side out in me.”” — friendship between Michael Phelps and Ryan Lochte
i just can't
no, srsly, man. what are u doin'
мне больше всего понравился пассаж про like teenage girls XD
и вдруг резко захотелось забабахать большой-пребольшой пикспам с ними)