We're trying to improve Conversations.
Please take a brief survey and help us out.

Intense? Insane? Maybe, but Bowman is the architect of Phelps' quest

By Pat Forde
ESPN.com

Thursday, August 14, 2008

BEIJING -- For most of his life, the word that has clung to Bob Bowman like a new Speedo is "intense." Surely there has to be another applicable adjective for the man who coaches Michael Phelps. So I asked him to supply one. "Besides 'insane'?" he asks with a laugh. "How about 'intense and insane.'" If that's the way you want it, Bob. But if ever there were a method to a man's madness, we're seeing it now. Bowman is the master architect of Phelps' grand quest, the painstaking planner who d ...

Read full story | Create Your Profile

Activate your ESPN Profile!

Sort comments by: Most Recent | First Posted

Comments that include profanity, or personal attacks, or antisocial behavior such as "spamming" or "trolling," or other inappropriate comments or material will be removed from the site. We will take steps to block users who violate any of our terms of use. You are fully responsible for the content that you post.


Conversations in Real-Time

CONTESTS & PROMOTIONS

ESPN Fantasy Salary Cap
Create your own fantasy game day living room and win BIG!
Heisman Vote 2009
Vote for the next Heisman winner and enter for a chance to win a trip to the awards show. Mor
Engineered to Win Challenge
Test your football smarts by playing NFL trivia and enter each week for a chance to win a 2010 GMC Sierra.