Michael Phelps Wanted to Race a Shark Without a Cage

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  • Michael Phelps geeks out over his love of sharks and reveals just how close he was willing to get to his favorite animals to race it for Shark Week's Phelps Vs Shark: Great Gold Vs Great White.
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КОМЕНТАРІ • 487

  • @driftingraven1
    @driftingraven1 7 років тому +1554

    for some reason I pictured this race with them un the pool which is ridiculous but my brain was like yep, they're gonna be side by side in the lanes lmao

    • @demarloves8559
      @demarloves8559 7 років тому +14

      Drifting Raven lmao same

    • @friedaclaxton5950
      @friedaclaxton5950 7 років тому +30

      Drifting Raven You are not alone. 😂 I pictured the shark on the blocks and everything.

    • @eloramaxwell7020
      @eloramaxwell7020 7 років тому +8

      Drifting Raven Chlorine water and all. I pictured that as well

    • @babakhanoushii
      @babakhanoushii 7 років тому +27

      Lmao yeah the shark was there on the diving board too like ya ready Mikey boy

    • @FreshSqueezedLightning
      @FreshSqueezedLightning 7 років тому +1

      same XD

  • @denniscosio4928
    @denniscosio4928 7 років тому +1058

    Imagine being so good at a sport that you have to turn to a fucking shark for competition

    • @yousuf257
      @yousuf257 7 років тому

      So true

    • @yungflyherogood1764
      @yungflyherogood1764 7 років тому

      Dennis Cosio Tom brady your welcome 😅

    • @angx1ina
      @angx1ina 7 років тому

      True

    • @marcelinagray9572
      @marcelinagray9572 7 років тому +2

      this is a viral tweet smh u just copied it lmao

    • @amymdez
      @amymdez 7 років тому

      Can't ducking relate. My u talented ass will never either

  • @TheMangoFruitTea
    @TheMangoFruitTea 7 років тому +1969

    This dude is literally the Flash mixed with Aquaman

    • @tahsinahmed7172
      @tahsinahmed7172 7 років тому +10

      this should be among fking top comments..you're so damn right lol

    • @baseballsavage_1974
      @baseballsavage_1974 7 років тому +3

      Shameful Mango Ikr

    • @justingasparino9204
      @justingasparino9204 7 років тому +39

      Shameful Mango or just aqua man....

    • @monkeybrainsalad
      @monkeybrainsalad 7 років тому +10

      I just wanted to make sure I said it before any of you did......Flashqua Man.
      thank you.

    • @wauney
      @wauney 7 років тому +53

      usain bolt would be the flash and Phelps would be aquaman

  • @Kohenkio
    @Kohenkio 7 років тому +1395

    That poor shark. Saw a human trapped in a cage. Trying to help.

  • @hmv5166
    @hmv5166 7 років тому +282

    Did anybody else notice that cute shark tattoo on his arm?! :D

  • @boreduser12
    @boreduser12 7 років тому +473

    Jimmy, let the man finish his sentences. I really wanted to know how fast he would go with the fin on.

    • @andremetras
      @andremetras 7 років тому +42

      boreduser12 Jimmy is such a Shitty host that is past annoying, if it wasn't for Phelps would have not watched the video.

    • @christianornelas994
      @christianornelas994 7 років тому +21

      boreduser12 i believe it was 8 1/2 mph if you were interested

    • @marias.6190
      @marias.6190 7 років тому +2

      same!!

    • @shiranfernando5640
      @shiranfernando5640 3 роки тому +1

      Lol right? I feel ya

    • @boreduser12
      @boreduser12 3 роки тому +1

      @@christianornelas994 thanks

  • @esther38675
    @esther38675 7 років тому +59

    "Is the shark in the pool?" Best part

  • @TheSK1199
    @TheSK1199 7 років тому +202

    Next up : Usain Bolt Vs Horse

  • @TheN1cholas
    @TheN1cholas 7 років тому +752

    He can out run a great white

    • @TheN1cholas
      @TheN1cholas 7 років тому +169

      But out swimming is a different question

    • @TylerChud
      @TylerChud 7 років тому +1

      Nicholas Borg fax

    • @carlygoehring3254
      @carlygoehring3254 7 років тому

      You mean... out swim

    • @david8661
      @david8661 7 років тому +16

      Carly Goehring the joke went over your head

    • @monkeybrainsalad
      @monkeybrainsalad 7 років тому

      Someone should race Michael without a cage. They'll get shredded no doubt.

  • @vinitkarkathar2578
    @vinitkarkathar2578 7 років тому +11

    It's so weird seeing him on tv, he's a coach at ASU (where I go) and he's seen on campus all the time 😂 especially since my apartment is right next to the swimming center

  • @msrainbowbrite
    @msrainbowbrite 7 років тому +38

    So when he was making the stink face at the olympics, he was really visulizing himself as a shark

  • @slimmathers5498
    @slimmathers5498 5 років тому +8

    I wish he can do every interview just like this, plain and simple not faking laughs all the time

  • @Trignered
    @Trignered 7 років тому +535

    He could probably beat a shark in a race
    On land..

  • @jessicazhao4342
    @jessicazhao4342 7 років тому +11

    It's so emotional to see him from being a teenager to now

  • @painful1978
    @painful1978 7 років тому +25

    Bolt on land, Phelps in water.. Sky?

  • @tahsinahmed7172
    @tahsinahmed7172 7 років тому +35

    aquaman+flash=Michael Phelps

    • @slicvm
      @slicvm 7 років тому

      Tahsin Nix but flash runs...

    • @Rydrew05
      @Rydrew05 7 років тому +1

      slicvm and aqua man swims...

    • @slicvm
      @slicvm 7 років тому

      Rydrew05 No shit. But Phelps is not a fast runner...He can only be Aquaman.

    • @Rydrew05
      @Rydrew05 7 років тому

      slicvm he is saying that phelps is like the flash and aquaman combined, a fast swimmer

    • @slicvm
      @slicvm 7 років тому +1

      Rydrew05 I know what he was trying to say lol. He apparently doesn't know that Aquaman is already the fastest in the sea...No need to add Flash in the comment lol.

  • @utkarshgupta2943
    @utkarshgupta2943 7 років тому +47

    He should be playing aquaman!

  • @thaiduongnguyen2969
    @thaiduongnguyen2969 7 років тому +14

    he has a greatest mom in the world

  • @Anjushree
    @Anjushree 6 років тому +4

    *"I would start crying underwater tears & it would be more saltwater than you've ever seen in your life"*

  • @distantxr2168
    @distantxr2168 7 років тому +5

    Love how they make it seem like he's swimming against a real shark. Many people watched that 2 hour special just to be disappointed.

  • @Gabriela-vm4qy
    @Gabriela-vm4qy 7 років тому +150

    I'm happy and proud that Michael Phelps, the most decorated Olympian of all time is American.

  • @cooniwooni18
    @cooniwooni18 7 років тому +4

    I was on the very same boat and the very same cage just a day before Phelps, fulfilling a dream of mine.
    It was truly a breathtaking experience and not dangerous or scary whatsoever. I full-heartedly recommend this to everyone- it's humbling and magnificent to behold :-)

  • @sallvator2781
    @sallvator2781 7 років тому +22

    3:39
    No shit !

  • @iv0rysh0es39
    @iv0rysh0es39 7 років тому +3

    The real Aquaman. Now we need Phelps in water versus Usain on land.

  • @chiroptera626
    @chiroptera626 7 років тому +56

    My Dad saw the ad on TV and yelled "I HOPE IT EATS YOU"

  • @MrStifleras
    @MrStifleras 7 років тому +20

    Phelps would probably eat the shark

  • @mysite1012
    @mysite1012 7 років тому +1

    Loved phelps vs shark. What a way to get shark week started!

  • @dkkempion8744
    @dkkempion8744 7 років тому

    So, when the shark decides to jump the separating barrier... LUNCH!

  • @nategdoes9963
    @nategdoes9963 7 років тому +10

    OMG PHELPS IS A FISH WE NEED TO GET HIM BACK IN THE WATER

    • @eduard6266
      @eduard6266 3 роки тому

      We have dressel now. It's alright!

  • @natalie8212
    @natalie8212 7 років тому

    1:45 The first picture! LOl! why is he like " I Dunno... Wutever " .... kinda like Jim Halpert holding a stupid fish tail .

  • @titovelazquez3466
    @titovelazquez3466 7 років тому

    Does anyone else hear someone say "that was f**ken cool" around 3:35 ? Lol

  • @NymulAhmed
    @NymulAhmed 7 років тому +5

    *dramatic music plays

  • @ramsasmr9200
    @ramsasmr9200 7 років тому +1

    Swimming with a great white shark... I can do that! Here, hold my calzones.🏊🏼

  • @AndrewsOpinion15
    @AndrewsOpinion15 6 років тому

    HAPPY 33TH BIRTHDAY MICHAEL PHELPS !!!

  • @calvinrg9796
    @calvinrg9796 7 років тому +15

    Michael Phels : Olympic Gold Med- no, SHARK RACER

  • @Lollol-ci7mc
    @Lollol-ci7mc 3 роки тому

    I love u Micheal you made America proud.
    Your my inspiration the real warrior in the world.
    Love from new Zealand

  • @patrickmike2524
    @patrickmike2524 7 років тому

    Gareth from the Office is about to have his ultimate question answered

  • @dkkempion8744
    @dkkempion8744 7 років тому

    No more "jumping the shark"... Fonzy has outlived his meme.

  • @marialvarez7954
    @marialvarez7954 7 років тому

    Last I saw his face he was growling, making a face, like summoning demons inside of him to give him strength.
    And here comes the thumbnail and the video... he's such a cute shark nerd omfg wow ❤️ so cute hahaha
    Why? 😂

  • @JazzyJayTheDJ
    @JazzyJayTheDJ 7 років тому +5

    2017 everyone.. no limits

  • @Ryan-yn1bz
    @Ryan-yn1bz 7 років тому

    So tomorrow is the race !

  • @seetheskillman4947
    @seetheskillman4947 7 років тому +7

    yall need to listen to that song Indigo Misfit - fly with jcole.

  • @erfanahmadi5733
    @erfanahmadi5733 5 років тому

    Legends never die

  • @kingjohnny9432
    @kingjohnny9432 7 років тому +4

    The real life Aquaman.

  • @alexanderbove1
    @alexanderbove1 7 років тому

    Jimmy been killing it

  • @chloew904
    @chloew904 7 років тому

    You're telling me this man grabbed the head of a shark and told him no go the other way

  • @saktimaansaktimaan7146
    @saktimaansaktimaan7146 3 роки тому +1

    Love from jamshedpur jharkhand,,

  • @whereisja
    @whereisja 7 років тому +1

    Oh God. He's been around Ryan too long. That's the only way I can justify his crazy desire to want to swim in open water with a great white lmao. Phelps is legend.

  • @jessicasisneros8309
    @jessicasisneros8309 7 років тому

    Yay jimmy took that worm off his face

  • @maiarigsby4737
    @maiarigsby4737 7 років тому

    im in band and at our football games after we play the national anthem we chant michael phelps because american icon

  • @izzywhiz2317
    @izzywhiz2317 7 років тому +14

    I feel he's going to come back for 2020 I know he'll be 35, but at least do a relay.

  • @zodykelley5594
    @zodykelley5594 7 років тому

    I have a new found respect for him.

  • @emilyconnell7091
    @emilyconnell7091 7 років тому

    When you and micheal phelps both are huge shark nerds and competitive swimmers

  • @swolldobby3940
    @swolldobby3940 7 років тому +1

    Dude went from winning gold medals to "racing sharks"... Is this real life?

  • @hudaalhilaly853
    @hudaalhilaly853 7 років тому

    OMG..!!!!!!!!
    I miss him,,,please do that ❤❤

  • @emmav3620
    @emmav3620 7 років тому +7

    sharks don't actually kill people they just look really scary

    • @nerdsgalore5223
      @nerdsgalore5223 7 років тому

      dilemma sure bro, why don't you jump overboard next time you're on a boat and see how many friends you make

    • @emmav3620
      @emmav3620 7 років тому

      Nerds Galore lmao just came back from swimming with my friend Bruce thx though

  • @nothingg00
    @nothingg00 7 років тому +1

    Got the smoking commercial right before this video.. must be a sigb

  • @jaketerrell2904
    @jaketerrell2904 7 років тому

    1:58, nice VPL.

  • @fitzydke
    @fitzydke 7 років тому

    He can outrun a shark
    outRUN
    RUNNING
    ill go home

  • @bodybalancer
    @bodybalancer 7 років тому

    As an amateur swimmer and recreational/semi-professional mermaid 😊.... Can't wait for this!!!! And that's one of the best monofins on the market, I love how it looks like a realistic cetacean fin...would make the most awesome mermaid tail! 😍✨✨🌊🌊✌️

  • @melissabaezavila8077
    @melissabaezavila8077 7 років тому

    I would love to do that !!! Love sharks to!

  • @akhilp3559
    @akhilp3559 7 років тому +1

    the title more like michael Phelps wanted to die

  • @dannyecorprew26
    @dannyecorprew26 7 років тому

    As long as sharks can't smell pee, I'm good 😂

  • @cos0
    @cos0 7 років тому

    He looks like the Dos Equis guy.

  • @whathappens2954
    @whathappens2954 7 років тому

    I love you ! Michael Phelps ! Love you !

  • @user-oo2bs3md2k
    @user-oo2bs3md2k 2 роки тому

    How frightening was that !

  • @like2seeit86
    @like2seeit86 7 років тому +1

    Baltimore in the house!

  • @angeloarana5012
    @angeloarana5012 7 років тому

    if that happens. instead of a race it will be a chase for Michael Phelps

  • @giodarsa
    @giodarsa 7 років тому

    Michael phelps, he always does..

  • @matthewensign8292
    @matthewensign8292 7 років тому +2

    3:20... then the rope suddenly snaps, dropping michael 47 meters down

  • @Lifeasqhenry
    @Lifeasqhenry 7 років тому

    Usain bolt mixed with aqua man!

  • @francisforever6973
    @francisforever6973 3 роки тому

    You should invite James and Oliver Phels

  • @monkeybrainsalad
    @monkeybrainsalad 7 років тому

    He's got built-in propellers. Ive seen them!

  • @AtypicalPaul
    @AtypicalPaul 7 років тому

    I've heard of a show jumping the shark. Lol.

  • @ckjc89
    @ckjc89 7 років тому

    Make the shark hungry right before Michael Phelps swim against the shark

  • @angijac18
    @angijac18 7 років тому +1

    Didn't realize he was so attractive till now

  • @Scratchync
    @Scratchync 7 років тому

    SHARK WEEK 2017!!! WOO HOO❤❤❤❤❤❤❤. I cannot wait to watch Michael dive with the sharks!! I have seen the sneak peek on Nat Geo:). Great Hammerheads are AWESOME!! Especially "Nemesis"!! ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

  • @tiffany4c16
    @tiffany4c16 7 років тому

    Did anybody notice the shark 🦈 tattooed on his arm at 1:39

  • @Binny218
    @Binny218 7 років тому

    Concept: Michael Phelps as Aquaman.

  • @Lucy-fn9rj
    @Lucy-fn9rj 7 років тому

    up next: Usain Bolt vs a cheetah

  • @Dermatillomaniac
    @Dermatillomaniac 7 років тому

    "Dive with a white..." ah, took me a minute...

  • @alycortez2427
    @alycortez2427 7 років тому

    Sharknado proves sharks can be in a pool hehe

  • @perineum6
    @perineum6 7 років тому

    Discovery Channel editing is tricksy.

  • @amandafrosty
    @amandafrosty 7 років тому

    Next: Usain bolt vs Cheetah ?

  • @nickguenther4808
    @nickguenther4808 7 років тому

    I have states this weekend and the winner of the 200 fly long course went 2:12, insane for a 14 year old, watch out Phelps

  • @syuenXD
    @syuenXD 7 років тому

    totally random but why did you delete the no promises performance video? :-( it was so good!!

  • @AceOsa2434
    @AceOsa2434 7 років тому +2

    Liam Hemsworth's REAL older brother....

  • @gabbsiscool
    @gabbsiscool 7 років тому

    Fellow shark nerd right here! lol

  • @Cl2olvleY21
    @Cl2olvleY21 7 років тому

    Jimmy Fallon gives interviews like he just ripped lines of cocaine before he gets on stage.

  • @flewfy3916
    @flewfy3916 7 років тому

    When I saw the shark at the end the first this I thought was
    *I wanna touch it*

  • @june7721
    @june7721 7 років тому

    shit i love michael Phelps a lot more

  • @mariansanchez6877
    @mariansanchez6877 7 років тому

    this need more views ;n;

  • @gavinhughes9050
    @gavinhughes9050 7 років тому

    Man I want him to like swim a 100 fly with that monofin and for someone to film it

  • @bballwatcher2224
    @bballwatcher2224 7 років тому

    White Shark vs White Snack.

  • @SonofAGunFrom410
    @SonofAGunFrom410 7 років тому +12

    A great white can swim nearly 40 miles per hour.
    Phelps made his record swim speed in 2010, a speed of 6 miles an hour...

    • @evanniemeyer4148
      @evanniemeyer4148 7 років тому +1

      TheSonOfAGunFrom410 more like 20-25 mph Einstein

  • @armykim4381
    @armykim4381 3 роки тому

    He's not a human he is a fish.

  • @sbsbiscuit4109
    @sbsbiscuit4109 7 років тому +1

    I was watching the Justice league trailer how did I get here...

  • @ale-zq1el
    @ale-zq1el 7 років тому

    MICHAEL PHELPS

  • @amirsayed922
    @amirsayed922 6 років тому

    I am an Indian swimmer and one of the day I am going to meet Michel phelps

  • @jeremycastle2973
    @jeremycastle2973 7 років тому +3

    Mike you high bruh?