2008 Olympics: Michael Phe Inside Story of the Beijing Games

This movie showcases Michael Phelps' achievements during the 2008 Olympic Games. The first half of the film shows the events he performed in. His events are followed by interviews and mini-segments aired during his competition(s).Michael Phelps is accomplishing his goal of introducing and inspiring many to swimming! He's a fantastic athlete who works to inspire a nation. This film places Mr. Phelps in the best light and serves to illustrate his dedication and hard work. While Michael Phelps had the tendency to be "at a loss for words," his performances are driven by his competitiveness. Again, this film works to exhibit the best of Michael Phelps during the 2008 Olympic Games and it serves to remind us all why he's quickly become the best swimming athlete.Overall, the pieces in this film have been taken directly from what audiences were shown during the Olympic Games with the exception of a few interviews. I would recommend this to any swimming/Michael Phelps fan out there!

This DVD is exactly what I hoped for; I missed a lot of Phelps' historic races during the summer 2008 Beijing Olympics, and this has all 8 gold medal races with the original NBC footage and the call by Rowdy Gaines. There are interviews after each race with Bob Costas, Phelps, coach Bob Bowan & Rowdy Gaines where Phelps breaks down what was going on in his mind and in the pool during each race. The breathtaking 4x100 freestyle relay (Jason Lezak's come from behind to beat France) and the 100m Butterfly (Phelps' 0.01 sec win over Michael Cavic), the medal ceremonies, all the rest. This was the greatest U.S. Olympic moment since the 1980 hockey team win over the USSR. Everyone American should watch this amazing achievement of a lifetime.

This is a great dvd. I saw each of his races live or dvr, but did not save them. This dvd is perfect. You get to relive all of the races and watch Michael Phelps break Mark Spitz's record all over again. This will be in my sports collection for all time.

Great to be able to watch all of the amazing final races on one disc. But the DVD was VERY incomplete in that it could and SHOULD have been much, much more as the "Inside Story of the Beijing Games." None of the qualifying races were shown and there were no expected extras like the interplay between Michael and Coach Bowman and Michael and the other swimmers, footage from Michael at the Olympic village and from around Beijing, footage of Michael's warm-ups for the races and getting massages between races etc.

This is an amazing video. If you watched just one of his races, you must see this DVD. His story is great AND they show every race he did. My family and I spent every night during the Olympics watching swimming and it is great to be able to have all the races to watch over and over again in this DVD.

I love this DVD. This DVD includes all of Michael's eight final races with an interview about each one. It also has some extra footage of Michael's home life and stuff. Definitely a must buy for die hard Michael Phelps' fans like myself!

Really good video with all the important interviews and races. I was expecting to see something new, never seen before, but there is really nothing exclusive. Anyway, it is good to have for something that is so worthy to remember.

My grandson is on a swim team and he totally admires Michael Phelps. I wish he could meet him in person but since he can't I purchased this DVD as a gift for him. He loves it! Thank you!

A nice document about a world-class achievement!

Loved this dvd

Un excelente dvd sobre una leyenda

Für Olympia - Fans eine gut gemachte Zusammenfassung.Es werden sogar die Siegerehrungen mit übertragen.Man bekam z.T. das Gefühl LIVE dabei gewesen zu sein.