So, what I am saying it, whoever the Phelps is, he or she gotta train someone to become like him or her, for the fact that he or she is not going to be performing and living for ever, or for an entire generation, it's not possible you know.
So, that the world will have another person like him or her as a replacement for when he or she is gone, he's or she's gonna train someone to become exactly, perfect like him or herself, else, who's gonna carry on with the legacy, he or her legacy?
I don't think he will train someone in the future, but his coach is definitely trying to help various athletes like Leon Marchand etc to try and overtake him, but that might never happen if you ask me.
But it might take time though for someone to come out and then break the record of Phelps in swimming. He had competition during his prime, but as you have said, he is really on another level by himself. And he could be in the discussions as one in the Mt. Rushmore as far as the sports of swimming goes.
Some athletes already broke a couple of his world records, but I don't think anyone will ever overtake him as the most decorated/greatest Olympian of all time. That dude is a supernatural being in my opinion.
Yeah, they could have broken his world records already, but him being the most decorated Olympic medalist, it's really hard to see someone even equaling the medals that he got in the Olympics. If I'm not mistaken, there was a interview of him that says that he didn't missed any training days and probably that's what really separate him from the rest and like the other greatest in any sports, they really have that kind of mentally, it could be their competitiveness and that kind of thinking that no one can beat or overtake them and they will do everything in their power to be the best version of themselves. So it's not just the physically, every athlete can have superior genes and freak, but if you do not have that kind of Mamba mentality, I do not think that you can reach greatness.