Billed_VVN as_PRP the_AT0 next_ORD Michael_NP0 Phelps_NP0 ,_PUN he_PNP landed_VVD in_PRP Tokyo_NP0 under_PRP a_AT0 blazing_AJ0 spotlight_NN1 ._SENT By_PRP winning_VVG five_CRD gold_NN1 medals_NN2 ,_PUN he_PNP somehow_AV0 exceeded_VVD the_AT0 hype_NN1 ._SENT 
Shortly_AV0 after_PRP HIs_DPS triumphant_AJ0 return_NN1 from_PRP the_AT0 Tokyo_NP0 Games_NN2 ,_PUN Caeleb_NP0 Dressel_NP0 posted_VVD two_CRD pictures_NN2 of_PRF himself_PNX on_PRP Instagram_NN1 with_PRP the_AT0 caption_NN1 ,_PUN "_PUQ Same_DT0 but_CJC different_AJ0 ._SENT "_PUQ 
One_PNI showed_VVD Dressel_NN1 as_PRP a_AT0 shirtless_AJ0 toddler_NN1 :_PUN his_DPS hands_NN2 pushing_VVG at_PRP the_AT0 small_AJ0 of_PRF his_DPS back_NN1 ,_PUN his_DPS belly_NN1 pooched_VVD out_AVP over_PRP his_DPS pants_NN2 ,_PUN his_DPS head_NN1 covered_VVN by_PRP a_AT0 coonskin_NP0 cap._NP0 He_PNP was_VBD not_XX0 smiling_VVG ._SENT 
The_AT0 other_NN1 was_VBD Dressel_AJ0 as_PRP a_AT0 shirtless_AJ0 Olympic_AJ0 hero_NN1 ,_PUN with_PRP his_DPS collection_NN1 of_PRF five_CRD freshly_AV0 won_VVN gold_NN1 medals_NN2 hanging_VVG around_AVP his_DPS neck_NN1 ._SENT His_DPS hands_NN2 again_AV0 were_VBD pushing_VVG at_PRP the_AT0 small_AJ0 of_PRF his_DPS back_NN1 as_CJS he_PNP tried_VVD to_TO0 distend_VVI his_DPS stomach_NN1 ,_PUN though_CJS that_DT0 's_VBZ not_XX0 easy_AJ0 for_PRP someone_PNI with_PRP perhaps_AV0 the_AT0 most_AV0 renowned_AJ0 six-pack_NN1 on_PRP the_AT0 planet_NN1 ._SENT He_PNP wore_VVD a_AT0 cowboy_NN1 hat_NN1 instead_AV0 of_PRF a_AT0 coonskin_NP0 cap._NP0 He_PNP still_AV0 was_VBD not_XX0 smiling_VVG ._SENT 
Same_DT0 but_CJC different_AJ0 ._SENT 
In_PRP so_AV0 many_DT0 ways_NN2 ,_PUN those_DT0 close_AJ0 to_PRP Dressel_NN1 say_VVB he_PNP still_AV0 yearns_VVZ to_TO0 be_VBI the_AT0 carefree_AJ0 Florida_NP0 farm_NN1 boy_NN1 he_PNP once_AV0 was_VBD in_PRP Green_AJ0 Cove_NN1 Springs_NN2 ._SENT His_DPS intensity_NN1 is_VBZ undercut_VVN by_PRP an_AT0 endearing_AJ0 ,_PUN childlike_AJ0 goofiness_NN1 ._SENT But_CJC at_PRP age_NN1 25_CRD he_PNP is_VBZ different_AJ0 now_AV0 ._SENT And_CJC few_DT0 things_NN2 can_VM0 change_VVI life_NN1 more_AV0 profoundly_AV0 than_CJS single-mindedly_AV0 pursuing_VVG greatness_NN1 only_AV0 to_TO0 achieve_VVI it_PNP –_PUN which_DTQ he_PNP did_VDD by_PRP hauling_VVG in_PRP the_AT0 most_DT0 gold_NN1 medals_NN2 of_PRF any_DT0 athlete_NN1 at_PRP the_AT0 Tokyo_NP0 Games_NN2 ._SENT 
Dressel_NN1 has_VHZ been_VBN swimmer-famous_AJ0 for_PRP a_AT0 long_AJ0 time_NN1 ,_PUN since_CJS his_DPS mid-teens_NN2 ._SENT His_DPS celebrity_NN1 started_VVD to_TO0 spread_VVI as_PRP an_AT0 NCAA_NP0 record_NN1 holder_NN1 at_PRP Florida_NP0 ,_PUN then_AV0 broadened_VVN further_AV0 in_PRP 2017_CRD as_CJS he_PNP became_VVD the_AT0 electrifying_AJ0 successor_NN1 to_PRP Michael_NP0 Phelps_NP0 as_PRP the_AT0 world_NN1 's_POS best_AJS male_AJ0 swimmer_NN1 ._SENT The_AT0 ramp-up_NN1 to_PRP Tokyo_NP0 placed_VVD him_PNP in_PRP a_AT0 still-greater_AJ0 spotlight_NN1 ,_PUN which_DTQ became_VVD a_AT0 global_AJ0 klieg_NN1 light_NN1 when_CJS he_PNP delivered_VVD spectacularly_AV0 amid_PRP huge_AJ0 expectations_NN2 ._SENT 
Gold_NN1 medal_NN1 No._NN1 1_CRD :_PUN With_PRP his_DPS unparalleled_AJ0 speed_NN1 off_PRP the_AT0 blocks_NN2 ,_PUN Dressel_NP0 assumed_VVD the_AT0 leadoff_NN1 position_NN1 in_PRP the_AT0 American_AJ0 400-meter_NN1 freestyle_NN1 relay_NN1 ._SENT After_CJS he_PNP staked_VVD his_DPS teammates_NN2 to_PRP a_AT0 .26-second_NN1 lead_NN1 ,_PUN Blake_NP0 Pieroni_NP0 ,_PUN Bowe_NP0 Becker_NP0 and_CJC Zach_NP0 Apple_NN1 followed_VVD up_AVP to_TO0 put_VVI the_AT0 U.S._NP0 on_PRP top_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 medal_NN1 podium_NN1 in_PRP 3_CRD :_PUN 08.97_CRD ._SENT 
Gold_NN1 medal_NN1 No._NN1 2_CRD :_PUN Dressel_NP0 's_POS first_ORD individual_AJ0 gold_NN1 came_VVD in_PRP the_AT0 100_CRD freestyle_NN1 ,_PUN where_CJS he_PNP held_VVD off_AVP reigning_AJ0 Olympic_AJ0 champion_NN1 Kyle_NP0 Chalmers_NP0 of_PRF Australia_NP0 by_PRP .06_CRD seconds_NN2 to_TO0 win_VVI in_PRP 47.02_CRD ._SENT After_PRP two_CRD relay_NN1 golds_NN2 in_PRP 2016_CRD and_CJC the_AT0 400_CRD free_AJ0 relay_NN1 medal_NN1 three_CRD days_NN2 earlier_AV0 ,_PUN this_DT0 one_PNI was_VBD special_AJ0 to_PRP Dressel_NP0 ,_PUN who_PNQ was_VBD in_PRP tears_NN2 on_PRP the_AT0 podium_NN1 ._SENT When_CJS he_PNP had_VHD an_AT0 emotional_AJ0 interaction_NN1 on_PRP TV_NN1 with_PRP his_DPS wife_NN1 ,_PUN Meghan_NP0 ,_PUN and_CJC parents_NN2 –_PUN all_DT0 watching_VVG from_PRP Orlando_NP0 ,_PUN thanks_NN2 to_PRP COVID-19_AJ0 restrictions_NN2 –_PUN America_NP0 fell_VVD hard_AV0 for_PRP Dressel_NN1 ._SENT 
Gold_NN1 medal_NN1 No._NN1 3_CRD :_PUN Dressel_NP0 's_POS finest_AJS swim_NN1 at_PRP the_AT0 Games_NN2 was_VBD in_PRP the_AT0 100_CRD butterfly_NN1 final_AJ0 ,_PUN when_CJS he_PNP broke_VVD his_DPS own_DT0 world_NN1 record_NN1 with_PRP a_AT0 time_NN1 of_PRF 49.45_CRD seconds_NN2 and_CJC staved_VVD off_AVP a_AT0 furious_AJ0 rally_NN1 from_PRP Hungarian_AJ0 Kristóf_NP0 Milák_NP0 ._SENT 
Gold_NN1 medal_NN1 No._NN1 4_CRD :_PUN Dressel_NP0 blew_VVD away_AV0 the_AT0 field_NN1 in_PRP the_AT0 50_CRD free_AJ0 ,_PUN winning_VVG by_PRP .48_CRD seconds_NN2 ._SENT That_DT0 's_VBZ a_AT0 relative_AJ0 chasm_NN1 in_PRP the_AT0 shortest_AJS event_NN1 ;_PUN the_AT0 time_NN1 differential_NN1 between_PRP silver_NN1 and_CJC eighth_ORD place_NN1 was_VBD a_AT0 mere_AJ0 .24_CRD ._SENT Dressel_NP0 became_VVD just_AV0 the_AT0 third_ORD U.S._NP0 male_NN1 to_TO0 win_VVI three_CRD individual_AJ0 golds_NN2 in_PRP a_AT0 single_AJ0 Olympics_NN2 ,_PUN joining_VVG Phelps_NP0 and_CJC Mark_NP0 Spitz_NP0 ._SENT 
Gold_NN1 medal_NN1 No._NN1 5_CRD :_PUN Coming_VVG back_AVP in_PRP the_AT0 same_DT0 session_NN1 after_PRP winning_VVG the_AT0 50_CRD ,_PUN Dressel_NP0 swam_VVD the_AT0 butterfly_NN1 leg_NN1 for_PRP a_AT0 U.S._NP0 400_CRD medley_NN1 relay_NN1 team_NN1 that_CJT was_VBD in_PRP danger_NN1 of_PRF losing_VVG the_AT0 event_NN1 for_PRP the_AT0 first_ORD time_NN1 in_PRP Olympic_AJ0 history_NN1 ._SENT Swimming_VVG in_PRP lane_NN1 1_CRD ,_PUN the_AT0 Americans_NN2 responded_VVN with_PRP a_AT0 world-record_AJ0 effort_NN1 of_PRF 3_CRD :_PUN 26.78_CRD ._SENT 
After_PRP the_AT0 victory_NN1 ,_PUN physically_AV0 and_CJC mentally_AV0 spent_VVN ,_PUN Dressel_NP0 leaned_VVD heavily_AV0 on_PRP his_DPS relay_NN1 teammates_NN2 just_AV0 to_TO0 stay_VVI upright_AV0 ._SENT He_PNP finally_AV0 acknowledged_VVD the_AT0 weight_NN1 of_PRF expectation_NN1 that_CJT he_PNP had_VHD lived_VVN with_PRP since_CJS it_PNP became_VVD clear_AJ0 he_PNP was_VBD the_AT0 next_ORD American_AJ0 Aquaman_NN1 ._SENT 
"_PUQ There_EX0 's_VBZ so_AV0 much_DT0 pressure_NN1 in_PRP the_AT0 moment_NN1 ,_PUN "_PUQ he_PNP said_VVD ._SENT "_PUQ Your_DPS whole_AJ0 life_NN1 boils_VVZ down_AVP to_PRP a_AT0 moment_NN1 that_CJT will_VM0 take_VVI 20_CRD ,_PUN 40_CRD seconds_NN2 ._SENT How_AVQ crazy_AJ0 is_VBZ that_DT0 ?_SENT And_CJC it_PNP 's_VBZ every_AT0 four_CRD years_NN2 ._SENT I_PNP would_VM0 n't_XX0 tell_VVI myself_PNX that_CJT during_PRP the_AT0 meet_NN1 ,_PUN but_CJC it_PNP 's_VBZ terrifying_AJ0 ._SENT A_AT0 lot_NN1 of_PRF it_PNP boils_VVZ down_AVP to_PRP a_AT0 very_AV0 precise_AJ0 moment_NN1 in_PRP the_AT0 universe_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC that_CJT just_AV0 happens_VVZ to_TO0 be_VBI the_AT0 Olympics_NN2 ._SENT "_PUQ 
A_AT0 perfectionist_NN1 child_NN1 ,_PUN Dressel_NP0 used_VVD to_TO0 line_VVI his_DPS crayons_NN2 up_AVP in_PRP precise_AJ0 formation_NN1 ,_PUN wanting_VVG them_PNP all_DT0 to_TO0 be_VBI the_AT0 exact_AJ0 same_DT0 height_NN1 ._SENT If_CJS he_PNP lost_VVD a_AT0 Lego_NN1 ,_PUN he_PNP despaired_VVD ._SENT In_PRP Tokyo_NP0 ,_PUN the_AT0 crayons_NN2 all_AV0 lined_VVN up_AVP just_AV0 right_AV0 ;_PUN each_DT0 Lego_NN1 was_VBD in_PRP its_DPS place_NN1 ._SENT 
But_CJC there_EX0 is_VBZ life_NN1 after_PRP the_AT0 Olympics_NN2 ,_PUN and_CJC it_PNP 's_VBZ often_AV0 not_XX0 easy_AJ0 ._SENT Always_AV0 an_AT0 intense_AJ0 competitor_NN1 and_CJC an_AT0 emotional_AJ0 person_NN1 ,_PUN Dressel_NP0 came_VVD home_AV0 burned_VVN out_AVP ._SENT His_DPS realization_NN1 ,_PUN his_DPS agent_NN1 says_VVZ :_PUN I_PNP need_VVB to_TO0 breathe_VVI ._SENT 
The_AT0 acclaim_NN1 and_CJC glory_NN1 and_CJC increasingly_AV0 long_AJ0 list_NN1 of_PRF sponsors_NN2 were_VBD nice_AJ0 ,_PUN of_PRF course_NN1 ._SENT Dressel_NP0 took_VVD a_AT0 Las_NP0 Vegas_NP0 trip_NN1 with_PRP Meghan_NP0 ,_PUN went_VVD on_PRP a_AT0 cruise_NN1 with_PRP his_DPS parents_NN2 and_CJC siblings_NN2 ,_PUN was_VBD honored_VVN at_PRP a_AT0 Florida_NP0 football_NN1 game_NN1 ._SENT People_NN0 named_VVD him_PNP "_PUQ Sexiest_AJS Olympian_NN1 ,_PUN "_PUQ which_DTQ was_VBD probably_AV0 his_DPS easiest_AJS victory_NN1 of_PRF 2021._CRD But_CJC the_AT0 mental_AJ0 toll_NN1 of_PRF everything_PNI that_CJT went_VVD into_PRP his_DPS Tokyo_NP0 tour_NN1 de_NP0 force_NN1 was_VBD real_AJ0 ._SENT He_PNP had_VHD to_TO0 disconnect_VVI for_PRP a_AT0 while_NN1 ._SENT 
Part_NN1 of_PRF his_DPS downtime_NN1 was_VBD filled_VVN by_PRP extending_VVG his_DPS lengthy_AJ0 tattoo_NN1 collection_NN1 ._SENT Dressel_NP0 began_VVD work_NN1 on_PRP a_AT0 full_AJ0 right-leg_NN1 sleeve_NN1 that_CJT will_VM0 be_VBI the_AT0 yin_NN1 to_PRP his_DPS left-arm_NN1 sleeve_NN1 's_POS yang_NN1 ._SENT Just_AV0 the_AT0 outlining_NN1 took_VVD 14_CRD hours_NN2 ;_PUN next_ORD it_PNP will_VM0 be_VBI filled_VVN in_PRP ._SENT By_PRP Paris_NP0 2024_CRD ,_PUN he_PNP will_VM0 be_VBI a_AT0 kaleidoscope_NN1 of_PRF color_NN1 flashing_VVG through_PRP the_AT0 water_NN1 ._SENT 
Pushing_VVG himself_PNX ,_PUN Dressel_NP0 met_VVD his_DPS obligations_NN2 to_TO0 compete_VVI in_PRP the_AT0 International_AJ0 Swim_NN1 League_NN1 (_PUL its_DPS season_NN1 started_VVD just_AV0 weeks_NN2 after_PRP the_AT0 Games_NN2 ended_VVN )_PUR ,_PUN but_CJC at_PRP home_AV0 he_PNP decided_VVD it_PNP was_VBD time_NN1 for_PRP a_AT0 change_NN1 ._SENT After_PRP seven_CRD years_NN2 with_PRP Gregg_NP0 Troy_NP0 –_PUN first_ORD in_PRP college_NN1 ,_PUN then_AV0 as_CJS a_AT0 postgrad_NN1 –_PUN Dressel_NP0 has_VHZ changed_VVN coaches_NN2 ._SENT He_PNP 's_VBZ staying_VVG in_PRP the_AT0 same_DT0 pool_NN1 but_CJC moving_VVG over_AVP to_PRP current_AJ0 Gators_NN2 coach_NN1 Anthony_NP0 Nesty_NP0 and_CJC sprint_NN1 coach_NN1 Steve_NP0 Jungbluth_NP0 ._SENT Dressel_NN1 is_VBZ now_AV0 the_AT0 headliner_NN1 of_PRF a_AT0 powerhouse_NN1 freestyle_NN1 training_NN1 group_NN1 that_CJT includes_VVZ Florida_NP0 undergrad_NP0 Olympians_NN2 Bobby_NP0 Finke_NP0 and_CJC Kieran_NP0 Smith_NP0 ,_PUN and_CJC recent_AJ0 arrival_NN1 Katie_NP0 Ledecky_NP0 ,_PUN the_AT0 distance_NN1 legend_NN1 who_PNQ moved_VVD her_DPS base_NN1 from_PRP Stanford_NP0 ._SENT 
Same_DT0 but_CJC different_AJ0 ._SENT Changed_VVN by_PRP both_DT0 the_AT0 pursuit_NN1 and_CJC achievement_NN1 of_PRF Olympic_AJ0 glory_NN1 ,_PUN Caeleb_NP0 Dressel_NP0 is_VBZ doing_VDG his_DPS best_AJS to_TO0 stay_VVI in_PRP touch_NN1 with_PRP the_AT0 little_AJ0 perfectionist_NN1 ,_PUN pot-bellied_AJ0 boy_NN1 within_PRP ._SENT 
