Caeleb Dressel: "I don't know if I'll ever go a best time ever again"

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  • čas přidán 21. 07. 2024
  • Caeleb Dressel sat down with the media after winning the 100 fly, qualifying for his second individual event at the 2024 Olympic Games. Dressel spoke candidly about where he's at in his career, stating he's not sure if he will ever go a best time again. But he sure is trying.
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Komentáře • 50

  • @brianomara
    @brianomara Před 28 dny +83

    My goodness, that is one of the best press sessions I’ve ever seen. What a class guy.

  • @worthtech3249
    @worthtech3249 Před 28 dny +84

    Wise words from a kind soul....Caleb is a leader

  • @greggassen5548
    @greggassen5548 Před 28 dny +51

    What an awesome interview

  • @patrickwu3385
    @patrickwu3385 Před 28 dny +22

    A lot of respect to caeleb! Not only as a swimmer, but the honesty toward life and adversity

  • @jondavwal13
    @jondavwal13 Před 28 dny +30

    I actually cried listening to the answer to the last two questions. I don't think I've ever seen an athlete be this painfully honest in my life. He's way too sensitive and substantial to keep competing after this year. Obviously he had something to prove to himself but he needs to move on for his own happiness, and that is the opposite of a criticism. He has what's important and what he needs. Getting to compete this year was the missing piece of the puzzle he needed to move on with that. I will be rooting for him hard in Paris.

  • @thelastlatchkeykid8466
    @thelastlatchkeykid8466 Před 28 dny +8

    The last two questions and answers…whew! The vulnerability from a being most of us, even top 1% swimmers, see as a super hero. Yet the honesty and maturity only increase my esteem for him. Maybe it’s fatherhood, experience, just life, but this Caeleb Dressel is godsend for Team 🇺🇸 based on leadership alone.

  • @dawnj.6649
    @dawnj.6649 Před 28 dny +15

    Love how much he respects Michael Phelps!! His humility is everything. Such a good person he is! All the best for the Olympics, Caeleb!! No pressure, just have fun like that kid in the pool when you were 5 🙃🥳🎉😃

  • @Lcruz2627
    @Lcruz2627 Před 28 dny +34

    I’ve been critical of the past with Caeleb when it comes to some of his answers he gaved to the media years ago. But I get the sense he now gets it in terms of the media coverage he got or still gets, the spotlight, all the things that comes with it that he isn’t a big fan of. He sounds more comfortable in answering questions now. He’s more self-absorbing now with not needing to feel miserable to swim fast. I felt that was key in finding his love for the sport again.
    I’m glad to see he’s in a better place mentally and I hope he surprises himself and swims in Olympic or world record pace in the 50 and 100m fly.

    • @edubielalpizar4391
      @edubielalpizar4391 Před 28 dny +3

      THANKS, he must be so HAPPY THAT YOU NOW LIKE hiM MORE , LOL !!! we all know he doesn't give a F about what you thnk. nobody indeed. so stop your youtube philosophy, please !

    • @jondavwal13
      @jondavwal13 Před 28 dny +1

      He's more "self-absorbing"? I think you need to look that up. Maybe self-aware.

    • @Lcruz2627
      @Lcruz2627 Před 28 dny

      @@edubielalpizar4391 and you must be a whiny-baby fan who can’t handle truth-telling. If you don’t like it, Go to the kids table. I’m entitled to my own opinion.

    • @Lcruz2627
      @Lcruz2627 Před 28 dny

      @@edubielalpizar4391 Caeleb also doesn’t care what you think. I don’t care what you think. Nobody else cares what you think. So why are you here? 🤣🤡

  • @StephanieLJones
    @StephanieLJones Před 28 dny +2

    This has to be one of the BEST interviews in history! So many ‘life’ lessons to be learned! I have to listen a few more times! 💛

  • @TheLizard199
    @TheLizard199 Před 28 dny +11

    don't get me wrong, I really admire caleb as an athlete and how he's representing himself, it's very inspirational. But I am just blown away by how he looks airbrushed. what a gorgeous human.

  • @DamionJR4923
    @DamionJR4923 Před 17 dny

    He is an amazing person. Met him once much respect.

  • @bamazing2731
    @bamazing2731 Před 28 dny +4

    He sure is purdy 🥰

  • @simfora8053
    @simfora8053 Před 29 dny +30

    That’s when you switch events and go best times in those lmao

  • @Swimmer4Life.413
    @Swimmer4Life.413 Před 28 dny

    What a truly amazing guy.This is someone to look up to in the sport.

  • @richposports7030
    @richposports7030 Před 28 dny +1

    Smooth and intelligent, humbling, fascinating presser! Respect Ca Dres!! M Phelps, Lochte, Dressel...respect!!! 😢😊🎉❤

  • @KristinT-fz6xd
    @KristinT-fz6xd Před 28 dny

    Caeleb is awesome. Like many other athletes at high levels that have work so extremely hard, he struggled mentally. He is not ashamed. He now knows who he is. Sometimes you have to lose some marbles to find your marbles. I am so thrilled for him and his happiness!

  • @Spacedog2236
    @Spacedog2236 Před 28 dny +1

    Caeleb you're an inspiration to us amateur everyday pool people

  • @billybob6604
    @billybob6604 Před 28 dny +3

    amazing

  • @juancalderonbustillo1799
    @juancalderonbustillo1799 Před 28 dny +1

    Infinite respect for Caeleb, just a superhero.

  • @gloriousdayJZandMAX
    @gloriousdayJZandMAX Před 27 dny

    What a champion! Total respect

  • @indramani8888
    @indramani8888 Před 26 dny

    he is my son's fav !!! my son idolise him a lot

  • @hollah10
    @hollah10 Před 28 dny +18

    I don’t think people understand the swimmer Caleb Dressel is. Time wise he’s broken boundaries in swimming! His turns also ! He’s an innovative swimmer. And his best of his career so happened to fall before the Olympics. He transformed college swimming. Every college swimmer was infatuated with him. He’s a different kind of swimmer than Michael Phelps. But I think they both have made different kinds of impacts on the sport. Oh also his DIVES! The quickness

    • @Spacedog2236
      @Spacedog2236 Před 28 dny

      agree. and to come up next after Phelps, and still be able to be top dog his own way, this guy is a class act

  • @Chunlintan-yl7tu
    @Chunlintan-yl7tu Před 28 dny

    Caleb is such a genuine pleasure guy.

  • @zzyzzy35
    @zzyzzy35 Před 28 dny +3

    Role Model🎉🙌

  • @Ineddiblehulk
    @Ineddiblehulk Před 28 dny +12

    Dear gawd he’s pretty

  • @anodyne57
    @anodyne57 Před 27 dny +1

    Thoughtful, non-egotistical...so refreshing in a top level athlete.

  • @finaboykm
    @finaboykm Před 28 dny

    He’s finally happier and more balanced now that he’s a Dad/ life is gettin good..Earned it..

  • @bamazing2731
    @bamazing2731 Před 28 dny +1

    Oh yes, lort….😅…let us not forget Nathan Adrian. What a guy. What a talented guy! ❤

  • @walkerbrierley4789
    @walkerbrierley4789 Před 28 dny

    Legend 😅

  • @ninesehyper
    @ninesehyper Před 28 dny

    Swimming seems so dangerous for dressels health like gad damn. Hes painfully honest to himself to the point where its scary.

  • @allydea
    @allydea Před 28 dny +2

    Hard to not like this guy. And I'm Popovici all the way.

    • @Slick_Nick
      @Slick_Nick Před 28 dny

      They’re different guards. David and the young 20-21 year old Americans are all the future. Caeleb IS getting older, but anything can happen, AE won it at 36 in 2016, and Manadou is still going. Swimming for better and for worst really is a sport where if you have a lane you have a chance. Pop is the only hope for the 200m to be broken though.

  • @wesleytwiggs7687
    @wesleytwiggs7687 Před 28 dny +1

    “That’s just unheard of.” What? 17 year olds make Olympic teams a good amount of times. What is he talking about?

    • @rivevive6093
      @rivevive6093 Před 28 dny +3

      Not in swimming they don’t. This is a swimming centered press conference

    • @wesleytwiggs7687
      @wesleytwiggs7687 Před 28 dny

      @@rivevive6093 yes they do. Michael Phelps did it.

    • @Digbygamer
      @Digbygamer Před 28 dny +3

      @@wesleytwiggs7687”Michael Phelps did it” 😂 think about who you are talking about. For men it is unheard of for a 17yr old to make an Olympic team in swimming.

    • @whenisdinner2137
      @whenisdinner2137 Před 28 dny

      ​@wesleytwiggs7687 Michael Phelps is a freak of nature buddy..

    • @wesleytwiggs7687
      @wesleytwiggs7687 Před 28 dny +1

      @@Digbygamer Summer McIntosh did it at 15, Amanda Beard at 15 or maybe even 14 i think. I could go on. It's rare, but I'm just saying "unheard of" is obviously inaccurate.

  • @benjyarthur
    @benjyarthur Před 26 dny

    Because you think that you are same as phelps.. Thats why you failed, even Lochte didn't think to be similar as phelps!!! You are over confident!!! 😂😂🤣🤣🤣