On a summer 2013 night, Bob Bowman sat on the Delaware shoreline and received a text.
“Let’s have dinner soon. MP”
Bowman and Michael Phelps met a few days later at the Four Seasons Hotel in Baltimore’s Inner Harbor, a reservation Phelps made for two at Wit & Wisdom.
At the seafood restaurant, Phelps first told Bowman about his serious comeback thoughts after retiring following the London Olympics.
In “The Golden Rules,” Bowman details 10 steps to world-class excellence in life and work, illustrating them with lessons learned from coaching not only Phelps, but also several more world-class swimmers and his own personal experiences.