13. Michael Phelps
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Michael Phelps is the Olympic athlete with the most medals. He was diagnosed with ADHD at 9. His mother talks about how, as a young swimmer and student, he overcame and used his ADHD symptoms to his advantage.
In a 2017 publication by Sports Illustrated, Phelps narrated his experiences growing up as a neurodivergent kid and how he has come to appreciate it as his "biggest thing." He said:
“It’s something that I’m thankful happened, and I’m thankful that I am how I am,” he says. “I look at myself every day and I’m so proud and so happy of who I am and who I was able to become.”
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