THE WORLD PORTAL

American swimmer Michael Phelps is the newest phenomenon of swimming pool. He is the owner of seven world records in swimming. He holds the record for more gold medals at single Olympics with the eight golds which he won in Beijing Olympics. By winning 14 gold medals in Olympics, he holds the record for more gold medals in Olympics. Phelps won total of 48 career medals including 40 gold, six silvers and two bronze from the Olympics, the World Championships, and the Pan Pacific Championships. Also he got World swimmer of the year award in 4 times and American swimmer of the year award in 6 times. Phelps started swimming at the age of 7 under the influence of his swimming sisters and set record at the age of 10. He was qualified for Summer Olympics at the age of 15. In this age of 23, he won many medals and hold many records. His physique is one of the major factor in swimming. His height is 6′4 and his wing span is very large compared to other swimmers. His feet size is 14 and can easily swim and reach a good distance when compared to others. It is no doubt that he is an outstanding swimmer of all time.

T. Boone Pickens is a American businessman and owner of Mesa Petroleum, the largest independent oil company in the United States. With an estimated current net worth of about $3 billion, he is ranked as the 117th-richest person in America and ranked 369th in the world by Forbes. He was born in Holdenville, Oklahoma as the son of an oil and mineral landman. After his school study, he received his geology degree from Oklahoma A&M. Then worked as a roughneck and in a refinery, he became a geologist for Phillips Petroleum, but company bureaucracy forced him to resign that job. For two years Pickens was self-employed in well-site and consulting work. After that he entered into a partnership known as Petroleum Exploration, Incorporated, with Eugene McCartt and John O’Brien, his wife’s uncle. Under the hard work of Pickens, this company made many progress and he renamed as Mesa Petroleum. Mesa’s fame initially developed from its acquisitions. Pickens led Mesa’s first big acquisition with Hugoton Production Company, which was 30 times the size of Mesa. Picksons acquired acquisition with big oil company’s like Cities Service, Gulf Oil, Phillips Petroleum, and Unocal, Pioneer Petroleum and the mid-continent assets of Tenneco. He contribute many million in political, sports and social activities. His life is full of stunning achievements and losses. His impact on American culture reflects his many interests and passions, including his unyielding belief in the entrepreneurial spirit, his leadership in corporate fitness, the need for alternative fuel development, and his prudent stewardship of American lands. Pickens is married to Madeleine Pickens and had five children.