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Boxed Example 17.4 
Michael Phelps’ Playlist Revealed 
 
American swimmer Michael Phelps has been hailed the “greatest ever Olympian” after 
winning six gold medals at the 2004 Athens Games and then surpassing even that feat 
with an unprecedented haul of eight gold medals at the 2008 Beijing Games. Phelps is an 
avid music listener prior to competition, using his 
iPod
™ until about two minutes before 
his race begins.
One of the most frequently asked questions on Olympic-related blogs 
from both Athens and Beijing was “Just what is Michael Phelps listening to?” Well, his 
playlist includes mostly rap and hip-hop sounds, with artists such as Jay-Z, Young Jeezy, 
and Eminem featuring prominently. 
I’m Me
by Lil‟ Wayne was on his pre-race playlist in 
Beijing, which includes the lines: 
“Yes I am the best, and no I ain‟t positive, I‟m definite. I know the game like I‟m reffing 
it.” 
 

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Figure Captions 
Figure 17.1
. Conceptual framework for the prediction of responses to motivational 
asynchronous music in exercise and sport. (Adapted with permission from Taylor and 
Francis; 
Journal of Sports Sciences, 17,
713-724) 
[PERMISSION FROM TAYLOR 
AND FRANCIS REQUIRED]
Figure 17.2.
 
Conceptual framework for the benefits of music in sport and exercise contexts. 
(Reproduced with permission from Australian Psychological Society; 2006, 
Proceedings of the Joint Conference of the Australian Psychological Society and the 
New Zealand Psychological Society
, 415-419) 
[PERMISSION FROM THE 
AUSTRALIAN PSYCHOLOGICAL SOCIETY REQUIRED] 
Figure 17.3.
 
A model of young tennis players‟ use of music to manipulate emotional state. 
Data from 
1
first interview, 
2
diary, 
3
questionnaire, and 
4
second interview (Reproduced 
with permission from Human Kinetics Publishers; 
Journal of Sport & Exercise 
Psychology, 29,
584-607).