{"id":1486,"date":"2016-08-14T17:32:19","date_gmt":"2016-08-14T21:32:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/press.nbcnews.com\/?p=1486"},"modified":"2016-08-14T17:32:19","modified_gmt":"2016-08-14T21:32:19","slug":"michael-phelps-tells-lester-holt-this-is-exactly-how-i-wanted-to-go-out-in-first-sit-down-interview-after-his-final-race-in-rio","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nbcuniversalnewsgroup.com\/nbcnews\/2016\/08\/14\/michael-phelps-tells-lester-holt-this-is-exactly-how-i-wanted-to-go-out-in-first-sit-down-interview-after-his-final-race-in-rio\/","title":{"rendered":"MICHAEL PHELPS TELLS LESTER HOLT \u201cTHIS IS EXACTLY HOW I WANTED TO GO OUT\u201d IN FIRST SIT-DOWN INTERVIEW AFTER HIS FINAL RACE IN RIO"},"content":{"rendered":"

Holt\u2019s Interview with Phelps airs\u00a0Tonight<\/span>\u00a0on NBC Nightly News<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Also\u00a0Tonight<\/span>\u00a0on NBC Nightly News: Holt Interviews U.S. Track and Field Star Allyson Felix and Bob Costas Profiles Jamaican Sprinter Usain Bolt<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Phelps Will Also be Live on TODAY\u00a0August 15<\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

RIO DE JANEIRO (August 14, 2016<\/span>) \u2013 Michael Phelps tells NBC Nightly News anchor Lester Holt \u201cthis is exactly how I wanted to go out\u201d in Holt\u2019s sit-down interview with the most-decorated Olympic athlete of all time. Holt\u2019s interview with Phelps, who participated in his finale race\u00a0Saturday<\/span>, airs\u00a0tonight<\/span>\u00a0on \u201cNBC Nightly News with Lester Holt.\u201d In the interview, Phelps tells Holt why Rio was his last Olympics, what he told his family this weekend and what\u2019s next for the athlete.<\/p>\n

Also\u00a0tonight<\/span>\u00a0on NBC Nightly News: Holt profiles U.S. track and field star Allyson Felix and Bob Costas profiles Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt. When asked to explain his popularity in his home country, Bolt says \u201cI\u2019m a big deal (laughs). Everybody loves me \u2026 they always compare me to Bob Marley.\u201d An excerpted portion of the interview is included below.<\/p>\n

Phelps secured his 23rd career Olympic gold medal, and 28th overall,\u00a0on Saturday<\/span>, winning the 4×100 M medley relay with teammates Ryan Murphy, Cody Miller and Nathan Adrian. The Americans broke an Olympic record time of three minutes, 27.95 seconds.<\/p>\n

Holt anchors Nightly News from Rio through\u00a0August 19<\/span>\u00a0from the 2016 Olympic Games. Michael Phelps will also appear live on NBC News\u2019s \u201cTODAY\u201d show\u00a0tomorrow<\/span>,\u00a0Monday, August 15<\/span>.<\/p>\n

# # #<\/p>\n

Excerpted Interview Transcript of Bob Costas with Usain Bolt<\/em><\/p>\n

BOB COSTAS: Explain to an American, being as modest as you can, how big you are in this country.<\/p>\n

USAIN BOLT: I\u2019m a big deal (laughs). I wanted to say, but \u2013 everybody loves me. For me it\u2019s just one of those things that, they always compare me to Bob Marley and for me to be compared to Bob Marley\u2026<\/p>\n

BOB COSTAS: The reggae legend Bob Marley.<\/p>\n

USAIN BOLT: Exactly, the reggae legend Bob Marley, for me says it all.<\/p>\n

# # #<\/p>\n

ABOUT NBC NIGHTLY NEWS WITH LESTER HOLT<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cNBC Nightly News with Lester Holt\u201d is America\u2019s most-watched evening newscast, going beyond the day\u2019s headlines to uncover stories of how people\u2019s lives are affected by the world around them. \u201cNBC Nightly News\u201d reaches over 24 million people every week through its broadcast and millions more through\u00a0NBCNews.com<\/a>, the \u201cNightly News\u201d app, and social media platforms. Lester Holt is the anchor and Sam Singal is the executive producer.<\/p>\n

# # #<\/p>\n

For more information contact<\/strong>:<\/p>\n

Jake Urbanski
\nNBC News
\n212-664-3211
\n<\/a>jake.urbanski@nbcuni.com<\/a><\/p>\n

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