Michael Phelps landed a second honor for his unrivaled Olympic career in a week at BBC’s Sports Personality of the Year ceremony Sunday night.
The 23-time Olympic champion was bestowed a lifetime achievement award by Prince William.
“You are one of the greatest sporting icons that sport has ever had, and your 23 gold medals, never mind all the other colors, pales into sheer superhuman history,” the prince said to Phelps on stage. “You should be so proud of your achievements. It’ll be many, many years before, if ever, anyone stands here again and calls you the greatest athlete in history.