Even in high school, I’d tell my mom I was sick of swimming and wanted to try to play golf. She wasn’t too happy. She’d say, ‘Think about this.’ And I’d always end up getting back in the pool.
MICHAEL PHELPSI always thought, it would be neat to make the Olympic team.
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I think sometimes I guess you see records, say you want to get there and use that as motivation. In a way, it’s kind of cool if there is a possibility to rewrite history and be up there with the greats of Olympic history.
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Once I’m already in my room, I still have to open a door to get into my bed. It’s like a giant box. It’s like the boy in a bubble.
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It’s cool just because I’ve had this dream of changing the sport of swimming and it’s finally happening.
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I want to continue the sport of swimming. I’m not going to give up until I think it’s reached where I want it to go.
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I think to be – for me to be an American is – you know, it’s one of the greatest things in the world for – you know, for me just because I’ve been able to grow up with everything. The freedom. You know, in my eyes this is the greatest country in the world.
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I always thought, it would be neat to make the Olympic team.
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There were times I wouldn’t come to practice, because it didn’t excite me. It wasn’t interesting. I was kind of going through the motions.
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Every day after I wake up, I think, ‘Wait, this can’t be real; I’m still going to wake up.’
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I live a pretty conservative life, so I probably really haven’t done anything crazy.
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You can’t put a limit on anything. The more you dream, the farther you get.
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I wouldn’t say anything is impossible. I think that everything is possible as long as you put your mind to it and put the work and time into it.
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For the millionth time, I’m retired. I keep saying it, and people keep answering, ‘Well, maybe he doesn’t mean it this time.’ But I do.
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I try to separate my personal life from swimming.
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I usually try to eat lot of calories. With so many events, it is important to sustain a high level of energy through the entire meet. I usually eat two hours before a meet.
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Once I retire, I’m retiring. I’m done.
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