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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.

Michael Phelps

There are too many kids who are drowning for lack of water safety. That’s something I’d like to do. Teaching kids to live an active lifestyle.
MICHAEL PHELPS

Children Drowning Lifestyle Safety Teaching Water
Being compared to Ian Thorpe, that could be one of the greatest compliments you could ever get in swimming – being compared to him and Mark Spitz.
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Compare Compliment Greatness Oneself
I live a pretty conservative life, so I probably really haven’t done anything crazy.
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Conservatism Crazy Life Live Pretty
I think that everything is possible as long as you put your mind to it and you put the work and time into it. I think your mind really controls everything.
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Control Mindset Myself Possible Thinking Time
Once I retire, I’m retiring. I’m done.
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Myself Retirement
I learned how fast you can go from being an international hero to being a reference in a joke on a late night talk show.
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Fast Learning Myself Reference Show
I think the biggest things I am looking forward to is getting new faces into the sport. Getting kids who could be afraid of water to feel comfortable in the pool.
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Comfortable Face Feeling Myself Sports Thinking Water
Growing up in high school, I wasn’t hanging out with friends every day or on the weekends. Doing normal high school kid things was something I was willing to give up.
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Friendship Give Up Growth Myself Willing
If I bring back only one gold people are going to say it’s a disappointment. But not too many of them own an Olympic gold medal so if I get one I’m going to be happy.
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Disappointment Gold Happiness Myself People
I haven’t swam in any of the rivers outside of Baltimore. I try to keep it in the pool.
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Myself Pools River Swimming Try
I know it won’t be eight medals again. If you want to compare me to that, that’s your decision, not mine. I’m going out there to try to accomplish the things that I have in my mind and in my heart.
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Accomplishment Comparison Decision Heart Known Mindset Myself
I won’t predict anything historic. But nothing is impossible.
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History Impossible Myself Prediction
I still remember the days, not wanting to see anybody, not wanting to talk to anybody, really not wanting to live. I was on an express elevator to the bottom floor, wherever that might be.
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Day Expression Live Myself Remember Talk
I want to test my maximum and see how much I can do. And I want to change the world of swimming.
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Ability Change Endurance Myself Swimming Test World
If I didn’t swim my best, I’d think about it at school, at dinner, with my friends. It would drive me crazy.
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Best Crazy Drive Myself Swimming
I’ve been able to get an excitement back in the water.
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Excitement Myself Water

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