This is my 20th year in the sport. I’ve known swimming and that’s it. I don’t want to swim past age 30; if I continue after this Olympics, and come back in 2016, I’ll be 31. I’m looking forward to being able to see the other side of the fence.
MICHAEL PHELPSThe more you dream the more you achieve.
More Michael Phelps Quotes
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It doesn’t matter what else is going on. When you walk into your arena or your – whatever you excel at, you’re there to take care of the job that you have to do.
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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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I consider myself normal. I’ve spent 20 years in the pool. I consider that something that’s normal.
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Every sponsor I’ve had has been something that fit my lifestyle, fit my personality.
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I’ll be working with kids for the rest of my life.
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I’m so sick of the water.
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I like to just think of myself as a normal person who just has a passion, has a goal and a dream and goes out and does it. And that’s really how I’ve always lived my life.
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I listen to music before my competitions to get me pumped up. It helps me stay focused.
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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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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’ve never lifted a single weight in my life.
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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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I used to always go to church on holidays, but I don’t go much any more.
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For so long, I looked at myself as literally a kid who was talented who would go up and down the pool. That’s it. Nothing else. Very few people knew who I really was.
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My mom put me and my sisters in the water to feel comfortable, to have water safety.
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