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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 Phelps

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.
MICHAEL PHELPS

Life Myself Normal Person Thinking
I can’t remember the last day I didn’t train.
MICHAEL PHELPS

Myself Remember Training
I believe in God; I’m not saying I’m highly religious.
MICHAEL PHELPS

Believe God Myself Religious
It’s cool just because I’ve had this dream of changing the sport of swimming and it’s finally happening.
MICHAEL PHELPS

Change Dreams Sports
Swimming is normal for me. I’m relaxed. I’m comfortable, and I know my surroundings. It’s my home.
MICHAEL PHELPS

Comfortable Feeling Home Myself Normal
I eat pretty much whatever I want. I don’t have a strict diet. It’s all about cramming in as many calories into my system as I possibly can.
MICHAEL PHELPS

Calories Diet Myself Possible Strict System
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.
MICHAEL PHELPS

Calories Diet Eat Energy Myself
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.
MICHAEL PHELPS

Country Freedom Greatness Thinking World
I am 26 and, and I don’t recover as fast as I have in the past.
MICHAEL PHELPS

Age Myself Past Recovery Time
I want to test my maximum and see how much I can do. And I want to change the world of swimming.
MICHAEL PHELPS

Ability Change Endurance Myself Swimming Test World
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.
MICHAEL PHELPS

Fast Learning Myself Reference Show
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.
MICHAEL PHELPS

Disappointment Gold Happiness Myself People
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.
MICHAEL PHELPS

End Myself Retirement Time
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.
MICHAEL PHELPS

Day Expression Live Myself Remember Talk
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.
MICHAEL PHELPS

Compare Compliment Greatness Oneself
I want to go to the World Cup. I want to go to the Masters. I want to go anywhere.
MICHAEL PHELPS

Competition Myself

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.

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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.

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