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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More Michael Phelps Quotes
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Swimming is normal for me. I’m relaxed. I’m comfortable, and I know my surroundings. It’s my home.
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I got the stamina. I can close.
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I want to be able to look back and say, ‘I’ve done everything I can, and I was successful.’ I don’t want to look back and say I should have done this or that. I’d like to change things for the younger generation of swimmers coming along.
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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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I think everybody pees in the pool. It’s kind of a normal thing to do for swimmers.
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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 believe in God; I’m not saying I’m highly religious.
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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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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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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’ve never lifted a single weight in my life.
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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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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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I consider myself normal. I’ve spent 20 years in the pool. I consider that something that’s normal.
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