I got the stamina. I can close.
MICHAEL PHELPSI haven’t swam in any of the rivers outside of Baltimore. I try to keep it in the pool.
More Michael Phelps Quotes
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I can’t remember the last day I didn’t train.
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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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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 feel most at home in the water. I disappear. That’s where I belong.
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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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Swimming is normal for me. I’m relaxed. I’m comfortable, and I know my surroundings. It’s my home.
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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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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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I think everybody pees in the pool. It’s kind of a normal thing to do for swimmers.
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If you want to be the best, you have to do things that other people aren’t willing to do.
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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 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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I’m so sick of the water.
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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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I have a lot of goals, but I think that I just want to take it day by day.
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