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 PHELPSI think sometimes I guess you see records, say you want to get there and use that as motivation. In a way, it’s kind of cool if there is a possibility to rewrite history and be up there with the greats of Olympic history.
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I wouldn’t say anything is impossible. I think that everything is possible as long as you put your mind to it and put the work and time into it.
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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 the opportunity to be part of swimming history. To take the sport to a new level would be an honor for me. There’s no better time to try this than now.
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I can only control my own performance. If I do my best, then I can feel good at the end of the day.
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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 can’t remember the last day I didn’t train.
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I’m the same kind of guy before all this happened.
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Any Olympic sport is great to watch.
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I always thought, it would be neat to make the Olympic team.
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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 want to retire how I want to retire – and I have a great opportunity to do that.
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The more you dream the more you achieve.
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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 am 26 and, and I don’t recover as fast as I have in the past.
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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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