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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.

Michael Phelps

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 haven’t swam in any of the rivers outside of Baltimore. I try to keep it in the pool.
MICHAEL PHELPS

Myself Pools River Swimming Try
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
People say to me, ‘You’re so lucky. You get to see the world.’ But I don’t. I go to the hotel and to the pools and back again. That’s it.
MICHAEL PHELPS

Hotel Luck Myself People Pool
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’ll be working with kids for the rest of my life.
MICHAEL PHELPS

Children Life Myself Work
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.
MICHAEL PHELPS

Myself Reach Sports Swimming
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.
MICHAEL PHELPS

Care Chaos Control Manage Walk Yourself
I believe in God; I’m not saying I’m highly religious.
MICHAEL PHELPS

Believe God Myself Religious
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.
MICHAEL PHELPS

Accomplishment Comparison Decision Heart Known Mindset Myself
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
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.
MICHAEL PHELPS

Children Identity Myself Person Talent
Even in high school, I’d tell my mom I was sick of swimming and wanted to try to play golf. She wasn’t too happy. She’d say, ‘Think about this.’ And I’d always end up getting back in the pool.
MICHAEL PHELPS

Myself Pool School Sports Swimming
I try to separate my personal life from swimming.
MICHAEL PHELPS

Life Myself Personal Separate Try
I think the biggest things I am looking forward to is getting new faces into the sport. Getting kids who could be afraid of water to feel comfortable in the pool.
MICHAEL PHELPS

Comfortable Face Feeling Myself Sports Thinking Water
You can’t put a limit on anything. The more you dream, the farther you get.
MICHAEL PHELPS

Dreams Inspirational Limitation Motivational

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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