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It’s cool just because I’ve had this dream of changing the sport of swimming and it’s finally happening.

Michael Phelps

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

Myself Olympics Sports Swimming
I am 26 and, and I don’t recover as fast as I have in the past.
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Age Myself Past Recovery Time
There are too many kids who are drowning for lack of water safety. That’s something I’d like to do. Teaching kids to live an active lifestyle.
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Children Drowning Lifestyle Safety Teaching Water
I want to retire how I want to retire – and I have a great opportunity to do that.
MICHAEL PHELPS

Greatness Myself Opportunity Retirement
If you want to be the best, you have to do things that other people aren’t willing to do.
MICHAEL PHELPS

Best Inspirational People Willing Yourself
I’ve never lifted a single weight in my life.
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Muscle Myself Weight
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 won’t predict anything historic. But nothing is impossible.
MICHAEL PHELPS

History Impossible Myself Prediction
I’m the same kind of guy before all this happened.
MICHAEL PHELPS

Kind Man Myself
I listen to music before my competitions to get me pumped up. It helps me stay focused.
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Competition Focus Help Listening Music Myself
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.
MICHAEL PHELPS

History Honor Level Myself Opportunity Swimming Time Try
I think that everything is possible as long as you put your mind to it and you put the work and time into it. I think your mind really controls everything.
MICHAEL PHELPS

Control Mindset Myself Possible Thinking Time
Every day after I wake up, I think, ‘Wait, this can’t be real; I’m still going to wake up.’
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Day Myself Thinking Wake Up
I got the stamina. I can close.
MICHAEL PHELPS

Close Myself Power Strength
I have a lot of goals, but I think that I just want to take it day by day.
MICHAEL PHELPS

Day Goal Myself Thinking
Growing up in high school, I wasn’t hanging out with friends every day or on the weekends. Doing normal high school kid things was something I was willing to give up.
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Friendship Give Up Growth Myself Willing

It’s cool just because I’ve had this dream of changing the sport of swimming and it’s finally happening.

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