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 PHELPSPeople 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.
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Every sponsor I’ve had has been something that fit my lifestyle, fit my personality.
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My mom put me and my sisters in the water to feel comfortable, to have water safety.
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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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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.
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I can’t remember the last day I didn’t train.
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I live a pretty conservative life, so I probably really haven’t done anything crazy.
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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 believe in God; I’m not saying I’m highly religious.
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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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I think everybody pees in the pool. It’s kind of a normal thing to do for swimmers.
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Once I’m already in my room, I still have to open a door to get into my bed. It’s like a giant box. It’s like the boy in a bubble.
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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.
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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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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’s cool just because I’ve had this dream of changing the sport of swimming and it’s finally happening.
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I think goals should never be easy, they should force you to work, even if they are uncomfortable at the time.
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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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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 haven’t swam in any of the rivers outside of Baltimore. I try to keep it in the pool.
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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 learned how fast you can go from being an international hero to being a reference in a joke on a late night talk show.
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I’ll be working with kids for the rest of my life.
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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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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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I like to just think of myself as a normal person who just has a passion, has a goal and a dream and goes out and does it. And that’s really how I’ve always lived my life.
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