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.
MICHAEL PHELPSI learned how fast you can go from being an international hero to being a reference in a joke on a late night talk show.
More Michael Phelps Quotes
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You can’t put a limit on anything. The more you dream, the farther you get.
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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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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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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 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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I consider myself normal. I’ve spent 20 years in the pool. I consider that something that’s normal.
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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 have reached a place in my life where I need to sit down and say, ‘Well, what do I do? What’s best for me?’ I need to look into options for the future.
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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.
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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.
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I live a pretty conservative life, so I probably really haven’t done anything crazy.
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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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I’m the same kind of guy before all this happened.
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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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Every sponsor I’ve had has been something that fit my lifestyle, fit my personality.
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