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.
MICHAEL PHELPSFor 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 think everybody pees in the pool. It’s kind of a normal thing to do for swimmers.
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I got the stamina. I can close.
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I live a pretty conservative life, so I probably really haven’t done anything crazy.
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I’ve never lifted a single weight in my life.
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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 try to separate my personal life from swimming.
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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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I want to be able to look back and say, ‘I’ve done everything I can, and I was successful.’ I don’t want to look back and say I should have done this or that. I’d like to change things for the younger generation of swimmers coming along.
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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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You can’t put a limit on anything. The more you dream, the farther you get.
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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.
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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 can’t remember the last day I didn’t train.
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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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Every sponsor I’ve had has been something that fit my lifestyle, fit my personality.
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There were times I wouldn’t come to practice, because it didn’t excite me. It wasn’t interesting. I was kind of going through the motions.
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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.
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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 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’m so sick of the water.
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The more you dream the more you achieve.
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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 eat pretty much whatever I want. I don’t have a strict diet. It’s all about cramming in as many calories into my system as I possibly can.
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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 won’t predict anything historic. But nothing is impossible.
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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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