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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.

Michael Phelps

You can’t put a limit on anything. The more you dream, the farther you get.
MICHAEL PHELPS

Dreams Inspirational Limitation Motivational
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.
MICHAEL PHELPS

Children Drowning Lifestyle Safety Teaching Water
I feel most at home in the water. I disappear. That’s where I belong.
MICHAEL PHELPS

Feeling Home Myself Water
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.
MICHAEL PHELPS

Best Future Life Myself Option Place Reach
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
It’s cool just because I’ve had this dream of changing the sport of swimming and it’s finally happening.
MICHAEL PHELPS

Change Dreams Sports
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 always thought, it would be neat to make the Olympic team.
MICHAEL PHELPS

Myself Olympics Team Thinking
My mom put me and my sisters in the water to feel comfortable, to have water safety.
MICHAEL PHELPS

Comfortable Feeling Mom Myself Safety Water
I consider myself normal. I’ve spent 20 years in the pool. I consider that something that’s normal.
MICHAEL PHELPS

Myself Normal Water
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.
MICHAEL PHELPS

End Myself Retirement Time
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 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
I live a pretty conservative life, so I probably really haven’t done anything crazy.
MICHAEL PHELPS

Conservatism Crazy Life Live Pretty
My goal is one Olympic gold medal. Not many people in this world can say, ‘I’m an Olympic gold medalist.’
MICHAEL PHELPS

Goal Gold Myself Olympics World
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.
MICHAEL PHELPS

Excitement Kind Motion Myself Practice Time

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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