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.
MICHAEL PHELPSI 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.
More Michael Phelps Quotes
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I’ve never lifted a single weight in my life.
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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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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 usually try to eat lot of calories. With so many events, it is important to sustain a high level of energy through the entire meet. I usually eat two hours before a meet.
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I won’t predict anything historic. But nothing is impossible.
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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’ve been able to get an excitement back in the water.
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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 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.
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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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I feel most at home in the water. I disappear. That’s where I belong.
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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 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’ll be working with kids for the rest of my life.
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I want to retire how I want to retire – and I have a great opportunity to do that.
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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 have a lot of goals, but I think that I just want to take it day by day.
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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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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 haven’t swam in any of the rivers outside of Baltimore. I try to keep it 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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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 think sometimes I guess you see records, say you want to get there and use that as motivation. In a way, it’s kind of cool if there is a possibility to rewrite history and be up there with the greats of Olympic history.
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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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My goal is one Olympic gold medal. Not many people in this world can say, ‘I’m an Olympic gold medalist.’
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