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.
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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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 want to continue the sport of swimming. I’m not going to give up until I think it’s reached where I want it to go.
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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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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 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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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 want to retire how I want to retire – and I have a great opportunity to do that.
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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 always thought, it would be neat to make the Olympic team.
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I can’t remember the last day I didn’t train.
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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’ve never lifted a single weight in my life.
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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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I consider myself normal. I’ve spent 20 years in the pool. I consider that something that’s normal.
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