I’ve never lifted a single weight in my life.
MICHAEL PHELPSIf 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.
More Michael Phelps Quotes
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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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My mom put me and my sisters in the water to feel comfortable, to have water safety.
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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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I want to retire how I want to retire – and I have a great opportunity to do that.
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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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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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If you want to be the best, you have to do things that other people aren’t willing to do.
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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 feel most at home in the water. I disappear. That’s where I belong.
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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 learned how fast you can go from being an international hero to being a reference in a joke on a late night talk show.
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I’m so sick of the water.
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I’ll be working with kids for the rest of my life.
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The more you dream the more you achieve.
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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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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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Any Olympic sport is great to watch.
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I’ve been able to get an excitement back in the water.
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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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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.
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I got the stamina. I can close.
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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 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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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 consider myself normal. I’ve spent 20 years in the pool. I consider that something that’s normal.
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