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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More Michael Phelps Quotes
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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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You can’t put a limit on anything. The more you dream, the farther you get.
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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 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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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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Growing up in high school, I wasn’t hanging out with friends every day or on the weekends. Doing normal high school kid things was something I was willing to give up.
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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 want to test my maximum and see how much I can do. And I want to change the world of swimming.
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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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Every sponsor I’ve had has been something that fit my lifestyle, fit my personality.
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I think goals should never be easy, they should force you to work, even if they are uncomfortable at the time.
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I’ll be working with kids for the rest of my life.
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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.
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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 think everybody pees in the pool. It’s kind of a normal thing to do for swimmers.
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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 believe in God; I’m not saying I’m highly religious.
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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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Once I retire, I’m retiring. I’m done.
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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 listen to music before my competitions to get me pumped up. It helps me stay focused.
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I’m the same kind of guy before all this happened.
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I’ve never lifted a single weight in my life.
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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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Being compared to Ian Thorpe, that could be one of the greatest compliments you could ever get in swimming – being compared to him and Mark Spitz.
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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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