I want to retire how I want to retire – and I have a great opportunity to do that.
MICHAEL PHELPSBeing 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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I’ll be working with kids for the rest of my life.
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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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I live a pretty conservative life, so I probably really haven’t done anything crazy.
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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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People say to me, ‘You’re so lucky. You get to see the world.’ But I don’t. I go to the hotel and to the pools and back again. That’s it.
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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 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 believe in God; I’m not saying I’m highly religious.
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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 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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You can’t put a limit on anything. The more you dream, the farther you get.
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I am 26 and, and I don’t recover as fast as I have in the past.
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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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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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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.
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Every sponsor I’ve had has been something that fit my lifestyle, fit my personality.
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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’ve never lifted a single weight in my life.
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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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I listen to music before my competitions to get me pumped up. It helps me stay focused.
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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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I want to go to the World Cup. I want to go to the Masters. I want to go anywhere.
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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 always thought, it would be neat to make the Olympic team.
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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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