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 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.
More Michael Phelps Quotes
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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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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 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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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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I want to retire how I want to retire – and I have a great opportunity to do that.
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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 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 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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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’ve never lifted a single weight in my life.
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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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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 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’m the same kind of guy before all this happened.
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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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