I am 26 and, and I don’t recover as fast as I have in the past.
MICHAEL PHELPSI try to separate my personal life from swimming.
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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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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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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 day after I wake up, I think, ‘Wait, this can’t be real; I’m still going to wake up.’
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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 won’t predict anything historic. But nothing is impossible.
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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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I try to separate my personal life from swimming.
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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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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 want to retire how I want to retire – and I have a great opportunity to do that.
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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 can’t remember the last day I didn’t train.
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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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Once I’m already in my room, I still have to open a door to get into my bed. It’s like a giant box. It’s like the boy in a bubble.
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