I want to continue the sport of swimming. I’m not going to give up until I think it’s reached where I want it to go.
MICHAEL PHELPSEven 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 used to always go to church on holidays, but I don’t go much any more.
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The more you dream the more you achieve.
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I got the stamina. I can close.
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I won’t predict anything historic. But nothing is impossible.
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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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I’m so sick of the water.
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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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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 live a pretty conservative life, so I probably really haven’t done anything crazy.
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I’ve been able to get an excitement back in the water.
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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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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 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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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’ll be working with kids for the rest of my life.
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