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.
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’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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The more you dream the more you achieve.
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I got the stamina. I can close.
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You can’t put a limit on anything. The more you dream, the farther you get.
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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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I want to go to the World Cup. I want to go to the Masters. I want to go anywhere.
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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 have reached a place in my life where I need to sit down and say, ‘Well, what do I do? What’s best for me?’ I need to look into options for the future.
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I try to separate my personal life from swimming.
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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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I’m so sick of the water.
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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 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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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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