I haven’t swam in any of the rivers outside of Baltimore. I try to keep it in the pool.
MICHAEL PHELPSI think everybody pees in the pool. It’s kind of a normal thing to do for swimmers.
More Michael Phelps Quotes
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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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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.
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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 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 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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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 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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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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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 feel most at home in the water. I disappear. That’s where I belong.
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I have a lot of goals, but I think that I just want to take it day by day.
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I believe in God; I’m not saying I’m highly religious.
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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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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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