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.
MICHAEL PHELPSI eat pretty much whatever I want. I don’t have a strict diet. It’s all about cramming in as many calories into my system as I possibly can.
More Michael Phelps Quotes
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I can’t remember the last day I didn’t train.
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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 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 believe in God; I’m not saying I’m highly religious.
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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 live a pretty conservative life, so I probably really haven’t done anything crazy.
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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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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 think goals should never be easy, they should force you to work, even if they are uncomfortable at the time.
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I’ve never lifted a single weight in my life.
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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.
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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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Being compared to Ian Thorpe, that could be one of the greatest compliments you could ever get in swimming – being compared to him and Mark Spitz.
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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 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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