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.
MICHAEL PHELPSThe more you dream the more you achieve.
More Michael Phelps Quotes
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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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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’ve been able to get an excitement back in the water.
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I always thought, it would be neat to make the Olympic team.
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I 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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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 feel most at home in the water. I disappear. That’s where I belong.
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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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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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My mom put me and my sisters in the water to feel comfortable, to have water safety.
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I believe in God; I’m not saying I’m highly religious.
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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 want to retire how I want to retire – and I have a great opportunity to do that.
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I can’t remember the last day I didn’t train.
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