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Michael Phelps

I think sometimes I guess you see records, say you want to get there and use that as motivation. In a way, it’s kind of cool if there is a possibility to rewrite history and be up there with the greats of Olympic history.
MICHAEL PHELPS

History Motivation Myself Olympics Possible Record Thinking
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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Fast Learning Myself Reference Show
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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Day Expression Live Myself Remember Talk
I consider myself normal. I’ve spent 20 years in the pool. I consider that something that’s normal.
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Myself Normal Water
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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Best Future Life Myself Option Place Reach
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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Compare Compliment Greatness Oneself
I haven’t swam in any of the rivers outside of Baltimore. I try to keep it in the pool.
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Myself Pools River Swimming Try
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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End Myself Retirement Time
I’m the same kind of guy before all this happened.
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Kind Man Myself
I want to retire how I want to retire – and I have a great opportunity to do that.
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Greatness Myself Opportunity Retirement
Swimming is normal for me. I’m relaxed. I’m comfortable, and I know my surroundings. It’s my home.
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Comfortable Feeling Home Myself Normal
I’ve never lifted a single weight in my life.
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Muscle Myself Weight
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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Ability Change Endurance Myself Swimming Test World
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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Disappointment Gold Happiness Myself People
I can’t remember the last day I didn’t train.
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Myself Remember Training
My mom put me and my sisters in the water to feel comfortable, to have water safety.
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Comfortable Feeling Mom Myself Safety Water
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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Comfortable Easy Force Goal Thinking Time
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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Myself Olympics Sports Swimming
I think everybody pees in the pool. It’s kind of a normal thing to do for swimmers.
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Myself Normal Thinking Weird
I always thought, it would be neat to make the Olympic team.
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Myself Olympics Team Thinking
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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Control Mindset Myself Possible Thinking Time
I 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.
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Calories Diet Myself Possible Strict System
I believe in God; I’m not saying I’m highly religious.
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Believe God Myself Religious
I live a pretty conservative life, so I probably really haven’t done anything crazy.
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Conservatism Crazy Life Live Pretty
I think the biggest things I am looking forward to is getting new faces into the sport. Getting kids who could be afraid of water to feel comfortable in the pool.
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Comfortable Face Feeling Myself Sports Thinking Water
There were times I wouldn’t come to practice, because it didn’t excite me. It wasn’t interesting. I was kind of going through the motions.
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Excitement Kind Motion Myself Practice Time
I have a lot of goals, but I think that I just want to take it day by day.
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Day Goal Myself Thinking

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