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.
MICHAEL PHELPSI want to go to the World Cup. I want to go to the Masters. I want to go anywhere.
More Michael Phelps Quotes
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I’ve never lifted a single weight in my life.
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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 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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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 want to continue the sport of swimming. I’m not going to give up until I think it’s reached where I want it to go.
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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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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 can’t remember the last day I didn’t train.
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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.
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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’m so sick of the water.
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Swimming is normal for me. I’m relaxed. I’m comfortable, and I know my surroundings. It’s my home.
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If you want to be the best, you have to do things that other people aren’t willing to do.
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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 feel most at home in the water. I disappear. That’s where I belong.
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