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I know it won’t be eight medals again. If you want to compare me to that, that’s your decision, not mine. I’m going out there to try to accomplish the things that I have in my mind and in my heart.

Michael Phelps

I consider myself normal. I’ve spent 20 years in the pool. I consider that something that’s normal.
MICHAEL PHELPS

Myself Normal Water
I haven’t swam in any of the rivers outside of Baltimore. I try to keep it in the pool.
MICHAEL PHELPS

Myself Pools River Swimming Try
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 PHELPS

Day Expression Live Myself Remember Talk
Swimming is normal for me. I’m relaxed. I’m comfortable, and I know my surroundings. It’s my home.
MICHAEL PHELPS

Comfortable Feeling Home Myself Normal
I wouldn’t say anything is impossible. I think that everything is possible as long as you put your mind to it and put the work and time into it.
MICHAEL PHELPS

Impossible Inspirational Myself Possible
I think goals should never be easy, they should force you to work, even if they are uncomfortable at the time.
MICHAEL PHELPS

Comfortable Easy Force Goal Thinking Time
It’s cool just because I’ve had this dream of changing the sport of swimming and it’s finally happening.
MICHAEL PHELPS

Change Dreams Sports
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.
MICHAEL PHELPS

Best Future Life Myself Option Place Reach
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.
MICHAEL PHELPS

Calories Diet Eat Energy Myself
I’ve never lifted a single weight in my life.
MICHAEL PHELPS

Muscle Myself Weight
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.
MICHAEL PHELPS

Myself Reach Sports Swimming
I want to retire how I want to retire – and I have a great opportunity to do that.
MICHAEL PHELPS

Greatness Myself Opportunity Retirement
My goal is one Olympic gold medal. Not many people in this world can say, ‘I’m an Olympic gold medalist.’
MICHAEL PHELPS

Goal Gold Myself Olympics World
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 PHELPS

Excitement Kind Motion Myself Practice 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.
MICHAEL PHELPS

Calories Diet Myself Possible Strict System
I want to go to the World Cup. I want to go to the Masters. I want to go anywhere.
MICHAEL PHELPS

Competition Myself

I know it won’t be eight medals again. If you want to compare me to that, that’s your decision, not mine. I’m going out there to try to accomplish the things that I have in my mind and in my heart.

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I know it won’t be eight medals again. If you want to compare me to that, that’s your decision, not mine. I’m going out there to try to accomplish the things that I have in my mind and in my heart.

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