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.
MICHAEL PHELPSOnce I retire, I’m retiring. I’m done.
More Michael Phelps Quotes
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I’m so sick of the water.
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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’ve never lifted a single weight in my life.
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People say to me, ‘You’re so lucky. You get to see the world.’ But I don’t. I go to the hotel and to the pools and back again. That’s it.
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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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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 haven’t swam in any of the rivers outside of Baltimore. I try to keep it in the pool.
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I always thought, it would be neat to make the Olympic team.
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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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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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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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My mom put me and my sisters in the water to feel comfortable, to have water safety.
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If I didn’t swim my best, I’d think about it at school, at dinner, with my friends. It would drive me crazy.
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Any Olympic sport is great to watch.
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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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I can’t remember the last day I didn’t train.
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I live a pretty conservative life, so I probably really haven’t done anything crazy.
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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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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 used to always go to church on holidays, but I don’t go much any more.
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I consider myself normal. I’ve spent 20 years in the pool. I consider that something that’s normal.
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I like to just think of myself as a normal person who just has a passion, has a goal and a dream and goes out and does it. And that’s really how I’ve always lived my life.
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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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I try to separate my personal life from swimming.
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I’ve been able to get an excitement back in the water.
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Every sponsor I’ve had has been something that fit my lifestyle, fit my personality.
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