Even in high school, I’d tell my mom I was sick of swimming and wanted to try to play golf. She wasn’t too happy. She’d say, ‘Think about this.’ And I’d always end up getting back in the pool.
MICHAEL PHELPSI 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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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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I listen to music before my competitions to get me pumped up. It helps me stay focused.
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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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I’m the same kind of guy before all this happened.
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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 consider myself normal. I’ve spent 20 years in the pool. I consider that something that’s normal.
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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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I have the opportunity to be part of swimming history. To take the sport to a new level would be an honor for me. There’s no better time to try this than now.
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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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My mom put me and my sisters in the water to feel comfortable, to have water safety.
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Every sponsor I’ve had has been something that fit my lifestyle, fit my personality.
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It doesn’t matter what else is going on. When you walk into your arena or your – whatever you excel at, you’re there to take care of the job that you have to do.
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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 want to go to the World Cup. I want to go to the Masters. I want to go anywhere.
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I am 26 and, and I don’t recover as fast as I have in the past.
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