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 PHELPSI used to always go to church on holidays, but I don’t go much any more.
More Michael Phelps Quotes
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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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You can’t put a limit on anything. The more you dream, the farther you get.
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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.
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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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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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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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I got the stamina. I can close.
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Every sponsor I’ve had has been something that fit my lifestyle, fit my personality.
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I live a pretty conservative life, so I probably really haven’t done anything crazy.
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Once I retire, I’m retiring. I’m done.
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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 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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I always thought, it would be neat to make the Olympic team.
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Any Olympic sport is great to watch.
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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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