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.
MICHAEL PHELPSI used to always go to church on holidays, but I don’t go much any more.
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It’s cool just because I’ve had this dream of changing the sport of swimming and it’s finally happening.
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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 want to retire how I want to retire – and I have a great opportunity to do that.
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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 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 you want to be the best, you have to do things that other people aren’t willing to do.
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Every sponsor I’ve had has been something that fit my lifestyle, fit my personality.
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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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My mom put me and my sisters in the water to feel comfortable, to have water safety.
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I’m the same kind of guy before all this happened.
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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 haven’t swam in any of the rivers outside of Baltimore. I try to keep it in the pool.
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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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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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Swimming is normal for me. I’m relaxed. I’m comfortable, and I know my surroundings. It’s my home.
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