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 PHELPSThere 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.
More Michael Phelps Quotes
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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 used to always go to church on holidays, but I don’t go much any more.
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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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I want to go to the World Cup. I want to go to the Masters. I want to go anywhere.
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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 think to be – for me to be an American is – you know, it’s one of the greatest things in the world for – you know, for me just because I’ve been able to grow up with everything. The freedom. You know, in my eyes this is the greatest country in the world.
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There are too many kids who are drowning for lack of water safety. That’s something I’d like to do. Teaching kids to live an active lifestyle.
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For so long, I looked at myself as literally a kid who was talented who would go up and down the pool. That’s it. Nothing else. Very few people knew who I really was.
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Once I retire, I’m retiring. I’m done.
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I believe in God; I’m not saying I’m highly religious.
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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 listen to music before my competitions to get me pumped up. It helps me stay focused.
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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 won’t predict anything historic. But nothing is impossible.
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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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