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 PHELPSI think goals should never be easy, they should force you to work, even if they are uncomfortable at the time.
More Michael Phelps Quotes
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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 wouldn’t say anything is impossible. I think that everything is possible as long as you put your mind to it and put the work and time into it.
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Once I’m already in my room, I still have to open a door to get into my bed. It’s like a giant box. It’s like the boy in a bubble.
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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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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 live a pretty conservative life, so I probably really haven’t done anything crazy.
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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 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’m so sick of the water.
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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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Once I retire, I’m retiring. I’m done.
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I want to be able to look back and say, ‘I’ve done everything I can, and I was successful.’ I don’t want to look back and say I should have done this or that. I’d like to change things for the younger generation of swimmers coming along.
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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 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 have a lot of goals, but I think that I just want to take it day by day.
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