I like to just think of myself as a normal person who just has a passion, has a goal and a dream and goes out and does it. And that’s really how I’ve always lived my life.
MICHAEL PHELPSI think sometimes I guess you see records, say you want to get there and use that as motivation. In a way, it’s kind of cool if there is a possibility to rewrite history and be up there with the greats of Olympic history.
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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 live a pretty conservative life, so I probably really haven’t done anything crazy.
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If I bring back only one gold people are going to say it’s a disappointment. But not too many of them own an Olympic gold medal so if I get one I’m going to be happy.
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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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There 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.
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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 can only control my own performance. If I do my best, then I can feel good at the end of the day.
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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 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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If you want to be the best, you have to do things that other people aren’t willing to do.
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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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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’m so sick of the water.
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I can’t remember the last day I didn’t train.
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Once I retire, I’m retiring. I’m done.
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