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.
MICHAEL PHELPSI 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.
More Michael Phelps Quotes
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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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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’m so sick of the water.
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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 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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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 think goals should never be easy, they should force you to work, even if they are uncomfortable at the time.
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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 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.
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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 feel most at home in the water. I disappear. That’s where I belong.
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I got the stamina. I can close.
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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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I’ll be working with kids for the rest of my life.
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I try to separate my personal life from swimming.
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