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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 Phelps

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.
MICHAEL PHELPS

Disappointment Gold Happiness Myself People
I got the stamina. I can close.
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Close Myself Power Strength
I try to separate my personal life from swimming.
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Life Myself Personal Separate Try
I want to go to the World Cup. I want to go to the Masters. I want to go anywhere.
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Competition Myself
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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Goal Gold Myself Olympics World
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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Accomplishment Comparison Decision Heart Known Mindset Myself
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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Best Crazy Drive Myself Swimming
I always thought, it would be neat to make the Olympic team.
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Myself Olympics Team Thinking
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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Myself Pool School Sports Swimming
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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Change Generation Myself Success Young
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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Children Identity Myself Person Talent
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 PHELPS

Life Myself Normal Person Thinking
I want to retire how I want to retire – and I have a great opportunity to do that.
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Greatness Myself Opportunity Retirement
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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Calories Diet Myself Possible Strict System
I’ll be working with kids for the rest of my life.
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Children Life Myself Work
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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Control Mindset Myself Possible Thinking Time

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