I think goals should never be easy, they should force you to work, even if they are uncomfortable at the time.
MICHAEL PHELPSI want to test my maximum and see how much I can do. And I want to change the world of swimming.
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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My mom put me and my sisters in the water to feel comfortable, to have water safety.
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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 can’t remember the last day I didn’t train.
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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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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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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’m so sick of the water.
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I think everybody pees in the pool. It’s kind of a normal thing to do for swimmers.
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You can’t put a limit on anything. The more you dream, the farther you get.
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Every sponsor I’ve had has been something that fit my lifestyle, fit my personality.
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Growing up in high school, I wasn’t hanging out with friends every day or on the weekends. Doing normal high school kid things was something I was willing to give up.
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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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It doesn’t matter what else is going on. When you walk into your arena or your – whatever you excel at, you’re there to take care of the job that you have to do.
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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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