I believe in God; I’m not saying I’m highly religious.
MICHAEL PHELPSMy goal is one Olympic gold medal. Not many people in this world can say, ‘I’m an Olympic gold medalist.’
More Michael Phelps Quotes
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I won’t predict anything historic. But nothing is impossible.
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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 used to always go to church on holidays, but I don’t go much any more.
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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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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.
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People say to me, ‘You’re so lucky. You get to see the world.’ But I don’t. I go to the hotel and to the pools and back again. That’s it.
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Every sponsor I’ve had has been something that fit my lifestyle, fit my personality.
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I want to test my maximum and see how much I can do. And I want to change the world of swimming.
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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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I feel most at home in the water. I disappear. That’s where I belong.
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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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If you want to be the best, you have to do things that other people aren’t willing to do.
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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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I always thought, it would be neat to make the Olympic team.
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