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.
MICHAEL PHELPSI got the stamina. I can close.
More Michael Phelps Quotes
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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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Any Olympic sport is great to watch.
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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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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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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 have reached a place in my life where I need to sit down and say, ‘Well, what do I do? What’s best for me?’ I need to look into options for the future.
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I think the biggest things I am looking forward to is getting new faces into the sport. Getting kids who could be afraid of water to feel comfortable in the pool.
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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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I’ve never lifted a single weight in my life.
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I’m the same kind of guy before all this happened.
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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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Being compared to Ian Thorpe, that could be one of the greatest compliments you could ever get in swimming – being compared to him and Mark Spitz.
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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 listen to music before my competitions to get me pumped up. It helps me stay focused.
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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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