I feel most at home in the water. I disappear. That’s where I belong.
MICHAEL PHELPSI 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.
More Michael Phelps Quotes
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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 always thought, it would be neat to make the Olympic team.
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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 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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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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I consider myself normal. I’ve spent 20 years in the pool. I consider that something that’s normal.
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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.
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I’ll be working with kids for the rest of my life.
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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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Once I retire, I’m retiring. I’m done.
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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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I listen to music before my competitions to get me pumped up. It helps me stay focused.
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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 used to always go to church on holidays, but I don’t go much any more.
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Any Olympic sport is great to watch.
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