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 PHELPSIt’s cool just because I’ve had this dream of changing the sport of swimming and it’s finally happening.
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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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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 got the stamina. I can close.
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I usually try to eat lot of calories. With so many events, it is important to sustain a high level of energy through the entire meet. I usually eat two hours before a meet.
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I’ll be working with kids for the rest of my life.
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The more you dream the more you achieve.
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I’ve been able to get an excitement back in the water.
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I think goals should never be easy, they should force you to work, even if they are uncomfortable at the time.
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I live a pretty conservative life, so I probably really haven’t done anything crazy.
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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’ve never lifted a single weight in my life.
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I haven’t swam in any of the rivers outside of Baltimore. I try to keep it in the pool.
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Every day after I wake up, I think, ‘Wait, this can’t be real; I’m still going to wake up.’
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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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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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