I consider myself normal. I’ve spent 20 years in the pool. I consider that something that’s normal.
MICHAEL PHELPSPeople 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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It’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 want to retire how I want to retire – and I have a great opportunity to do that.
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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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The more you dream the more you achieve.
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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 haven’t swam in any of the rivers outside of Baltimore. I try to keep it in the pool.
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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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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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I’m the same kind of guy before all this happened.
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I’ve never lifted a single weight in my life.
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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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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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I’m so sick of the water.
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I can’t remember the last day I didn’t train.
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I 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.
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