I always thought, it would be neat to make the Olympic team.
MICHAEL PHELPSI think to be – for me to be an American is – you know, it’s one of the greatest things in the world for – you know, for me just because I’ve been able to grow up with everything. The freedom. You know, in my eyes this is the greatest country in the world.
More Michael Phelps Quotes
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You can’t put a limit on anything. The more you dream, the farther you get.
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I’ve never lifted a single weight in my life.
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Growing up in high school, I wasn’t hanging out with friends every day or on the weekends. Doing normal high school kid things was something I was willing to give up.
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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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Every sponsor I’ve had has been something that fit my lifestyle, fit my personality.
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I’m so sick of the water.
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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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I feel most at home in the water. I disappear. That’s where I belong.
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Any Olympic sport is great to watch.
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I am 26 and, and I don’t recover as fast as I have in the past.
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My goal is one Olympic gold medal. Not many people in this world can say, ‘I’m an Olympic gold medalist.’
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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 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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I eat pretty much whatever I want. I don’t have a strict diet. It’s all about cramming in as many calories into my system as I possibly can.
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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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