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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.

Michael Phelps

I want to continue the sport of swimming. I’m not going to give up until I think it’s reached where I want it to go.
MICHAEL PHELPS

Myself Reach Sports Swimming
I think sometimes I guess you see records, say you want to get there and use that as motivation. In a way, it’s kind of cool if there is a possibility to rewrite history and be up there with the greats of Olympic history.
MICHAEL PHELPS

History Motivation Myself Olympics Possible Record Thinking
I try to separate my personal life from swimming.
MICHAEL PHELPS

Life Myself Personal Separate Try
Every day after I wake up, I think, ‘Wait, this can’t be real; I’m still going to wake up.’
MICHAEL PHELPS

Day Myself Thinking Wake Up
I listen to music before my competitions to get me pumped up. It helps me stay focused.
MICHAEL PHELPS

Competition Focus Help Listening Music Myself
If you want to be the best, you have to do things that other people aren’t willing to do.
MICHAEL PHELPS

Best Inspirational People Willing Yourself
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.
MICHAEL PHELPS

Best Future Life Myself Option Place Reach
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.
MICHAEL PHELPS

Control Mindset Myself Possible Thinking Time
I want to retire how I want to retire – and I have a great opportunity to do that.
MICHAEL PHELPS

Greatness Myself Opportunity Retirement
I have a lot of goals, but I think that I just want to take it day by day.
MICHAEL PHELPS

Day Goal Myself Thinking
I always thought, it would be neat to make the Olympic team.
MICHAEL PHELPS

Myself Olympics Team Thinking
If I didn’t swim my best, I’d think about it at school, at dinner, with my friends. It would drive me crazy.
MICHAEL PHELPS

Best Crazy Drive Myself Swimming
I 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.
MICHAEL PHELPS

Country Freedom Greatness Thinking World
I want to go to the World Cup. I want to go to the Masters. I want to go anywhere.
MICHAEL PHELPS

Competition Myself
I think goals should never be easy, they should force you to work, even if they are uncomfortable at the time.
MICHAEL PHELPS

Comfortable Easy Force Goal Thinking Time
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.
MICHAEL PHELPS

Accomplishment Comparison Decision Heart Known Mindset Myself

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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