It’s cool just because I’ve had this dream of changing the sport of swimming and it’s finally happening.
MICHAEL PHELPSEvery day after I wake up, I think, ‘Wait, this can’t be real; I’m still going to wake up.’
More Michael Phelps Quotes
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I’m so sick of the water.
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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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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 used to always go to church on holidays, but I don’t go much any more.
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The more you dream the more you achieve.
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My mom put me and my sisters in the water to feel comfortable, to have water safety.
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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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Any Olympic sport is great to watch.
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I always thought, it would be neat to make the Olympic team.
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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 think goals should never be easy, they should force you to work, even if they are uncomfortable at the time.
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This is my 20th year in the sport. I’ve known swimming and that’s it. I don’t want to swim past age 30; if I continue after this Olympics, and come back in 2016, I’ll be 31. I’m looking forward to being able to see the other side of the fence.
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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 won’t predict anything historic. But nothing is impossible.
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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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