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I listen to music before my competitions to get me pumped up. It helps me stay focused.

Michael Phelps

I used to always go to church on holidays, but I don’t go much any more.
MICHAEL PHELPS

Holiday Myself Religious
You can’t put a limit on anything. The more you dream, the farther you get.
MICHAEL PHELPS

Dreams Inspirational Limitation Motivational
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
Once I’m already in my room, I still have to open a door to get into my bed. It’s like a giant box. It’s like the boy in a bubble.
MICHAEL PHELPS

Boy Myself Open Room
I have a lot of goals, but I think that I just want to take it day by day.
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Day Goal Myself Thinking
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.
MICHAEL PHELPS

Life Myself Normal Person Thinking
I want to test my maximum and see how much I can do. And I want to change the world of swimming.
MICHAEL PHELPS

Ability Change Endurance Myself Swimming Test World
I’ve been able to get an excitement back in the water.
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Excitement Myself Water
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.
MICHAEL PHELPS

Calories Diet Eat Energy Myself
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 PHELPS

Fast Learning Myself Reference Show
I want to go to the World Cup. I want to go to the Masters. I want to go anywhere.
MICHAEL PHELPS

Competition 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.
MICHAEL PHELPS

Children Identity Myself Person Talent
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.
MICHAEL PHELPS

Friendship Give Up Growth Myself Willing
There are too many kids who are drowning for lack of water safety. That’s something I’d like to do. Teaching kids to live an active lifestyle.
MICHAEL PHELPS

Children Drowning Lifestyle Safety Teaching Water
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 listen to music before my competitions to get me pumped up. It helps me stay focused.
MICHAEL PHELPS

Competition Focus Help Listening Music Myself

I listen to music before my competitions to get me pumped up. It helps me stay focused.

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