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

Michael Phelps

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.
MICHAEL PHELPS

Care Chaos Control Manage Walk Yourself
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 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 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 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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Calories Diet Myself Possible Strict System
I can’t remember the last day I didn’t train.
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Myself Remember Training
Being compared to Ian Thorpe, that could be one of the greatest compliments you could ever get in swimming – being compared to him and Mark Spitz.
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Compare Compliment Greatness Oneself
I want to retire how I want to retire – and I have a great opportunity to do that.
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Greatness Myself Opportunity Retirement
I’ve been able to get an excitement back in the water.
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Excitement Myself Water
I try to separate my personal life from swimming.
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Life Myself Personal Separate Try
I consider myself normal. I’ve spent 20 years in the pool. I consider that something that’s normal.
MICHAEL PHELPS

Myself Normal Water
My mom put me and my sisters in the water to feel comfortable, to have water safety.
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Comfortable Feeling Mom Myself Safety Water
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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Disappointment Gold Happiness Myself People
I’m so sick of the water.
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Myself Sick Water
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 haven’t swam in any of the rivers outside of Baltimore. I try to keep it in the pool.
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Myself Pools River Swimming Try

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

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