I listen to music before my competitions to get me pumped up. It helps me stay focused.
MICHAEL PHELPSFor the millionth time, I’m retired. I keep saying it, and people keep answering, ‘Well, maybe he doesn’t mean it this time.’ But I do.
More Michael Phelps Quotes
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I’m the same kind of guy before all this happened.
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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 live a pretty conservative life, so I probably really haven’t done anything crazy.
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I consider myself normal. I’ve spent 20 years in the pool. I consider that something that’s normal.
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Every sponsor I’ve had has been something that fit my lifestyle, fit my personality.
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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.
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I’ve never lifted a single weight in my life.
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I want to test my maximum and see how much I can do. And I want to change the world of swimming.
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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 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 won’t predict anything historic. But nothing is impossible.
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I’ll be working with kids for the rest of my life.
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I haven’t swam in any of the rivers outside of Baltimore. I try to keep it in the pool.
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I have the opportunity to be part of swimming history. To take the sport to a new level would be an honor for me. There’s no better time to try this than now.
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I want to be able to look back and say, ‘I’ve done everything I can, and I was successful.’ I don’t want to look back and say I should have done this or that. I’d like to change things for the younger generation of swimmers coming along.
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