Swimming is normal for me. I’m relaxed. I’m comfortable, and I know my surroundings. It’s my home.
MICHAEL PHELPSI 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.
More Michael Phelps Quotes
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It’s cool just because I’ve had this dream of changing the sport of swimming and it’s finally happening.
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I still remember the days, not wanting to see anybody, not wanting to talk to anybody, really not wanting to live. I was on an express elevator to the bottom floor, wherever that might be.
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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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I can only control my own performance. If I do my best, then I can feel good at the end of the day.
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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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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.
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I always thought, it would be neat to make the Olympic team.
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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.
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Every day after I wake up, I think, ‘Wait, this can’t be real; I’m still going to wake up.’
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I have a lot of goals, but I think that I just want to take it day by day.
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If I didn’t swim my best, I’d think about it at school, at dinner, with my friends. It would drive me crazy.
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I want to retire how I want to retire – and I have a great opportunity to do that.
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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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My mom put me and my sisters in the water to feel comfortable, to have water safety.
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I believe in God; I’m not saying I’m highly religious.
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