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.
MICHAEL PHELPSI feel most at home in the water. I disappear. That’s where I belong.
More Michael Phelps Quotes
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My goal is one Olympic gold medal. Not many people in this world can say, ‘I’m an Olympic gold medalist.’
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I want to continue the sport of swimming. I’m not going to give up until I think it’s reached where I want it to go.
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I won’t predict anything historic. But nothing is impossible.
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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 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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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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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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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 try to separate my personal life from swimming.
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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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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’ll be working with kids for the rest of my life.
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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 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 feel most at home in the water. I disappear. That’s where I belong.
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