I think to be – for me to be an American is – you know, it’s one of the greatest things in the world for – you know, for me just because I’ve been able to grow up with everything. The freedom. You know, in my eyes this is the greatest country in the world.
MICHAEL PHELPSThere 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.
More Michael Phelps Quotes
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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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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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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 can’t remember the last day I didn’t train.
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I feel most at home in the water. I disappear. That’s where I belong.
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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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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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Once I retire, I’m retiring. I’m done.
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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 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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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.
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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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I believe in God; I’m not saying I’m highly religious.
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I’m so sick of the water.
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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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