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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.

Michael Phelps

I’ll be working with kids for the rest of my life.
MICHAEL PHELPS

Children Life Myself Work
I try to separate my personal life from swimming.
MICHAEL PHELPS

Life Myself Personal Separate Try
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.
MICHAEL PHELPS

Myself Olympics Sports Swimming
I haven’t swam in any of the rivers outside of Baltimore. I try to keep it in the pool.
MICHAEL PHELPS

Myself Pools River Swimming Try
The more you dream the more you achieve.
MICHAEL PHELPS

Achievement Dreams Inspirational One Liner
I won’t predict anything historic. But nothing is impossible.
MICHAEL PHELPS

History Impossible Myself Prediction
I want to test my maximum and see how much I can do. And I want to change the world of swimming.
MICHAEL PHELPS

Ability Change Endurance Myself Swimming Test World
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.
MICHAEL PHELPS

Day Expression Live Myself Remember Talk
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
If I didn’t swim my best, I’d think about it at school, at dinner, with my friends. It would drive me crazy.
MICHAEL PHELPS

Best Crazy Drive Myself Swimming
I want to retire how I want to retire – and I have a great opportunity to do that.
MICHAEL PHELPS

Greatness Myself Opportunity Retirement
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.
MICHAEL PHELPS

Change Generation Myself Success Young
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.
MICHAEL PHELPS

Children Drowning Lifestyle Safety Teaching Water
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 PHELPS

Country Freedom Greatness Thinking World
I want to go to the World Cup. I want to go to the Masters. I want to go anywhere.
MICHAEL PHELPS

Competition Myself
Every sponsor I’ve had has been something that fit my lifestyle, fit my personality.
MICHAEL PHELPS

Money Myself Personality

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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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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