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.
MICHAEL PHELPSI’ve never lifted a single weight in my life.
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I’ve never lifted a single weight in my life.
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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 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 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.
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If you want to be the best, you have to do things that other people aren’t willing to do.
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I’ll be working with kids for the rest of my life.
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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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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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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 believe in God; I’m not saying I’m highly religious.
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I got the stamina. I can close.
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I have reached a place in my life where I need to sit down and say, ‘Well, what do I do? What’s best for me?’ I need to look into options for the future.
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I listen to music before my competitions to get me pumped up. It helps me stay focused.
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I used to always go to church on holidays, but I don’t go much any more.
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There were times I wouldn’t come to practice, because it didn’t excite me. It wasn’t interesting. I was kind of going through the motions.
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