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I’ve never lifted a single weight in my life.

Michael Phelps

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 PHELPS

Compare Compliment Greatness Oneself
I’ve never lifted a single weight in my life.
MICHAEL PHELPS

Muscle Myself Weight
I can only control my own performance. If I do my best, then I can feel good at the end of the day.
MICHAEL PHELPS

Best Control Day Feeling Goodness Myself Performance
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 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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Country Freedom Greatness Thinking World
If you want to be the best, you have to do things that other people aren’t willing to do.
MICHAEL PHELPS

Best Inspirational People Willing Yourself
I’ll be working with kids for the rest of my life.
MICHAEL PHELPS

Children Life Myself Work
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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Calories Diet Eat Energy Myself
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.
MICHAEL PHELPS

Friendship Give Up Growth Myself Willing
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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Goal Gold Myself Olympics World
I believe in God; I’m not saying I’m highly religious.
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Believe God Myself Religious
I got the stamina. I can close.
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Close Myself Power Strength
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.
MICHAEL PHELPS

Best Future Life Myself Option Place Reach
I listen to music before my competitions to get me pumped up. It helps me stay focused.
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Competition Focus Help Listening Music Myself
I used to always go to church on holidays, but I don’t go much any more.
MICHAEL PHELPS

Holiday Myself Religious
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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Excitement Kind Motion Myself Practice Time

I’ve never lifted a single weight in my life.

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