I can only control my own performance. If I do my best, then I can feel good at the end of the day.
MICHAEL PHELPSMy mom put me and my sisters in the water to feel comfortable, to have water safety.
More Michael Phelps Quotes
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I have a lot of goals, but I think that I just want to take it day by day.
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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.
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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.
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Every day after I wake up, I think, ‘Wait, this can’t be real; I’m still going to wake up.’
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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 always thought, it would be neat to make the Olympic team.
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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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My mom put me and my sisters in the water to feel comfortable, to have water safety.
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I think goals should never be easy, they should force you to work, even if they are uncomfortable at the time.
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People say to me, ‘You’re so lucky. You get to see the world.’ But I don’t. I go to the hotel and to the pools and back again. That’s it.
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I think sometimes I guess you see records, say you want to get there and use that as motivation. In a way, it’s kind of cool if there is a possibility to rewrite history and be up there with the greats of Olympic history.
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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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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 consider myself normal. I’ve spent 20 years in the pool. I consider that something that’s normal.
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For the millionth time, I’m retired. I keep saying it, and people keep answering, ‘Well, maybe he doesn’t mean it this time.’ But I do.
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