I believe in God; I’m not saying I’m highly religious.
MICHAEL PHELPSIf I didn’t swim my best, I’d think about it at school, at dinner, with my friends. It would drive me crazy.
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For so long, I looked at myself as literally a kid who was talented who would go up and down the pool. That’s it. Nothing else. Very few people knew who I really was.
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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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I learned how fast you can go from being an international hero to being a reference in a joke on a late night talk show.
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Once I’m already in my room, I still have to open a door to get into my bed. It’s like a giant box. It’s like the boy in a bubble.
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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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Any Olympic sport is great to watch.
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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 try to separate my personal life from swimming.
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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 am 26 and, and I don’t recover as fast as I have in the past.
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I eat pretty much whatever I want. I don’t have a strict diet. It’s all about cramming in as many calories into my system as I possibly can.
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Every sponsor I’ve had has been something that fit my lifestyle, fit my personality.
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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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I want to retire how I want to retire – and I have a great opportunity to do that.
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It’s cool just because I’ve had this dream of changing the sport of swimming and it’s finally happening.
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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’ve been able to get an excitement back in the water.
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I haven’t swam in any of the rivers outside of Baltimore. I try to keep it in the pool.
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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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I think the biggest things I am looking forward to is getting new faces into the sport. Getting kids who could be afraid of water to feel comfortable in the pool.
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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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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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I’ll be working with kids for the rest of my life.
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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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I want to go to the World Cup. I want to go to the Masters. I want to go anywhere.
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I have the opportunity to be part of swimming history. To take the sport to a new level would be an honor for me. There’s no better time to try this than now.
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