I live a pretty conservative life, so I probably really haven’t done anything crazy.
MICHAEL PHELPSBeing 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.
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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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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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Every sponsor I’ve had has been something that fit my lifestyle, fit my personality.
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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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I am 26 and, and I don’t recover as fast as I have in the past.
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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 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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Any Olympic sport is great to watch.
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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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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.
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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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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.
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I won’t predict anything historic. But nothing is impossible.
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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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