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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

Every sponsor I’ve had has been something that fit my lifestyle, fit my personality.
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Money Myself Personality
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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Comfortable Easy Force Goal Thinking Time
I always thought, it would be neat to make the Olympic team.
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Myself Olympics Team Thinking
Once I retire, I’m retiring. I’m done.
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Myself Retirement
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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Comfortable Face Feeling Myself Sports Thinking Water
The more you dream the more you achieve.
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Achievement Dreams Inspirational One Liner
Swimming is normal for me. I’m relaxed. I’m comfortable, and I know my surroundings. It’s my home.
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Comfortable Feeling Home Myself Normal
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
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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End Myself Retirement Time
I’m so sick of the water.
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Myself Sick Water
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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Boy Myself Open Room
I live a pretty conservative life, so I probably really haven’t done anything crazy.
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Conservatism Crazy Life Live Pretty
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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Best Control Day Feeling Goodness Myself Performance
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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Calories Diet Myself Possible Strict System
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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Fast Learning Myself Reference Show
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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Hotel Luck Myself People Pool
You can’t put a limit on anything. The more you dream, the farther you get.
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Dreams Inspirational Limitation Motivational
I consider myself normal. I’ve spent 20 years in the pool. I consider that something that’s normal.
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Myself Normal Water
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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History Motivation Myself Olympics Possible Record Thinking
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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Day Myself Thinking Wake Up
I want to continue the sport of swimming. I’m not going to give up until I think it’s reached where I want it to go.
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Myself Reach Sports Swimming
I wouldn’t say anything is impossible. I think that everything is possible as long as you put your mind to it and put the work and time into it.
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Impossible Inspirational Myself Possible
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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History Honor Level Myself Opportunity Swimming Time Try
I can’t remember the last day I didn’t train.
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Myself Remember Training
I got the stamina. I can close.
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Close Myself Power Strength
I think everybody pees in the pool. It’s kind of a normal thing to do for swimmers.
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Myself Normal Thinking Weird
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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Accomplishment Comparison Decision Heart Known Mindset Myself

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