Michael Phelps Quotes

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.
Every day after I wake up, I think, 'Wait... this can't be real; I'm still going to wake up.'
I always thought, it would be neat to make the Olympic team.
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.
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.
I think that everything is possible as long as you put your mind to it and you put the work and time into it. I think your mind really controls everything.
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.
I want to test my maximum and see how much I can do. And I want to change the world of swimming.
I won't predict anything historic. But nothing is impossible.
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.
I'm the same kind of guy before all this happened.
If I didn't swim my best, I'd think about it at school, at dinner, with my friends. It would drive me crazy.
My goal is one Olympic gold medal. Not many people in this world can say, 'I'm an Olympic gold medalist.'
Swimming is normal for me. I'm relaxed. I'm comfortable, and I know my surroundings. It's my home.
There is a one woman in China that claimed she paid $50 to get my e-mail address. It was pretty shocking. I got one this morning from Scotland. A girl's requesting a signed photo of me.
You can't put a limit on anything. The more you dream, the farther you get.
And, you know, being able to wear the stars and stripes, when you step up on one of the blocks or, you know, when you step off of an airplane or when you hear the national anthem play, you know, it's one of the greatest feelings in the world because you know that there are people at home who are supporting you and watching you.
Any Olympic sport is great to watch.
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.
Every sponsor I've had has been something that fit my lifestyle, fit my personality.
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