Michael Phelps Quotes

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Michael Phelps

Profession : Athlete

Birth : June 30, 1985

I believe in God; I'm not saying I'm highly religious.

Michael Phelps

I think goals should never be easy, they should force you to work, even if they are uncomfortable at the time.

Michael Phelps

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.

Michael Phelps

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.

Michael Phelps

I can only control my own performance. If I do my best, then I can feel good at the end of the day.

Michael Phelps

Swimming is normal for me. I'm relaxed. I'm comfortable, and I know my surroundings. It's my home.

Michael Phelps

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.

Michael Phelps

It's cool just because I've had this dream of changing the sport of swimming and it's finally happening.

Michael Phelps

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.

Michael Phelps

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.

Michael Phelps

If you want to be the best, you have to do things that other people aren't willing to do.

Michael Phelps

The more you dream the more you achieve.

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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.

Michael Phelps

I feel most at home in the water. I disappear. That's where I belong.

Michael Phelps

I can't remember the last day I didn't train.

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I'm the same kind of guy before all this happened.

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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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My goal is one Olympic gold medal. Not many people in this world can say, 'I'm an Olympic gold medalist.'

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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 got the stamina. I can close.

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