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I'm the same kind of guy before all this happened.
Michael Phelps
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Michael Phelps
Age: 39
Born: 1985
Born: June 30
Swimmer
Baltimore
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Michael Fred Phelps II
The Baltimore Bullet
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I've always been fortunate in that I've been able to put myself in my own zone and relax. It comes naturally. I'm lucky to be that way
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Yeah, my friends call me Mike, Michael or just my last name.
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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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At a very young age, I wrote down the goals that I had so I could always see what I wanted to accomplish. And I would look at that goal sheet and think I still want to do this.So I'd decide I'm not quitting.
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I try to separate my personal life from swimming.
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Other nights ... I visualize to the point that I know exactly what I want to do: dive, glide, stroke, flip, reach the wall, hit the split time to the hundredth, then swim back again for as many times as I need to finish the race.
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I wanted to do something nobody ever did. This goes hand in hand with my goal of changing swimming.
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I wanted to get the fastest time in the world this year, but with everything going on, it's a pretty decent swim, ... I knew I was under world record pace. You could tell by the crowd. You can always tell at these meets when something good is going on because of the crowd.
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Dream as big as you can dream, and anything is possible.
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I treat every race the same. We all wanted to swim fast today and give something back to the crowd.
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I always have on my headphones to block out all of the other distractions and I'm just focused on doing the best that I can.... There a few of them ... DMX Party Up ... Mack 10 BC and Ice Cube Connected for Life. I also listen to the Eminem CD ...whichever song really gets me going that night
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If you're not on your 'A' game in our workouts every day, you're going to get absolutely smoked.
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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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If I want to achieve the goals I've set, I've got to be in tip-top shape.
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I got the stamina. I can close.
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Things can change in the blink of an eye!
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When you use your imagination anything can happen.
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