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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
Maryland
Michael Fred Phelps II
The Baltimore Bullet
Flying Fish
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Kind
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Being able to do something that's never been done before, that's what I've always wanted to do. . . . There was nothing that was going to stand in my way of being the first.
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My strategy is that I actually have absolutely no strategy.
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If you want to be the best you have to do things that other people aren't willing to do.
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Records are always made to be broken no matter what they are. Anybody can do anything that they set their mind to.
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If I didn't swim my best, I'd think about it at school, at dinner, with my friends. It would drive me crazy.
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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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I want to test my maximum and see how much I can do. And I want to change the world of swimming.
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My mom put me and my sisters in the water to feel comfortable, to have water safety.
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It's not how you start, but it's how you finish.
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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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The only reason I started swimming was for water safety. Then, once I started falling in love with sports, I got more comfortable with it.
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Yeah, my friends call me Mike, Michael or just my last name.
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It doesn't matter what else is going on. When you walk into your arena or your - whatever you excel at, you're there to take care of the job that you have to do.
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What does God mean to me? I guess I was made the way I am for some reason, and I've been able to find the talent I have, and I've been able to use it, so I'm grateful for that. I believe in God [but] I'm not saying I'm highly religious.
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I want to go to the World Cup. I want to go to the Masters. I want to go... anywhere.
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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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Nothing is impossible. With so many people saying it couldn't be done, all it takes is an imagination.
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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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You can't put a limit on anything. The more you dream, the farther you get.
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