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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.

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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
Mark
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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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Not having to travel and being able to settle in has helped me in training life and school life. I've learned to get a grip and take care of myself.
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You can't put a limit anything.
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It's not how you start, but it's how you finish.
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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 don't want to be the next Mark Spitz I want to be the first Michael Phelps
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I can't remember the last day I didn't train.
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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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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 consider myself normal. I've spent 20 years in the pool. I consider that something that's normal.
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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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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.
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I always thought, it would be neat to make the Olympic team.
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I'm satisfied in a way because this is an eye opener for me, ... I didn't have the success I've always been able to have. I learned a lot.
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Before, it came easy for me. I don't have two speeds anymore. I need to focus on the small things that I once took for granted.
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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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Before the (Olympic) trials I was doing a lot of relaxing exercises and visualization. And I think that that helped me to get a feel of what it was gonna be like when I got there. I knew that I had done everything that I could to get ready for that meet, both physically and mentally
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Yeah, my friends call me Mike, Michael or just my last name.
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Dream as big as you can dream, and anything is possible.
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