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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

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Michael Phelps
Age: 39
Born: 1985
Born: June 30
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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.
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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 treat every race the same. We all wanted to swim fast today and give something back to the crowd.
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If you put your mind to anything that you dream, you can achieve it.
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I can't remember the last day I didn't train.
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You can't put a limit on anything. The more you dream, the farther you get.
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I'm the same kind of guy before all this happened.
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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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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 wanted to do something nobody ever did. This goes hand in hand with my goal of changing swimming.
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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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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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If you want to be the best you have to do things that other people aren't willing to do.
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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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This is the first medal I've ever won in an international meet. For it to be gold is incredible. It feels great. I can't explain it.
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It's the Olympics. If you can't get up to swim early in the morning, don't go.
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Once I retire, I'm retiring. I'm done.
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It's tough to put into words right now, but I finished my career how I wanted to. Through the ups and downs of my career I've still been able to do everything that I've ever wanted to accomplish.
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The one thing that's common to all successful people: They make a habit of doing things that unsuccessful people don't like to do.
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Yeah, my friends call me Mike, Michael or just my last name.
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