Quote

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

Change background

T
T
T

Change font

TAGS & TOPICS

Michael Phelps
Age: 39
Born: 1985
Born: June 30
Swimmer
Baltimore
Maryland
Michael Fred Phelps II
The Baltimore Bullet
Flying Fish
Always
Goes
Think
Passion
Thinking
Goal
Life
Dream
Like
Doe
Persons
Person
Lived
Really
Normal

More quotes by Michael Phelps

Image
My mom put me and my sisters in the water to feel comfortable, to have water safety.
Michael Phelps
Image
My strategy is that I actually have absolutely no strategy.
Michael Phelps
Image
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.
Michael Phelps
Image
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.
Michael Phelps
Image
Eat, sleep and swim, that's all I can do.
Michael Phelps
Image
Records are always made to be broken no matter what they are. Anybody can do anything that they set their mind to.
Michael Phelps
Image
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.
Michael Phelps
Image
If you put your mind to anything that you dream, you can achieve it.
Michael Phelps
Image
I got the stamina. I can close.
Michael Phelps
Image
I wanted to do something nobody ever did. This goes hand in hand with my goal of changing swimming.
Michael Phelps
Image
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.
Michael Phelps
Image
You can't put a limit on anything. The more you dream, the farther you get.
Michael Phelps
Image
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
Michael Phelps
Image
Swimming is normal for me. I'm relaxed. I'm comfortable, and I know my surroundings. It's my home.
Michael Phelps
Image
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.
Michael Phelps
Image
[Phelps] firmly denies that he takes drugs, suggesting that the notorious photo of him smoking from a bong was a one-time lapse of judgment.
Michael Phelps
Image
I think with practice, you can being whatever you want to be, and with a goal you can go in any direction that you want to go in.
Michael Phelps
Image
Swimming is fun. It's a lot funner than golf.
Michael Phelps
Image
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.
Michael Phelps
Image
If you want to be the best you have to do things that other people aren't willing to do.
Michael Phelps