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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.
Michael Phelps
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Michael Phelps
Age: 39
Born: 1985
Born: June 30
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Michael Fred Phelps II
The Baltimore Bullet
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If you say can't you're restricting what you can do or ever will do.
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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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