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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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Michael Phelps
Age: 39
Born: 1985
Born: June 30
Swimmer
Baltimore
Maryland
Michael Fred Phelps II
The Baltimore Bullet
Flying Fish
Firsts
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We're all a little tired.
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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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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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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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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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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 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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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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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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If you put your mind to anything that you dream, you can achieve it.
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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 you say can't you're restricting what you can do or ever will do.
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I like to get in my own world. When I'm getting ready for a meet, I always have headphones on, listening to rap music to get myself fired up
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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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I've been able to get an excitement back in the water.
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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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I think goals should never be easy, they should force you to work, even if they are uncomfortable at the time.
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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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Once I retire, I'm retiring. I'm done.
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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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