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Being able to do something that's never been done before, that's what I've always wanted to do. . . . There was nothing that was going to stand in my way of being the first.
Michael Phelps
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Michael Phelps
Age: 39
Born: 1985
Born: June 30
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Baltimore
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Michael Fred Phelps II
The Baltimore Bullet
Flying Fish
Nothing
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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 think to be - for me to be an American is - you know, it's one of the greatest things in the world for - you know, for me just because I've been able to grow up with everything. The freedom. You know, in my eyes this is the greatest country in the world.
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Yeah, my friends call me Mike, Michael or just my last name.
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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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Dream as big as you can dream, and anything is possible.
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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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