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It's not how you start, but it's how you finish.

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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
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I'm the same kind of guy before all this happened.
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If you put your mind to anything that you dream, you can achieve it.
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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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Dream as big as you can dream, and anything is possible.
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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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I always have on my headphones to block out all of the other distractions and I'm just focused on doing the best that I can.... There a few of them ... DMX Party Up ... Mack 10 BC and Ice Cube Connected for Life. I also listen to the Eminem CD ...whichever song really gets me going that night
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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 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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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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I would visualize the best- and worst-case scenarios. Whether I get disqualified or my goggles fill up with water or I lose my goggles or I come in last, I'm ready for anything.
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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.
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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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If you're not on your 'A' game in our workouts every day, you're going to get absolutely smoked.
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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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When I'm focused, there is not one single thing, person, anything that can stand in the way of my doing something. There is not. If I want something bad enough, I feel I'm gonna get there.
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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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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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I always thought, it would be neat to make the Olympic team.
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I got the stamina. I can close.
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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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