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Swimming is fun. It's a lot funner than golf.
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
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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.
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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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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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I wanted to do something nobody ever did. This goes hand in hand with my goal of changing swimming.
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People say to me, 'You're so lucky. You get to see the world.' But I don't. I go to the hotel and to the pools and back again. That's it.
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Swimming is normal for me. I'm relaxed. I'm comfortable, and I know my surroundings. It's my home.
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You can't put a limit anything.
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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'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've been able to get an excitement back in the water.
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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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I'm the same kind of guy before all this happened.
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I won't predict anything historic. But nothing is impossible.
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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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I don't have a strict diet. It's all about cramming in as many calories into my system as I possibly can. To be honest with you, I have a tough time keeping weight on.
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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
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I want to test my maximum and see how much I can do. And I want to change the world of swimming.
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Anything is possible as long as you want it, you work for it. Doesn't matter what anyone else thinks, the only person that can really put pressure on you is yourself
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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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