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It's the Olympics. If you can't get up to swim early in the morning, don't go.

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
Olympics
Swim
Early
Morning
Inspirational

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I engaged in behavior which was regrettable and demonstrated bad judgment. I'm 23 years old and despite the successes I've had in the pool, I acted in a youthful and inappropriate way, not in a manner people have come to expect from me. For this, I am sorry. I promise my fans and the public it will not happen again.
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Obviously for water safety, you want to learn just to be comfortable in the water that's the main goal. I think the second that you start freaking out and feeling uncomfortable, it's not going to go well.
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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.
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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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Every day after I wake up, I think, 'Wait... this can't be real I'm still going to wake up.'
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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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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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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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If you want to be the best you have to do things that other people aren't willing to do.
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I consider myself normal. I've spent 20 years in the pool. I consider that something that's normal.
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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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Dream as big as you can dream, and anything is possible.
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I have the opportunity to be part of swimming history. To take the sport to a new level would be an honor for me. There's no better time to try this than now.
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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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When you use your imagination anything can happen.
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Eat, sleep and swim, that's all I can do.
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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.
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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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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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