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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.

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
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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 can't remember the last day I didn't train.
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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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It doesn't matter what else is going on. When you walk into your arena or your - whatever you excel at, you're there to take care of the job that you have to do.
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Not having to travel and being able to settle in has helped me in training life and school life. I've learned to get a grip and take care of myself.
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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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It's the Olympics. If you can't get up to swim early in the morning, don't go.
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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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Swimming is normal for me. I'm relaxed. I'm comfortable, and I know my surroundings. It's my home.
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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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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 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 don't like to be second in anything. I was trying, I just wasn't going anywhere.
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[Phelps] firmly denies that he takes drugs, suggesting that the notorious photo of him smoking from a bong was a one-time lapse of judgment.
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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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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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If you say can't you're restricting what you can do or ever will do.
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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 consider myself normal. I've spent 20 years in the pool. I consider that something that's normal.
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