I think that everything is possible as long as you put your mind to it and you put the work and time into it. I think your mind really controls everything.
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Michael Phelps
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About Michael Phelps
Michael Fred Phelps II is an American former competitive swimmer. He won more Olympic medals than any other athlete, a total of 28 medals across four Olympic Games. Phelps also holds the all-time records for Olympic gold medals (23), Olympic gold medals in individual events (13), and Olympic medals in individual events (16). At the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Phelps tied the record of eight medals of any color at a single Games, held by gymnast Alexander Dityatin, by winning six gold and tw…
Read on Wikipedia → Find books by Michael PhelpsI think that everything is possible as long as you put your mind to it and you put the work and time into it. I think your mind really controls everything.
I won't predict anything historic. But nothing is impossible.
You can't put a limit on anything. The more you dream, the farther you get.
There is a one woman in China that claimed she paid $50 to get my e-mail address. It was pretty shocking. I got one this morning from Scotland. A girl's requesting a signed photo of me.
Even in high school, I'd tell my mom I was sick of swimming and wanted to try to play golf. She wasn't too happy. She'd say, 'Think about this.' And I'd always end up getting back in the pool.
My mom put me and my sisters in the water to feel comfortable, to have water safety.
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…
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I feel most at home in the water. I disappear. That's where I belong.
Swimming is normal for me. I'm relaxed. I'm comfortable, and I know my surroundings. It's my home.
I think sometimes I guess you see records, say you want to get there and use that as motivation. In a way, it's kind of cool if there is a possibility to rewrite history and be up there with the grea…
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.
I have reached a place in my life where I need to sit down and say, 'Well, what do I do? What's best for me?' I need to look into options for the future.
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 kn…
Swimming is normal for me. I'm relaxed. I'm comfortable, and I know my surroundings. It's my home.
I think sometimes I guess you see records, say you want to get there and use that as motivation. In a way, it's kind of cool if there is a possibility to rewrite history and be up there with the grea…
It's cool just because I've had this dream of changing the sport of swimming and it's finally happening.
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 younge…
I want to test my maximum and see how much I can do. And I want to change the world of swimming.
If you want to be the best, you have to do things that other people aren't willing to do.
I have reached a place in my life where I need to sit down and say, 'Well, what do I do? What's best for me?' I need to look into options for the future.
This is my 20th year in the sport. I've known swimming and that's it. I don't want to swim past age 30 if I continue after this Olympics, and come back in 2016, I'll be 31. I'm looking forward to bei…