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> [We need to make seeing a therapist more accessible; we've got to crack down on this and allow people the opportunity to seek help. It's going to be a game-changer. I would love people to become more vulnerable and reach…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-phelps/we-need-to-make-seeing-a-therapist-more-accessible-we-ve-got-to-crack/)

[Michael Phelps](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-phelps/)

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> [There's such a high stigma around talking about your feelings or insecurities because, especially for men, we don't want to show that "weakness." But I'm always like, "OK, what would you rather do: Show weakness and get better, or continue…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-phelps/there-s-such-a-high-stigma-around-talking-about-your-feelings-or/)

[Michael Phelps](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-phelps/)

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## More by Michael Phelps

> [The support I've received from my sponsors has enabled me to raise the bar in swimming.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-phelps/the-support-i-ve-received-from-my-sponsors-has-enabled-me-to-raise/)

[Michael Phelps](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-phelps/)

> [I'm definitely ahead of the schedule where I thought I was going to be at. I'm really happy. I was excited to race and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-phelps/i-m-definitely-ahead-of-the-schedule-where-i-thought-i-was-going-to/)

[Michael Phelps](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-phelps/)

> [You can't put a limit on anything. The more you dream, the farther you get.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-phelps/you-can-t-put-a-limit-on-anything-the-more-you-dream-the-farther-you/)

[Michael Phelps](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-phelps/)

> [I think with practice, you can being whatever you want to be, and with a goal you can go in any direction that you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-phelps/i-think-with-practice-you-can-being-whatever-you-want-to-be-and-with/)

[Michael Phelps](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-phelps/)

> [I learned how fast you can go from being an international hero to being a reference in a joke on a late night talk…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-phelps/i-learned-how-fast-you-can-go-from-being-an-international-hero-to/)

[Michael Phelps](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-phelps/)

> [I'm the same kind of guy before all this happened.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-phelps/i-m-the-same-kind-of-guy-before-all-this-happened/)

[Michael Phelps](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-phelps/)

> [The only reason I started swimming was for water safety. Then, once I started falling in love with sports, I got more comfortable with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-phelps/the-only-reason-i-started-swimming-was-for-water-safety-then-once-i/)

[Michael Phelps](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-phelps/)

> [I don't like to be second in anything. I was trying, I just wasn't going anywhere.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-phelps/i-don-t-like-to-be-second-in-anything-i-was-trying-i-just-wasn-t/)

[Michael Phelps](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-phelps/)

> [Every day, there's always something to be worried about; you turn on the news and see something different every day, and it's terrible. Hopefully,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-phelps/every-day-there-s-always-something-to-be-worried-about-you-turn-on/)

[Michael Phelps](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-phelps/)

> [I want to test my maximum and see how much I can do. And I want to change the world of swimming.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-phelps/i-want-to-test-my-maximum-and-see-how-much-i-can-do-and-i-want-to/)

[Michael Phelps](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-phelps/)

> [You can't put a limit anything.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-phelps/you-can-t-put-a-limit-anything/)

[Michael Phelps](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-phelps/)

> [I haven't swam in any of the rivers outside of Baltimore. I try to keep it in the pool.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-phelps/i-haven-t-swam-in-any-of-the-rivers-outside-of-baltimore-i-try-to/)

[Michael Phelps](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-phelps/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-phelps/this-is-my-20th-year-in-the-sport-i-ve-known-swimming-and-that-s-it-i/)

[Michael Phelps](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-phelps/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-phelps/anything-is-possible-as-long-as-you-want-it-you-work-for-it-doesn-t/)

[Michael Phelps](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-phelps/)

> [Nothing is impossible. With so many people saying it couldn't be done, all it takes is an imagination.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-phelps/nothing-is-impossible-with-so-many-people-saying-it-couldn-t-be-done/)

[Michael Phelps](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-phelps/)

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