This is the first medal I've ever won in an international meet. For it to be gold is incredible. It feels great.… — Michael Phelps Copy Share Image
I think the biggest things I am looking forward to is getting new faces into the sport. Getting kids who could be… — Michael Phelps Copy Share Image
Before the (Olympic) trials I was doing a lot of relaxing exercises and visualization. And I think that that helped me to… — Michael Phelps Copy Share Image
I feel most at home in the water. I disappear. That's where I belong. — Michael Phelps Copy Share Image
My mom put me and my sisters in the water to feel comfortable, to have water safety. — Michael Phelps Copy Share Image
For recovery, I think it's a big deal to eat within a half-hour after you exercise. Otherwise I just try to put… — Michael Phelps Copy Share Image
When I'm focused, there is not one single thing, person, anything that can stand in the way of my doing something. There… — Michael Phelps Copy Share Image
The support I've received from my sponsors has enabled me to raise the bar in swimming. — Michael Phelps Copy Share Image
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… — Michael Phelps Copy Share Image
You can't put a limit on anything. The more you dream, the farther you get. — Michael Phelps Copy Share Image
I think with practice, you can being whatever you want to be, and with a goal you can go in any direction that you… — Michael Phelps Copy Share Image
I learned how fast you can go from being an international hero to being a reference in a joke on a late night talk… — Michael Phelps Copy Share Image
The only reason I started swimming was for water safety. Then, once I started falling in love with sports, I got more comfortable with… — Michael Phelps Copy Share Image
I don't like to be second in anything. I was trying, I just wasn't going anywhere. — Michael Phelps Copy Share Image
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,… — Michael Phelps Copy Share Image
I want to test my maximum and see how much I can do. And I want to change the world of swimming. — Michael Phelps Copy Share Image
I haven't swam in any of the rivers outside of Baltimore. I try to keep it in the pool. — Michael Phelps Copy Share Image
