--- title: "15 Goals Quotes By Michael Phelps" description: "15 Goals quotes by Michael Phelps. Plus more from Michael Phelps and more Goals sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cc6/michael-phelps-2388_champion_i-think-goals-should-never-be-easy-they_458199.jpg" --- > [I think goals should never be easy, they should force you to work, even if they are uncomfortable at the time.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-phelps/i-think-goals-should-never-be-easy-they-should-force-you-to-work-even/) [Michael Phelps](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-phelps/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cc6/michael-phelps-2388_champion_i-think-goals-should-never-be-easy-they_458199.jpg) > [I think with practice, you can being whatever you want to be, and with a goal you can go in any direction…](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/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/071/michael-phelps-2388_goal_i-think-with-practice-you-can-being-what_158538.jpg) > [I wanted to do something nobody ever did. This goes hand in hand with my goal of changing swimming.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-phelps/i-wanted-to-do-something-nobody-ever-did-this-goes-hand-in-hand-with/) [Michael Phelps](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-phelps/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e97/michael-phelps-2388_goal_i-wanted-to-do-something-nobody-ever-did_3010106.jpg) > [Swimming is more than a once-every-four-years sport. My goal is to bring attention to swimming - to give it some personality.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-phelps/swimming-is-more-than-a-once-every-four-years-sport-my-goal-is-to/) [Michael Phelps](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-phelps/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/461/michael-phelps-2388_attention_swimming-is-more-than-a-once-every-four_2719895.jpg) > [I see my goals as personal and I always have. That's just been how I've worked.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-phelps/i-see-my-goals-as-personal-and-i-always-have-that-s-just-been-how-i/) [Michael Phelps](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-phelps/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/92a/michael-phelps-2388_goal_i-see-my-goals-as-personal-and-i-always_2401022.jpg) > [I have a lot of goals, but I think that I just want to take it day by day.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-phelps/i-have-a-lot-of-goals-but-i-think-that-i-just-want-to-take-it-day-by/) [Michael Phelps](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-phelps/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5b7/michael-phelps-2388_day_i-have-a-lot-of-goals-but-i-think-that-i_773857.jpg) > [If I want to achieve the goals I've set, I've got to be in tip-top shape.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-phelps/if-i-want-to-achieve-the-goals-i-ve-set-i-ve-got-to-be-in-tip-top/) [Michael Phelps](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-phelps/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b58/michael-phelps-2388_achieve_if-i-want-to-achieve-the-goals-i-ve-set_2679246.jpg) > [My goal is one Olympic gold medal. Not many people in this world can say, 'I'm an Olympic gold medalist.'](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-phelps/my-goal-is-one-olympic-gold-medal-not-many-people-in-this-world-can/) [Michael Phelps](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-phelps/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/024/michael-phelps-2388_goal_my-goal-is-one-olympic-gold-medal-not-ma_2280539.jpg) > [I like to just think of myself as a normal person who just has a passion, has a goal and a dream…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-phelps/i-like-to-just-think-of-myself-as-a-normal-person-who-just-has-a/) [Michael Phelps](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-phelps/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/236/michael-phelps-2388_doe_i-like-to-just-think-of-myself-as-a-norm_989366.jpg) > [I think the Special Olympics and the Olympics are actually pretty similar. We all have dreams and we all have goals. And…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-phelps/i-think-the-special-olympics-and-the-olympics-are-actually-pretty/) [Michael Phelps](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-phelps/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b0b/michael-phelps-2388_dreams_i-think-the-special-olympics-and-the-oly_2998603.jpg) > [At a very young age, I wrote down the goals that I had so I could always see what I wanted to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-phelps/at-a-very-young-age-i-wrote-down-the-goals-that-i-had-so-i-could/) [Michael Phelps](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-phelps/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2cc/michael-phelps-2388_accomplish_at-a-very-young-age-i-wrote-down-the-goa_1258382.jpg) > [Obviously for water safety, you want to learn just to be comfortable in the water; that's the main goal. I think the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-phelps/obviously-for-water-safety-you-want-to-learn-just-to-be-comfortable/) [Michael Phelps](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-phelps/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/960/michael-phelps-2388_feelings_obviously-for-water-safety-you-want-to-l_1892000.jpg) > [One thing with me, and every goal I've had - in the sport of swimming, my mother didn't know my goals. The…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-phelps/one-thing-with-me-and-every-goal-i-ve-had-in-the-sport-of-swimming-my/) [Michael Phelps](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-phelps/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a86/michael-phelps-2388_coaches_one-thing-with-me-and-every-goal-i-ve-ha_1442788.jpg) > [I knew I was not a failure in any way, and so did those close to me. It doesn't matter if you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-phelps/i-knew-i-was-not-a-failure-in-any-way-and-so-did-those-close-to-me-it/) [Michael Phelps](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-phelps/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/12e/michael-phelps-2388_failure_i-knew-i-was-not-a-failure-in-any-way-an_485737.jpg) > [I was very fortunate at a young age to learn what goal setting is and how to take time and spend it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-phelps/i-was-very-fortunate-at-a-young-age-to-learn-what-goal-setting-is-and/) [Michael Phelps](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-phelps/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f6e/michael-phelps-2388_age_i-was-very-fortunate-at-a-young-age-to-l_2705763.jpg) ## Other authors on Goals - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b005/author-brian-tracy-19621.jpg) Brian Tracy 83 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/goals/brian-tracy/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b022/author-steve-maraboli-87325.jpg) Steve Maraboli 75 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/goals/steve-maraboli/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b001/author-dranil-kr-sinha-102.jpg) DrAnil Kr Sinha 66 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/goals/dranil-kr-sinha/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b022/author-sonya-parker-86224.jpg) Sonya Parker 65 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/goals/sonya-parker/) - [Craig D. Lounsbrough 56 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/goals/craig-d-lounsbrough/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b001/author-anurag-prakash-ray-38.jpg) Anurag Prakash Ray 56 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/goals/anurag-prakash-ray/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b001/author-stephen-richards-446.jpg) Stephen Richards 54 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/goals/stephen-richards/) - [Richelle E. Goodrich 50 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/goals/richelle-e-goodrich/) - [Shannon L. Alder 46 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/goals/shannon-l-alder/) - [Lailah Gifty Akita 42 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/goals/lailah-gifty-akita/) - [Israelmore Ayivor 42 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/goals/israelmore-ayivor/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b025/author-zig-ziglar-97426.jpg) Zig Ziglar 40 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/goals/zig-ziglar/) ## 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/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/goals/michael-phelps/#itemlist", "name": "15 Goals Quotes By Michael Phelps", "numberOfItems": 15, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I think goals should never be easy, they should force you to work, even if they are uncomfortable at the time.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Michael Phelps" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-phelps/i-think-goals-should-never-be-easy-they-should-force-you-to-work-even/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cc6/michael-phelps-2388_champion_i-think-goals-should-never-be-easy-they_458199.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cc6/michael-phelps-2388_champion_i-think-goals-should-never-be-easy-they_458199.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cc6/michael-phelps-2388_champion_i-think-goals-should-never-be-easy-they_458199.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I think goals should never be easy, they should force you to work, even if they are uncomfortable at the time.” — Michael Phelps", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I think with practice, you can being whatever you want to be, and with a goal you can go in any direction that you want to go in.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Michael Phelps" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-phelps/i-think-with-practice-you-can-being-whatever-you-want-to-be-and-with/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/071/michael-phelps-2388_goal_i-think-with-practice-you-can-being-what_158538.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/071/michael-phelps-2388_goal_i-think-with-practice-you-can-being-what_158538.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/071/michael-phelps-2388_goal_i-think-with-practice-you-can-being-what_158538.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I think with practice, you can being whatever you want to be, and with a goal you can go in any direction…” — Michael Phelps", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I wanted to do something nobody ever did. 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