--- title: "15 Olympics Quotes By Michael Phelps" description: "15 Olympics quotes by Michael Phelps. Plus more from Michael Phelps and more Olympics sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/689/michael-phelps-2388_neat_i-always-thought-it-would-be-neat-to-mak_454714.jpg" --- > [I always thought, it would be neat to make the Olympic team.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-phelps/i-always-thought-it-would-be-neat-to-make-the-olympic-team/) [Michael Phelps](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-phelps/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/689/michael-phelps-2388_neat_i-always-thought-it-would-be-neat-to-mak_454714.jpg) > [Any Olympic sport is great to watch.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-phelps/any-olympic-sport-is-great-to-watch/) [Michael Phelps](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-phelps/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ed6/michael-phelps-2388_any_any-olympic-sport-is-great-to-watch-2856_2856185.jpg) > [It's the Olympics. If you can't get up to swim early in the morning, don't go.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-phelps/it-s-the-olympics-if-you-can-t-get-up-to-swim-early-in-the-morning/) [Michael Phelps](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-phelps/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/39a/michael-phelps-2388_get-up_it-s-the-olympics-if-you-can-t-get-up-to_1131813.jpg) > [This is the first medal I've ever won in an international meet. For it to be gold is incredible. It feels great.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-phelps/this-is-the-first-medal-i-ve-ever-won-in-an-international-meet-for-it/) [Michael Phelps](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-phelps/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/66d/michael-phelps-2388_feels_this-is-the-first-medal-i-ve-ever-won-in_832969.jpg) > [I don't want to be the next Mark Spitz; I want to be the first Michael Phelps](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-phelps/i-don-t-want-to-be-the-next-mark-spitz-i-want-to-be-the-first-michael/) [Michael Phelps](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-phelps/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7a3/michael-phelps-2388_firsts_i-don-t-want-to-be-the-next-mark-spitz-i_2491278.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 think sometimes I guess you see records, say you want to get there and use that as motivation. In a way,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-phelps/i-think-sometimes-i-guess-you-see-records-say-you-want-to-get-there/) [Michael Phelps](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-phelps/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/814/michael-phelps-2388_history_i-think-sometimes-i-guess-you-see-record_1602412.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) > [Being compared to Ian Thorpe, that could be one of the greatest compliments you could ever get in swimming - being compared…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-phelps/being-compared-to-ian-thorpe-that-could-be-one-of-the-greatest/) [Michael Phelps](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-phelps/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/14f/michael-phelps-2388_mark_being-compared-to-ian-thorpe-that-could_813990.jpg) > [I know it won't be eight medals again. If you want to compare me to that, that's your decision, not mine. I'm…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-phelps/i-know-it-won-t-be-eight-medals-again-if-you-want-to-compare-me-to/) [Michael Phelps](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-phelps/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/040/michael-phelps-2388_accomplish_i-know-it-won-t-be-eight-medals-again-if_2218249.jpg) > [If you'd asked me that right after the Olympics, I would have said no, but at this point I think it has.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-phelps/if-you-d-asked-me-that-right-after-the-olympics-i-would-have-said-no/) [Michael Phelps](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-phelps/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e4b/michael-phelps-2388_last-summer_if-you-d-asked-me-that-right-after-the-o_1680818.jpg) > [Before the (Olympic) trials I was doing a lot of relaxing exercises and visualization. And I think that that helped me to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-phelps/before-the-olympic-trials-i-was-doing-a-lot-of-relaxing-exercises-and/) [Michael Phelps](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-phelps/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/334/michael-phelps-2388_done_before-the-olympic-trials-i-was-doing-a_1224003.jpg) > [If I bring back only one gold people are going to say it's a disappointment. But not too many of them own…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-phelps/if-i-bring-back-only-one-gold-people-are-going-to-say-it-s-a/) [Michael Phelps](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-phelps/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/35c/michael-phelps-2388_disappointment_if-i-bring-back-only-one-gold-people-are_671358.jpg) > [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;…](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/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/588/michael-phelps-2388_able_this-is-my-20th-year-in-the-sport-i-ve-k_434447.jpg) > [I don't know for sure. I'll definitely go another four years and then see what happens. I would love to swim in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-phelps/i-don-t-know-for-sure-i-ll-definitely-go-another-four-years-and-then/) [Michael Phelps](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-phelps/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/da7/michael-phelps-2388_quote_i-don-t-know-for-sure-i-ll-definitely-go_1897463.jpg) ## Other authors on Olympics - [Nyjah Huston 45 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/olympics/nyjah-huston/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b014/author-johnny-weir-52649.jpg) Johnny Weir 28 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/olympics/johnny-weir/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b023/author-tony-hawk-91817.jpg) Tony Hawk 27 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/olympics/tony-hawk/) - [Nathan Chen 27 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/olympics/nathan-chen/) - [Scott Moir 25 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/olympics/scott-moir/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b002/author-eddy-alvarez-6071.jpg) Eddy Alvarez 25 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/olympics/eddy-alvarez/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b002/author-abhinav-bindra-5095.jpg) Abhinav Bindra 24 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/olympics/abhinav-bindra/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b002/author-mirai-nagasu-6491.jpg) Mirai Nagasu 23 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/olympics/mirai-nagasu/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b017/author-michelle-kwan-67675.jpg) Michelle Kwan 23 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/olympics/michelle-kwan/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b008/author-dorothy-hamill-30280.jpg) Dorothy Hamill 22 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/olympics/dorothy-hamill/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b007/author-conan-obrien-24934.jpg) Conan O'Brien 20 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/olympics/conan-o-brien/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b022/author-shaun-white-84617.jpg) Shaun White 19 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/olympics/shaun-white/) ## 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/olympics/michael-phelps/#itemlist", "name": "15 Olympics Quotes By Michael Phelps", "numberOfItems": 15, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I always thought, it would be neat to make the Olympic team.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Michael Phelps" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-phelps/i-always-thought-it-would-be-neat-to-make-the-olympic-team/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/689/michael-phelps-2388_neat_i-always-thought-it-would-be-neat-to-mak_454714.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/689/michael-phelps-2388_neat_i-always-thought-it-would-be-neat-to-mak_454714.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/689/michael-phelps-2388_neat_i-always-thought-it-would-be-neat-to-mak_454714.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I always thought, it would be neat to make the Olympic team.” — Michael Phelps", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Any Olympic sport is great to watch.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Michael Phelps" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-phelps/any-olympic-sport-is-great-to-watch/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ed6/michael-phelps-2388_any_any-olympic-sport-is-great-to-watch-2856_2856185.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ed6/michael-phelps-2388_any_any-olympic-sport-is-great-to-watch-2856_2856185.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ed6/michael-phelps-2388_any_any-olympic-sport-is-great-to-watch-2856_2856185.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Any Olympic sport is great to watch.” — Michael Phelps", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "It's the Olympics. 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