If you're not on your 'A' game in our workouts every day, you're going to get absolutely smoked. — Michael Phelps Copy Share Image
If I didn't swim my best, I'd think about it at school, at dinner, with my friends. It would drive me crazy. — Michael Phelps Copy Share Image
It's the Olympics. If you can't get up to swim early in the morning, don't go. — Michael Phelps Copy Share Image
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;… — Michael Phelps Copy Share Image
I am excited to have the opportunity to help provide the same swim instruction that I received as a child when I… — Michael Phelps Copy Share Image
I've always been fortunate in that I've been able to put myself in my own zone and relax. It comes naturally. I'm… — Michael Phelps Copy Share Image
Other nights ... I visualize to the point that I know exactly what I want to do: dive, glide, stroke, flip, reach… — Michael Phelps Copy Share Image
I'm fortunate to have an amazing, strong mother who is so supportive of everything me and my sisters did growing up -… — 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
Water has always been a large part of my life, so for me now, being a father with another child on the… — Michael Phelps Copy Share Image
I like to get in my own world. When I'm getting ready for a meet, I always have headphones on, listening to… — Michael Phelps Copy Share Image
I treat every race the same. We all wanted to swim fast today and give something back to the crowd. — Michael Phelps Copy Share Image
I wanted to get the fastest time in the world this year, but with everything going on, it's a pretty decent swim,… — 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
I always have on my headphones to block out all of the other distractions and I'm just focused on doing the best… — 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
