I think with practice, you can being whatever you want to be, and with a goal you can go in any direction… — Michael Phelps Copy Share Image
Anything is possible as long as you want it, you work for it. Doesn't matter what anyone else thinks, the only person… — Michael Phelps Copy Share Image
I think goals should never be easy, they should force you to work, even if they are uncomfortable at the time. — Michael Phelps Copy Share Image
We need to make seeing a therapist more accessible; we've got to crack down on this and allow people the opportunity to… — Michael Phelps Copy Share Image
Our time on Earth is already short enough. For me, it's like every single day I try to be as happy as… — Michael Phelps Copy Share Image
I like to just think of myself as a normal person who just has a passion, has a goal and a dream… — 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
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
At a very young age, I wrote down the goals that I had so I could always see what I wanted to… — Michael Phelps Copy Share Image
I think to be - for me to be an American is - you know, it's one of the greatest things in… — Michael Phelps Copy Share Image
Obviously for water safety, you want to learn just to be comfortable in the water; that's the main goal. I think the… — Michael Phelps Copy Share Image
Even in high school, I'd tell my mom I was sick of swimming and wanted to try to play golf. She wasn't… — 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
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
