--- title: "15 Thinking Quotes By Michael Phelps" description: "15 Thinking quotes by Michael Phelps. Plus more from Michael Phelps and more Thinking sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8ba/michael-phelps-2388_happens_when-i-race-i-don-t-think-about-it-it-ju_2015784.jpg" --- > [When I race, I don't think about it; it just happens.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-phelps/when-i-race-i-don-t-think-about-it-it-just-happens/) [Michael Phelps](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-phelps/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8ba/michael-phelps-2388_happens_when-i-race-i-don-t-think-about-it-it-ju_2015784.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 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) > [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) > [Even in high school, I'd tell my mom I was sick of swimming and wanted to try to play golf. She wasn't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-phelps/even-in-high-school-i-d-tell-my-mom-i-was-sick-of-swimming-and-wanted/) [Michael Phelps](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-phelps/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/978/michael-phelps-2388_end_even-in-high-school-i-d-tell-my-mom-i-wa_2754896.jpg) > [Anything is possible as long as you want it, you work for it. Doesn't matter what anyone else thinks, the only person…](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/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/11a/michael-phelps-2388_anything-is-possible_anything-is-possible-as-long-as-you-want_438926.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) > [I think the biggest things I am looking forward to is getting new faces into the sport. Getting kids who could be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-phelps/i-think-the-biggest-things-i-am-looking-forward-to-is-getting-new/) [Michael Phelps](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-phelps/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ecb/michael-phelps-2388_comfortable_i-think-the-biggest-things-i-am-looking_1209899.jpg) > [Our time on Earth is already short enough. For me, it's like every single day I try to be as happy as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-phelps/our-time-on-earth-is-already-short-enough-for-me-it-s-like-every/) [Michael Phelps](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-phelps/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0e5/michael-phelps-2388_crazy_our-time-on-earth-is-already-short-enoug_580914.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) > [For recovery, I think it's a big deal to eat within a half-hour after you exercise. Otherwise I just try to put…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-phelps/for-recovery-i-think-it-s-a-big-deal-to-eat-within-a-half-hour-after/) [Michael Phelps](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-phelps/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0b6/michael-phelps-2388_bags_for-recovery-i-think-it-s-a-big-deal-to_2967974.jpg) > [I'm fortunate to have an amazing, strong mother who is so supportive of everything me and my sisters did growing up -…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-phelps/i-m-fortunate-to-have-an-amazing-strong-mother-who-is-so-supportive/) [Michael Phelps](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-phelps/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8f1/michael-phelps-2388_consequence_i-m-fortunate-to-have-an-amazing-strong_991156.jpg) > [I think to be - for me to be an American is - you know, it's one of the greatest things in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-phelps/i-think-to-be-for-me-to-be-an-american-is-you-know-it-s-one-of-the/) [Michael Phelps](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-phelps/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/383/michael-phelps-2388_able_i-think-to-be-for-me-to-be-an-american-i_1584522.jpg) > [We need to make seeing a therapist more accessible; we've got to crack down on this and allow people the opportunity to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-phelps/we-need-to-make-seeing-a-therapist-more-accessible-we-ve-got-to-crack/) [Michael Phelps](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-phelps/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bd0/michael-phelps-2388_ask-for-help_we-need-to-make-seeing-a-therapist-more_552405.jpg) ## Other authors on Thinking - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b005/author-barack-obama-16275.jpg) Barack Obama 447 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/thinking/barack-obama/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b021/author-rush-limbaugh-81741.jpg) Rush Limbaugh 440 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/thinking/rush-limbaugh/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b008/author-donald-trump-30060.jpg) Donald Trump 357 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/thinking/donald-trump/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b011/author-hillary-clinton-42043.jpg) Hillary Clinton 292 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/thinking/hillary-clinton/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b010/author-frederick-lenz-36205.jpg) Frederick Lenz 243 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/thinking/frederick-lenz/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b006/author-cassandra-clare-21529.jpg) Cassandra Clare 184 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/thinking/cassandra-clare/) - [Ralph Waldo Emerson 161 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/thinking/ralph-waldo-emerson/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b018/author-noam-chomsky-71799.jpg) Noam Chomsky 161 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/thinking/noam-chomsky/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b003/author-albert-einstein-10494.jpg) Albert Einstein 146 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/thinking/albert-einstein/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b022/author-sherrilyn-kenyon-84925.jpg) Sherrilyn Kenyon 143 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/thinking/sherrilyn-kenyon/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b023/author-taylor-swift-89132.jpg) Taylor Swift 137 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/thinking/taylor-swift/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b022/author-stephen-king-87054.jpg) Stephen King 137 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/thinking/stephen-king/) ## 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/thinking/michael-phelps/#itemlist", "name": "15 Thinking Quotes By Michael Phelps", "numberOfItems": 15, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "When I race, I don't think about it; it just happens.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Michael Phelps" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-phelps/when-i-race-i-don-t-think-about-it-it-just-happens/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8ba/michael-phelps-2388_happens_when-i-race-i-don-t-think-about-it-it-ju_2015784.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8ba/michael-phelps-2388_happens_when-i-race-i-don-t-think-about-it-it-ju_2015784.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8ba/michael-phelps-2388_happens_when-i-race-i-don-t-think-about-it-it-ju_2015784.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“When I race, I don't think about it; it just happens.” — Michael Phelps", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I like to just think of myself as a normal person who just has a passion, has a goal and a dream and goes out and does it. 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