--- title: "17 Time Quotes By Michael Phelps" description: "17 Time quotes by Michael Phelps. Plus more from Michael Phelps and more Time 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 am 26 and, and I don't recover as fast as I have in the past.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-phelps/i-am-26-and-and-i-don-t-recover-as-fast-as-i-have-in-the-past/) [Michael Phelps](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-phelps/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/429/michael-phelps-2388_am_i-am-26-and-and-i-don-t-recover-as-fast_2938080.jpg) > [For the millionth time, I'm retired. I keep saying it, and people keep answering, 'Well, maybe he doesn't mean it this time.'…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-phelps/for-the-millionth-time-i-m-retired-i-keep-saying-it-and-people-keep/) [Michael Phelps](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-phelps/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/eee/michael-phelps-2388_keep_for-the-millionth-time-i-m-retired-i-kee_2051282.jpg) > [I wouldnt say anything is impossible. I think that everything is possible as long as you put your mind to it and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-phelps/i-wouldnt-say-anything-is-impossible-i-think-that-everything-is/) [Michael Phelps](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-phelps/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fc6/michael-phelps-2388_fitness_i-wouldnt-say-anything-is-impossible-i-t_705813.jpg) > [I don't have a strict diet. It's all about cramming in as many calories into my system as I possibly can. To…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-phelps/i-don-t-have-a-strict-diet-it-s-all-about-cramming-in-as-many/) [Michael Phelps](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-phelps/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b34/michael-phelps-2388_being-honest_i-don-t-have-a-strict-diet-it-s-all-abou_2491704.jpg) > [Other nights ... I visualize to the point that I know exactly what I want to do: dive, glide, stroke, flip, reach…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-phelps/other-nights-i-visualize-to-the-point-that-i-know-exactly-what-i-want/) [Michael Phelps](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-phelps/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4d1/michael-phelps-2388_back-again_other-nights-i-visualize-to-the-point-th_959532.jpg) > [I eat pretty much whatever I want. I don't have a strict diet. It's all about cramming in as many calories into…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-phelps/i-eat-pretty-much-whatever-i-want-i-don-t-have-a-strict-diet-it-s-all/) [Michael Phelps](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-phelps/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f95/michael-phelps-2388_diet_i-eat-pretty-much-whatever-i-want-i-don_2758382.jpg) > [I have reached a place in my life where I need to sit down and say, 'Well, what do I do? What's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-phelps/i-have-reached-a-place-in-my-life-where-i-need-to-sit-down-and-say/) [Michael Phelps](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-phelps/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/028/michael-phelps-2388_life_i-have-reached-a-place-in-my-life-where_575720.jpg) > [I wouldn't say anything is impossible. I think that everything is possible as long as you put your mind to it and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-phelps/i-wouldn-t-say-anything-is-impossible-i-think-that-everything-is/) [Michael Phelps](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-phelps/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b25/michael-phelps-2388_impossible_i-wouldn-t-say-anything-is-impossible-i_2075276.jpg) > [I have the opportunity to be part of swimming history. To take the sport to a new level would be an honor…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-phelps/i-have-the-opportunity-to-be-part-of-swimming-history-to-take-the/) [Michael Phelps](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-phelps/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/80a/michael-phelps-2388_history_i-have-the-opportunity-to-be-part-of-swi_1895118.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) > [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) > [Coming into tonight, I knew it was going to be a great race, ... In the 400, Laszlo put up a 4:10.1…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-phelps/coming-into-tonight-i-knew-it-was-going-to-be-a-great-race-in-the-400/) [Michael Phelps](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-phelps/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4ec/michael-phelps-2388_athens_coming-into-tonight-i-knew-it-was-going_2750072.jpg) > [And I hope seeing a therapist becomes 10 times easier in the future. For me, once I came out of treatment, I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-phelps/and-i-hope-seeing-a-therapist-becomes-10-times-easier-in-the-future/) [Michael Phelps](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-phelps/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/07f/michael-phelps-2388_bother_and-i-hope-seeing-a-therapist-becomes-10_616591.jpg) > [I wanted to get the fastest time in the world this year, but with everything going on, it's a pretty decent swim,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-phelps/i-wanted-to-get-the-fastest-time-in-the-world-this-year-but-with/) [Michael Phelps](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-phelps/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/198/michael-phelps-2388_crowds_i-wanted-to-get-the-fastest-time-in-the_3027973.jpg) > [I think that everything is possible as long as you put your mind to it and you put the work and time…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-phelps/i-think-that-everything-is-possible-as-long-as-you-put-your-mind-to/) [Michael Phelps](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-phelps/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/902/michael-phelps-2388_long_i-think-that-everything-is-possible-as-l_1367481.jpg) > [There were times I wouldn't come to practice, because it didn't excite me. It wasn't interesting. I was kind of going through…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-phelps/there-were-times-i-wouldn-t-come-to-practice-because-it-didn-t-excite/) [Michael Phelps](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-phelps/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/708/michael-phelps-2388_come_there-were-times-i-wouldn-t-come-to-prac_2922247.jpg) ## Other authors on Time - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b022/author-sunday-adelaja-87912.jpg) Sunday Adelaja 1,532 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/time/sunday-adelaja/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b001/author-ritu-ghatourey-5.jpg) Ritu Ghatourey 437 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/time/ritu-ghatourey/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b001/author-nishan-panwar-14.jpg) Nishan Panwar 409 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/time/nishan-panwar/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b019/author-paulo-coelho-74345.jpg) Paulo Coelho 398 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/time/paulo-coelho/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b010/author-frederick-lenz-36205.jpg) Frederick Lenz 355 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/time/frederick-lenz/) - [Jarod Kintz 339 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/time/jarod-kintz/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b011/author-haruki-murakami-40784.jpg) Haruki Murakami 308 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/time/haruki-murakami/) - [Mehmet Murat ildan 302 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/time/mehmet-murat-ildan/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b008/author-eckhart-tolle-31242.jpg) Eckhart Tolle 291 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/time/eckhart-tolle/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b005/author-barack-obama-16275.jpg) Barack Obama 272 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/time/barack-obama/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b001/author-anurag-prakash-ray-38.jpg) Anurag Prakash Ray 263 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/time/anurag-prakash-ray/) - [Ralph Waldo Emerson 257 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/time/ralph-waldo-emerson/) ## 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/time/michael-phelps/#itemlist", "name": "17 Time Quotes By Michael Phelps", "numberOfItems": 17, "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 am 26 and, and I don't recover as fast as I have in the past.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Michael Phelps" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-phelps/i-am-26-and-and-i-don-t-recover-as-fast-as-i-have-in-the-past/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/429/michael-phelps-2388_am_i-am-26-and-and-i-don-t-recover-as-fast_2938080.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/429/michael-phelps-2388_am_i-am-26-and-and-i-don-t-recover-as-fast_2938080.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/429/michael-phelps-2388_am_i-am-26-and-and-i-don-t-recover-as-fast_2938080.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I am 26 and, and I don't recover as fast as I have in the past.” — Michael Phelps", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "For the millionth time, I'm retired. 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