--- title: "16 Water Quotes By Michael Phelps" description: "16 Water quotes by Michael Phelps. Plus more from Michael Phelps and more Water sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1e6/michael-phelps-2388_sick_i-m-so-sick-of-the-water-2642037_2642037.jpg" --- > [I'm so sick of the water.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-phelps/i-m-so-sick-of-the-water/) [Michael Phelps](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-phelps/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1e6/michael-phelps-2388_sick_i-m-so-sick-of-the-water-2642037_2642037.jpg) > [I feel most at home in the water. I disappear. That's where I belong.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-phelps/i-feel-most-at-home-in-the-water-i-disappear-that-s-where-i-belong/) [Michael Phelps](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-phelps/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/095/michael-phelps-2388_belong_i-feel-most-at-home-in-the-water-i-disap_1385903.jpg) > [My mom put me and my sisters in the water to feel comfortable, to have water safety.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-phelps/my-mom-put-me-and-my-sisters-in-the-water-to-feel-comfortable-to-have/) [Michael Phelps](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-phelps/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/944/michael-phelps-2388_comfortable_my-mom-put-me-and-my-sisters-in-the-wate_2657561.jpg) > [I've been able to get an excitement back in the water.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-phelps/i-ve-been-able-to-get-an-excitement-back-in-the-water/) [Michael Phelps](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-phelps/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a0a/michael-phelps-2388_able_i-ve-been-able-to-get-an-excitement-back_1228662.jpg) > [There are too many kids who are drowning for lack of water safety. That's something I'd like to do. Teaching kids to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-phelps/there-are-too-many-kids-who-are-drowning-for-lack-of-water-safety/) [Michael Phelps](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-phelps/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cea/michael-phelps-2388_active-lifestyle_there-are-too-many-kids-who-are-drowning_840741.jpg) > [I would visualize the best- and worst-case scenarios. Whether I get disqualified or my goggles fill up with water or I lose…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-phelps/i-would-visualize-the-best-and-worst-case-scenarios-whether-i-get/) [Michael Phelps](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-phelps/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/242/michael-phelps-2388_cases_i-would-visualize-the-best-and-worst-cas_2401023.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) > [The only reason I started swimming was for water safety. Then, once I started falling in love with sports, I got more…](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/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ce1/michael-phelps-2388_comfortable_the-only-reason-i-started-swimming-was-f_250475.jpg) > [I am excited to have the opportunity to help provide the same swim instruction that I received as a child when I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-phelps/i-am-excited-to-have-the-opportunity-to-help-provide-the-same-swim/) [Michael Phelps](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-phelps/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ff4/michael-phelps-2388_children_i-am-excited-to-have-the-opportunity-to_535535.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 grew up around the pool with my sisters. Both of my sisters swam. I was always there. So I thought, why…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-phelps/i-grew-up-around-the-pool-with-my-sisters-both-of-my-sisters-swam-i/) [Michael Phelps](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-phelps/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/959/michael-phelps-2388_cases_i-grew-up-around-the-pool-with-my-sister_750003.jpg) > [Every day, there's always something to be worried about; you turn on the news and see something different every day, and it's…](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/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e4d/michael-phelps-2388_different_every-day-there-s-always-something-to-be_297344.jpg) > [I felt comfortable in the water. I was in my own world, focused. I love sports and I'm a very goal-oriented person.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-phelps/i-felt-comfortable-in-the-water-i-was-in-my-own-world-focused-i-love/) [Michael Phelps](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-phelps/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/61b/michael-phelps-2388_able_i-felt-comfortable-in-the-water-i-was-in_2283093.jpg) > [I've been around water my whole life, so I basically really learned at a young age the importance of it but also…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-phelps/i-ve-been-around-water-my-whole-life-so-i-basically-really-learned-at/) [Michael Phelps](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-phelps/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f07/michael-phelps-2388_age_i-ve-been-around-water-my-whole-life-so_922518.jpg) > [Water has always been a large part of my life, so for me now, being a father with another child on the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-phelps/water-has-always-been-a-large-part-of-my-life-so-for-me-now-being-a/) [Michael Phelps](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-phelps/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/195/michael-phelps-2388_being-a-father_water-has-always-been-a-large-part-of-my_1493396.jpg) > [If you look at me, basically my whole entire life I've been around water. So when you look at a stat like,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-phelps/if-you-look-at-me-basically-my-whole-entire-life-i-ve-been-around/) [Michael Phelps](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-phelps/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ad0/michael-phelps-2388_believe_if-you-look-at-me-basically-my-whole-ent_2164970.jpg) ## Other authors on Water - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b021/author-rumi-81702.jpg) Rumi 53 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/water/rumi/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b011/author-henry-david-thoreau-41473.jpg) Henry David Thoreau 43 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/water/henry-david-thoreau/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b024/author-william-shakespeare-95899.jpg) William Shakespeare 42 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/water/william-shakespeare/) - [Mehmet Murat Ildan 40 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/water/mehmet-murat-ildan/) - [Jarod Kintz 40 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/water/jarod-kintz/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b020/author-rick-riordan-79077.jpg) Rick Riordan 34 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/water/rick-riordan/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b013/author-john-green-51499.jpg) John Green 31 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/water/john-green/) - [Ralph Waldo Emerson 28 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/water/ralph-waldo-emerson/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b015/author-laozi-58536.jpg) Laozi 27 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/water/laozi/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b006/author-bruce-lee-20059.jpg) Bruce Lee 27 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/water/bruce-lee/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b024/author-wendell-berry-94730.jpg) Wendell Berry 25 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/water/wendell-berry/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b019/author-paulo-coelho-74345.jpg) Paulo Coelho 25 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/water/paulo-coelho/) ## 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/water/michael-phelps/#itemlist", "name": "16 Water Quotes By Michael Phelps", "numberOfItems": 16, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I'm so sick of the water.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Michael Phelps" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-phelps/i-m-so-sick-of-the-water/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1e6/michael-phelps-2388_sick_i-m-so-sick-of-the-water-2642037_2642037.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1e6/michael-phelps-2388_sick_i-m-so-sick-of-the-water-2642037_2642037.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1e6/michael-phelps-2388_sick_i-m-so-sick-of-the-water-2642037_2642037.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I'm so sick of the water.” — Michael Phelps", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I feel most at home in the water. 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