Michael Phelps Quotes
There is a one woman in China that claimed she paid $50 to get my e-mail address. It was pretty shocking. I got one this morning from Scotland. A girl`s requesting a signed photo of me.
I have the opportunity to be part of swimming history. To take the sport to a new level would be an honor for me. There`s no better time to try this than now.
I have reached a place in my life where I need to sit down and say, `Well, what do I do? What`s best for me?` I need to look into options for the future.
I won`t predict anything historic. But nothing is impossible.
I think that everything is possible as long as you put your mind to it and you put the work and time into it. I think your mind really controls everything.
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 lucky to be that way.
You can`t put a limit on anything. The more you dream, the farther you get.
I`m the same kind of guy before all this happened.
I want to be able to look back and say, `I`ve done everything I can, and I was successful.` I don`t want to look back and say I should have done this or that. I`d like to change things for the younger generation of swimmers coming along.
This is the first medal I`ve ever won in an international meet. For it to be gold is incredible. It feels great. I can`t explain it.
Swimming is normal for me. I`m relaxed. I`m comfortable, and I know my surroundings. It`s my home.
If I didn`t swim my best, I`d think about it at school, at dinner, with my friends. It would drive me crazy.
Every day after I wake up, I think, `Wait... this can`t be real; I`m still going to wake up.`
My goal is one Olympic gold medal. Not many people in this world can say, `I`m an Olympic gold medalist.`
I always thought, it would be neat to make the Olympic team.
Being compared to Ian Thorpe, that could be one of the greatest compliments you could ever get in swimming - being compared to him and Mark Spitz.
I want to test my maximum and see how much I can do. And I want to change the world of swimming.
I wouldn`t say anything is impossible. I think that everything is possible as long as you put your mind to it and put the work and time into it.
