Quotes By Michael Phelps

Why is it such a big deal what I'm swimming?

My goal is one Olympic gold medal. Not many people in this world can say, 'I'm an Olympic gold medalist.'

So, you know, if, if I wanted to get up and just play golf one day, I would just get up and play golf. If I wanted to go to Vegas, I would just get up and go to Vegas.

I always thought, it would be neat to make the Olympic team.

You can't put a limit on anything. The more you dream, the farther you get.

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 believe in God; I'm not saying I'm highly religious.

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.

I want to go to the World Cup. I want to go to the Masters. I want to go... anywhere.

It doesn't matter what else is going on. When you walk into your arena or your - whatever you excel at, you're there to take care of the job that you have to do.

I try to separate my personal life from swimming.

It's cool just because I've had this dream of changing the sport of swimming and it's finally happening.

Even in high school, I'd tell my mom I was sick of swimming and wanted to try to play golf. She wasn't too happy. She'd say, 'Think about this.' And I'd always end up getting back in the pool.

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.

If you want to be the best, you have to do things that other people aren't willing to do.

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. And that's really how I've always lived my life.

I've been able to get an excitement back in the water.

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 the motions.

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 got the stamina. I can close.

And, you know, being able to wear the stars and stripes, when you step up on one of the blocks or, you know, when you step off of an airplane or when you hear the national anthem play, you know, it's one of the greatest feelings in the world because you know that there are people at home who are supporting you and watching you.

I am 26 and, and I don't recover as fast as I have in the past.

Yeah, my friends call me Mike, Michael or just my last name.

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.

The more you dream the more you achieve.

I used to always go to church on holidays, but I don't go much any more.

I learned how fast you can go from being an international hero to being a reference in a joke on a late night talk show.

My mom put me and my sisters in the water to feel comfortable, to have water safety.

I want to test my maximum and see how much I can do. And I want to change the world of swimming.

People say to me, 'You're so lucky. You get to see the world.' But I don't. I go to the hotel and to the pools and back again. That's it.