Quotes By Michael Phelps

I got the stamina. I can close.

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

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.

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 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.

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

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.

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.

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.

I'm so sick of the water.

If I bring back only one gold people are going to say it's a disappointment. But not too many of them own an Olympic gold medal so if I get one I'm going to be happy.

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.

Once I'm already in my room, I still have to open a door to get into my bed. It's like a giant box. It's like the boy in a bubble.

Once I retire, I'm retiring. I'm done.

I think goals should never be easy, they should force you to work, even if they are uncomfortable at the time.

I think to be - for me to be an American is - you know, it's one of the greatest things in the world for - you know, for me just because I've been able to grow up with everything. The freedom. You know, in my eyes this is the greatest country in the world.

Swimming is normal for me. I'm relaxed. I'm comfortable, and I know my surroundings. It's my home.

I consider myself normal. I've spent 20 years in the pool. I consider that something that's normal.

Every day after I wake up, I think, 'Wait... this can't be real; I'm still going to wake up.'

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'm the same kind of guy before all this happened.

I live a pretty conservative life, so I probably really haven't done anything crazy.

I won't predict anything historic. But nothing is impossible.

I think sometimes I guess you see records, say you want to get there and use that as motivation. In a way, it's kind of cool if there is a possibility to rewrite history and be up there with the greats of Olympic history.

I think the biggest things I am looking forward to is getting new faces into the sport. Getting kids who could be afraid of water to feel comfortable in the pool.

I can't remember the last day I didn't train.

I know it won't be eight medals again. If you want to compare me to that, that's your decision, not mine. I'm going out there to try to accomplish the things that I have in my mind and in my heart.