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Michael Phelps
American
Athlete
Born:
Jun 30
,
1985
Day
Me
People
Swimming
Think
You
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I can only control my own performance. If I do my best, then I can feel good at the end of the day.
Michael Phelps
Best
Good
Day
Feel Good
End Of The Day
Own
Control
My Own
Only
Feel
Performance
End
Then
If you want to be the best, you have to do things that other people aren't willing to do.
Michael Phelps
Best
You
People
Other
Willing
Want
Things
Swimming is normal for me. I'm relaxed. I'm comfortable, and I know my surroundings. It's my home.
Michael Phelps
Fitness
Home
Me
Swimming
Relaxed
Know
Comfortable
Normal
Surroundings
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.
Michael Phelps
Work
Time
You
Mind
Long
Think
Everything
Possible
Put
Controls
Really
Your
I feel most at home in the water. I disappear. That's where I belong.
Michael Phelps
Home
Water
Disappear
Feel
Most
Where
Belong
I think goals should never be easy, they should force you to work, even if they are uncomfortable at the time.
Michael Phelps
Work
Time
You
Goals
Think
Easy
Uncomfortable
Never
Force
Should
Even
There are too many kids who are drowning for lack of water safety. That's something I'd like to do. Teaching kids to live an active lifestyle.
Michael Phelps
Water
Safety
Live
Active
Too
Kids
Something
Lifestyle
Drowning
Like
Lack
Teaching
Who
Many
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.
Michael Phelps
Home
You
People
World
Feelings
National
Stars
Airplane
Stripes
Wear
Able
Step
Supporting
Know
Because
Greatest
Anthem
Blocks
Hear
National Anthem
Off
Up
Being
Who
Play
Watching
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.
Michael Phelps
Work
Time
You
Impossible
Mind
Long
Think
Everything
Say
Possible
Put
Anything
Your
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.
Michael Phelps
You
Matter
Walk
Care
Job
Whatever
Else
Excel
Arena
Take
Take Care
Going
Your
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.
Michael Phelps
Be Happy
Disappointment
Happy
People
Own
Too
Back
Say
Only
Get
Going
Gold
Gold Medal
Them
Many
Medal
Bring
Olympic
Olympic Gold
Olympic Gold Medal
I have a lot of goals, but I think that I just want to take it day by day.
Michael Phelps
Day
Goals
Think
Take
Lot
Just
Want
I used to always go to church on holidays, but I don't go much any more.
Michael Phelps
Church
More
Always
Go
Any
Holidays
Much
Used
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.
Michael Phelps
You
Hero
Joke
Late
Late-Night
Talk
Talk Show
Learned
How
Go
Reference
Being
Show
International
Fast
Night
I'm so sick of the water.
Michael Phelps
Water
Sick
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.
Michael Phelps
Freedom
Me
You
Eyes
World
Country
Think
Everything
Able
Know
Because
Greatest
Greatest Country
Been
Greatest Things
Up
American
Just
Just Because
Grow
Grow Up
Things
I usually try to eat lot of calories. With so many events, it is important to sustain a high level of energy through the entire meet. I usually eat two hours before a meet.
Michael Phelps
Events
Try
Important
Before
Energy
Meet
High
High Level
Eat
Entire
Through
Hours
Calories
Lot
Sustain
Many
Level
Two
I want to continue the sport of swimming. I'm not going to give up until I think it's reached where I want it to go.
Michael Phelps
Swimming
Think
Give
Reached
Until
Sport
Go
Continue
Up
Going
Where
Want
Every day after I wake up, I think, 'Wait... this can't be real; I'm still going to wake up.'
Michael Phelps
Day
Every Day
Wait
Wake Up
Every
Think
Be Real
Real
Still
Wake
Up
Going
After
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.
Michael Phelps
Time
Me
History
Better
Opportunity
Try
Honor
Swimming
Would
Would-Be
Take
Better Time
Part
New
Sport
New Level
Than
Now
Level
I'm the same kind of guy before all this happened.
Michael Phelps
Before
Kind
Guy
Same
Happened
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.
Michael Phelps
History
You
Sometimes
Think
Guess
Way
Say
Possibility
Kind
See
Records
Motivation
Up
Greats
Get
Rewrite
Want
Use
Cool
Olympic
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 continue after this Olympics, and come back in 2016, I'll be 31. I'm looking forward to being able to see the other side of the fence.
Michael Phelps
Age
Looking
Year
Past
Swimming
Other
Side
Back
See
Able
Come
Looking Forward
Sport
Known
Fence
Continue
Being
Want
After
Forward
Swim
Olympics
Yeah, my friends call me Mike, Michael or just my last name.
Michael Phelps
Me
Name
Call
Yeah
Friends
Michael
Just
Mike
Last
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.
Michael Phelps
Day
You
One Day
Would
Vegas
Know
Go
Up
Get
Just
Wanted
Golf
Play
Play Golf
I am 26 and, and I don't recover as fast as I have in the past.
Michael Phelps
Past
Recover
Am
In The Past
Fast
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