Michael Phelps Quotes
Top 81 wise famous quotes and sayings by Michael Phelps
Michael Phelps Famous Quotes & Sayings
Discover top inspirational quotes from Michael Phelps on Wise Famous Quotes.
The only reason I started swimming was for water safety. Then, once I started falling in love with sports, I got more comfortable with it.
Nothing is impossible. With so many people saying it couldn't be done, all it takes is an imagination.
I like to get in my own world. When I'm getting ready for a meet, I always have headphones on, listening to rap music to get myself fired up
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
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 learned how fast you can go from being an international hero to being a reference in a joke on a late night talk show.
Perseverance, determination, commitment, and courage-those things are real. The desire for redemption drives you.
My goal is one Olympic gold medal. Not many people in this world can say, 'I'm an Olympic gold medalist.'
I'm satisfied in a way because this is an eye opener for me, ... I didn't have the success I've always been able to have. I learned a lot.
Swimming is more than a once-every-four-years sport. My goal is to bring attention to swimming - to give it some personality.
There will be obstacles. There will be doubters. There will be mistakes. But with hard work ... THERE ARE NO LIMITS.
Records are always made to be broken no matter what they are. Anybody can do anything that they set their mind to.
I think goals should never be easy, they should force you to work, even if they are uncomfortable at the time.
Not having to travel and being able to settle in has helped me in training life and school life. I've learned to get a grip and take care of myself.
It's cool just because I've had this dream of changing the sport of swimming and it's finally happening.
If I didn't swim my best, I'd think about it at school, at dinner, with my friends. It would drive me crazy.
[Phelps] firmly denies that he takes drugs, suggesting that the notorious photo of him smoking from a bong was a one-time lapse of judgment.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
The one thing that's common to all successful people: They make a habit of doing things that unsuccessful people don't like to do.