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

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

" 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. "

" 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 still remember the days, not wanting to see anybody, not wanting to talk to anybody, really not wanting to live. I was on an express elevator to the bottom floor, wherever that might be. "

" 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. "

" Any Olympic sport is great to watch. "

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

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

" I got the stamina. I can close. "

" For so long, I looked at myself as literally a kid who was talented who would go up and down the pool. That's it. Nothing else. Very few people knew who I really was. "

" I'm so sick of the water. "

" 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. "

" I can only control my own performance. If I do my best, then I can feel good at the end of the day. "

" 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 listen to music before my competitions to get me pumped up. It helps me stay focused. "

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

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

" Every sponsor I've had has been something that fit my lifestyle, fit my personality. "

" 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. "

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

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" 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. "

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

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

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

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

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

" Growing up in high school, I wasn't hanging out with friends every day or on the weekends. Doing normal high school kid things was something I was willing to give up. "

" 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. "

" For the millionth time, I'm retired. I keep saying it, and people keep answering, 'Well, maybe he doesn't mean it this time.' But I do. "