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" I am 26 and, and I don't recover as fast as I have in the past. "
Michael Phelps
I Am
Fast
Am
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" I believe in God; I'm not saying I'm highly religious. "
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Believe
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" I want to retire how I want to retire - and I have a great opportunity to do that. "
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" I live a pretty conservative life, so I probably really haven't done anything crazy. "
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Conservative
Live
Life
" I feel most at home in the water. I disappear. That's where I belong. "
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Belong
Water
Home
" I have a lot of goals, but I think that I just want to take it day by day. "
Michael Phelps
Just
Want
Think
" I want to go to the World Cup. I want to go to the Masters. I want to go... anywhere. "
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World
Masters
World Cup
" My goal is one Olympic gold medal. Not many people in this world can say, 'I'm an Olympic gold medalist.' "
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Say
Goal
Gold
" 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. "
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Stars
Home
Know
" I won't predict anything historic. But nothing is impossible. "
Michael Phelps
Predict
Nothing
Impossible
" 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
Live
Lifestyle
Active
" I consider myself normal. I've spent 20 years in the pool. I consider that something that's normal. "
Michael Phelps
Something
Years
Myself
" 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. "
Michael Phelps
Happy
Think
School
" I got the stamina. I can close. "
Michael Phelps
I Can
Got
Stamina
" I try to separate my personal life from swimming. "
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Try
Life
Personal
" I listen to music before my competitions to get me pumped up. It helps me stay focused. "
Michael Phelps
Music
Me
Stay Focused
" Why is it such a big deal what I'm swimming? "
Michael Phelps
Big
Deal
Swimming
" 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
Past
Swimming
Age
" I think goals should never be easy, they should force you to work, even if they are uncomfortable at the time. "
Michael Phelps
Goals
You
Work
" 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. "
Michael Phelps
Look
Successful
Change
" 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
Talk
Hero
You
" 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
Me
Honor
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. "
Michael Phelps
World
Think
American
" 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
Motivation
Think
You
" 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
Think
You
Work
" You can't put a limit on anything. The more you dream, the farther you get. "
Michael Phelps
Dream
You
Sports
" 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. "
Michael Phelps
Going
Practice
Me
" I'm so sick of the water. "
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Water
Sick
" I'm a Dunkin' Donuts kind of guy. I also like Cadbury's. "
Michael Phelps
Like
Kind
Guy
" Any Olympic sport is great to watch. "
Michael Phelps
Any
Great
Olympic