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" I got a Cadillac Escalade. Put some rims on it, threw a couple TV's in there, and installed a system. I stuck my Xbox in there. I had to go for it. "
Michael Phelps
Some
Go For It
Got
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" Any Olympic sport is great to watch. "
Michael Phelps
Any
Great
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
Past
Swimming
Age
" I won't predict anything historic. But nothing is impossible. "
Michael Phelps
Predict
Nothing
Impossible
" My mom put me and my sisters in the water to feel comfortable, to have water safety. "
Michael Phelps
Feel
Mom
Me
" I listen to music before my competitions to get me pumped up. It helps me stay focused. "
Michael Phelps
Music
Me
Stay Focused
" 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. "
Michael Phelps
Water
Forward
I Am
" 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
Happy
Be Happy
Disappointment
" 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
Think
You
Work
" 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
Vegas
Play
Know
" I used to always go to church on holidays, but I don't go much any more. "
Michael Phelps
Always
Used
More
" I want to retire how I want to retire - and I have a great opportunity to do that. "
Michael Phelps
Want
Great
Retire
" 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. "
Michael Phelps
Me
Know
Heart
" 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
Important
Try
Events
" I want to go to the World Cup. I want to go to the Masters. I want to go... anywhere. "
Michael Phelps
World
Masters
World Cup
" Swimming is normal for me. I'm relaxed. I'm comfortable, and I know my surroundings. It's my home. "
Michael Phelps
Swimming
Me
Fitness
" I like to just think of myself as a normal person who just has a passion, has a goal and a dream and goes out and does it. And that's really how I've always lived my life. "
Michael Phelps
My Life
Think
Life
" 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
" 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
Care
Job
" I've never lifted a single weight in my life. "
Michael Phelps
Weight
My Life
Life
" 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
Stars
Home
Know
" I am 26 and, and I don't recover as fast as I have in the past. "
Michael Phelps
I Am
Fast
Am
" I think everybody pees in the pool. It's kind of a normal thing to do for swimmers. "
Michael Phelps
Pool
Normal
I Think
" If you want to be the best, you have to do things that other people aren't willing to do. "
Michael Phelps
Want
Things
People
" I always thought, it would be neat to make the Olympic team. "
Michael Phelps
Neat
Thought
Team
" Why is it such a big deal what I'm swimming? "
Michael Phelps
Big
Deal
Swimming
" 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. "
Michael Phelps
Me
Hotel
Say
" I'm the same kind of guy before all this happened. "
Michael Phelps
Before
Kind
Same
" 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 believe in God; I'm not saying I'm highly religious. "
Michael Phelps
I Believe
Believe
Saying
" I have a lot of goals, but I think that I just want to take it day by day. "
Michael Phelps
Just
Want
Think