Quotes by Michael Phelps

• 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.
• Every day after I wake up, I think, 'Wait... this can't be real; I'm still going to wake up.'
• I'm the same kind of guy before all this happened.
• I always thought, it would be neat to make the Olympic team.
• I have reached a place in my life where I need to sit down and say, 'Well, what do I do? What's best for me?' I need to look into options for the future.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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 want to test my maximum and see how much I can do. And I want to change the world of swimming.
• You can't put a limit on anything. The more you dream, the farther you get.
• 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.
• I won't predict anything historic. But nothing is impossible.
• My goal is one Olympic gold medal. Not many people in this world can say, 'I'm an Olympic gold medalist.'
• Swimming is normal for me. I'm relaxed. I'm comfortable, and I know my surroundings. It's my home.
• There is a one woman in China that claimed she paid $50 to get my e-mail address. It was pretty shocking. I got one this morning from Scotland. A girl's requesting a signed photo of me.
• If I didn't swim my best, I'd think about it at school, at dinner, with my friends. It would drive me crazy.
• Dream big. Aim high. Stay focused.
• Success is not an overnight achievement, but a result of consistent efforts and perseverance.
• There will be obstacles, there will be doubters, there will be mistakes. But with hard work, there are no limits
• Success is not an accident, it's a result of consistent hard work and perseverance.
• Success is not defined by how many medals you have, but by the courage it took to chase your dreams.
• It's not about how fast you go, it's about how much fun you have along the way.
• Don't put a limit on anything. The more you dream, the farther you get.