69 result(s) for Michael Phelps Quotes.
"It doesn't matter what else is going on. When you walk into your arena or you - whatever you excel at, you're there to take that other person down."
"I found something I love... I found something I'm good at... and I just said, 'I'm not going to let anything stand in my way'"
"There will be obstacles, there will be doubters, there will be mistakes. But with hard work, there are no limits."
"I wanted to do something different and be the first Michael Phelps, not the next Mark Spitz."
"I have reached a place in my career where I feel I am ready to start a family and considering I will not be training for the Olympics, I am open to new challenges and will look to improve upon the work that I have already done."
"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"
"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."
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"For myself, losing is not coming second. It's getting out of the water knowing you could have done better. For myself, I have won every race I've been in."
"When I was 11, I had a coach who told me I was done swimming and I should never swim again. I was so much smaller than the other kids. I hadn't gone through puberty yet. I was getting bullied. But I always said to myself. 'I think he's wrong.'"
"In Beijing, I was competing to win. London was very overwhelming. I had committed to stopping after 2012. But I hated how I felt and knew I had to come back. I don't want to look back on my career wondering ... what if?"
"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."
"What you learn from Olympics is there’s always a next step or a new goal."
"I believe that every kid has a dream, a passion inside of them. And it's our job to find it or help them try to ignite it."
"I want to test my maximum and see how much I can do. And I want to change the world of swimming."
"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 think that everything is possible as long as you put your mind to it and put the work and time into it."
"You dream. You plan. You reach. There will be obstacles. There will be doubters. There will be mistakes. But with hard work, with belief, with confidence and trust in yourself and those around you, there are no limits."
"I don't have to prove anything to anyone. I only have to follow my heart and concentrate on what I want to say to the world."
"I enjoy the goals, the challenge of racing and pushing each other."
"I want to be able to look back and say, 'I've lived to the fullest.'"
"Don't put a limit on anything. The more you dream, the further you get."
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"I found something I love. And never gave up."
"Dream as big as you can dream, and anything is possible."
"I feel most at home in the water. I disappear. That's where I belong."
"I want to test my maximum and see how much I can do. And I can't do it alone. It's just not going to happen."
"If I didn't swim my best, I'd think about it at school, at dinner, with my friends. It would drive me crazy."
"For me, losing isn’t coming second. It’s getting out of the water knowing you could have done better."
"It's all about putting the time in."
"I want to be able to look back and say, 'Hey, I did everything I could.'"
"That’s what I loved about swimming: the solitude, the peace."
"I have the opportunity to be part of the biggest event, the biggest sport in the world. That’s pretty rare."
"If you want to be the best, you have to do things other people aren't willing to do."
"You can't put a limit on anything. The more you dream, the further you get."
"I want to be able to look back and say, 'I've done everything I can, and I was successful.'"
"You can't control what goes on around you, but you can control your attitude towards what goes on around you."
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"I'll go out with anybody as long as they don't take themselves too seriously."
"Records are always made to be broken no matter what they are. Anybody can do anything that they set their mind to."
"One important thing is that when you decide to do something, do it right."
"I have the opportunity to be with great coaches."
"You have to have a dream, whether big or small. Then plan, focus, work hard, and be very determined to achieve your goals."
"In sports, you simply aren't considered a real champion until you have defended your title successfully. Winning it once can be a fluke; winning it twice proves you are the best."
"Every day after I wake up, I think, 'Wait... this can't be real; I'm still going to wake up.'"
"Nothing is impossible. With so many people saying it couldn't be done, all it takes is an imagination."
"The more you dream, the more you achieve."
"I think goals should never be easy. They should force you to work, even if they are uncomfortable at the time."
"I want to be the best. If that means training 10 hours a day, I will do it."
"You can't control what happens, but you can control your attitude towards what happens."
"I am extremely competitive. I keep score and I love to win."
"I found something I love and never gave up. This is how I excel."
"Don't put a limit on anything. The more you dream, the farther you get."
"I enjoy the competition. It's not just the winning. It's not just the beating. It’s the love of to challenge."
"I knew I was not a failure in any way, and I knew that going forward I was going to succeed in whatever I was doing."
"I think everything is possible as long as you put your mind to it and put the work and time into 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."
"Records are always made to be broken no matter what they are."
"I think goals should never be easy, they should force you to work, even if they are uncomfortable at the time."
"I found something I love, and never gave up."
"I want to test my maximum and see how much I can do."
"I have the opportunity to be part of history…once every four years, I get that chance."
"Everything is okay in the end. If it's not okay, then it's not the end."
"If you want to be the best, you have to do things that other people aren't willing to do."
"I'm living a dream I never want to wake up from."
"Swimming is normal for me. I'm relaxed. I'm comfortable, and I know my surroundings. It's my home."
"Records are meant to be broken."
"You can't let the fear of what could happen make nothing happen."
"I think that everything is possible as long as you put your mind to it and you put the work and time into it."
"You can't put a limit on anything. The more you dream, the farther you get."
"I can't remember the last day I didn't train."
"There will be obstacles. There will be doubters. There will be mistakes. But with hard work, there are no limits."
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