American - Athlete | June 30, 1985 -
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
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I have a lot of goals, but I think that I just want to take it day by day.
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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.
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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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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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I live a pretty conservative life, so I probably really haven't done anything crazy.
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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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I always thought, it would be neat to make the Olympic team.
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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.
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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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If I didn't swim my best, I'd think about it at school, at dinner, with my friends. It would drive me crazy.
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It's cool just because I've had this dream of changing the sport of swimming and it's finally happening.
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