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.
From Michael Phelps
I've been able to get an excitement back in the water.
I want to continue the sport of swimming. I'm not going to give up until I think it's reached where I want it to go.
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.
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.
I can't remember the last day I didn't train.
I consider myself normal. I've spent 20 years in the pool. I consider that something that's normal.
If I didn't swim my best, I'd think about it at school, at dinner, with my friends. It would drive me crazy.
It's cool just because I've had this dream of changing the sport of swimming and it's finally happening.
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.
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