240 Quotes by Michael Phelps

It’s the Olympics. If you can’t get up to swim early in the morning, don’t go.

In some sports, you can just get by on a lot of natural talent. In swimming, it helps to be long and lean, but you can’t be good at it without putting in the work. There is a direct connection between what you put into it and what you get out of it.

You can’t put a limit on anything. The more you dream, the farther you get.

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.

Before, it came easy for me. I don't have two speeds anymore. I need to focus on the small things that I once took for granted.

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.

Anything is possible as long as you want it, you work for it. Doesn't matter what anyone else thinks, the only person that can really put pressure on you is yourself

It's the Olympics. If you can't get up to swim early in the morning, don't go.

I am 26 and, and I don't recover as fast as I have in the past.