240 Quotes by Michael Phelps

I'm kind of a creature of habit. Once I get used to doing things, it's like second nature.

One thing with me, and every goal I've had - - in the sport of swimming, my mother didn't know my goals. The only person that knew my goals were my coaches.

Things can change in the blink of an eye!

At a very young age, I wrote down the goals that I had so I could always see what I wanted to accomplish. And I would look at that goal sheet and think "I still want to do this."So I'd decide "I'm not quitting."

The only reason I started swimming was for water safety. Then, once I started falling in love with sports, I got more comfortable with it.

[Phelps] firmly denies that he takes drugs, suggesting that the notorious photo of him smoking from a bong was a one-time lapse of judgment.

It's not how you start, but it's how you finish.

Swimming is fun. It's a lot funner than golf.

I love to race the best people in the world and the fastest people in the world.