#co

Swimming is normal for me. I'm relaxed. I'm comfortable, and I know my surroundings. It's my home. ↗

— Michael Phelps

#comfortable #home #i #know #me

I think sometimes I guess you see records, say you want to get there and use that as motivation. In a way, it's kind of cool if there is a possibility to rewrite history and be up there with the greats of Olympic history. ↗

— Michael Phelps

#get #greats #guess #history #i

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 coming along. ↗

— Michael Phelps

#along #back #change #change things #coming

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. ↗

— Michael Phelps

#china #claimed #e-mail #get #girl

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. ↗

— Michael Phelps

#compared #compliments #could #ever #get

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

— Michael Phelps

#fast #i #i am #in the past #past

I consider myself normal. I've spent 20 years in the pool. I consider that something that's normal. ↗

— Michael Phelps

#i #myself #normal #pool #something

I live a pretty conservative life, so I probably really haven't done anything crazy. ↗

— Michael Phelps

#conservative #crazy #done #haven #i

I think the biggest things I am looking forward to is getting new faces into the sport. Getting kids who could be afraid of water to feel comfortable in the pool. ↗

— Michael Phelps

#am #biggest #comfortable #could #faces

It's cool just because I've had this dream of changing the sport of swimming and it's finally happening. ↗

— Michael Phelps

#because #changing #dream #finally #had