#he

If you want to be the best, you have to do things that other people aren't willing to do. ↗

If I bring back only one gold people are going to say it's a disappointment. But not too many of them own an Olympic gold medal so if I get one I'm going to be happy. ↗

— Michael Phelps

#be happy #bring #disappointment #get #going

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

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. ↗

— Michael Phelps

#airplane #anthem #because #being #blocks

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. ↗

— Michael Phelps

#always #back #end #even #getting

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

Is there anything more dangerous than sympathetic understanding? ↗

— Pablo Picasso

#dangerous #more #sympathetic #than #understanding

I learned how fast you can go from being an international hero to being a reference in a joke on a late night talk show. ↗

— Michael Phelps

#fast #go #hero #how #i

How many people here have telekenetic powers? Raise my hand. ↗