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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 always thought, it would be neat to make the Olympic team. ↗

— Michael Phelps

#i #i always #make #neat #olympic

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

— Michael Phelps

#other #people #things #want #willing

The more you dream the more you achieve. ↗

— Michael Phelps

#dream #more #you

I used to always go to church on holidays, but I don't go much any more. ↗

— Michael Phelps

#any #church #go #holidays #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

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

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

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

Is there anything more dangerous than sympathetic understanding? ↗

— Pablo Picasso

#dangerous #more #sympathetic #than #understanding