Michael Phelps He is considered the best swimmer in history, and is the most decorated Olympian of all time, with a total of 28 medals. He also holds the record for the most gold medals as an individual competitor (13).
In the Olympic Games in Athens (2004) he won six gold and two bronze medals. In 2008 he won eight gold medals at the Beijing Olympics, breaking Mark Spitz's 1972 record. At the London Olympic Games (2012) he won four gold and two silver medals, and at the Rio de Janeiro five gold and one silver.
In his personal life Phelps is married to model Nicole Johnson, his idols are Michael Jordan and Ian Thorpe (before he started to win medals) and in 2018 he revealed that he has battled depression and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.
In these phrases by Michael Phelps you will be able to know his way of thinking and his ideas about dreams, goals, sports, swimming or overcoming.
1-You cannot put a limit on anything. The more you dream, the further you go.
2-If you want to be the best, you have to do things that other people are not willing to do.
3-Swimming is normal for me. I'm relaxed. I feel comfortable, and I know my surroundings. It is my home.
4-I want to test myself to the fullest and see what I can do. I want to change the world of swimming.
5-Nothing is impossible. With so many people saying it can't be done, what it takes is imagination.
6-I have found something that I love and I never give up.
7-I think that goals should not be easy, they should force you to work, even if you feel uncomfortable at the moment.
8-The more you dream, the more you get.
9-I am not a second Mark Spitz, but a first Michael Phelps.
10-I want to be able to look back and say "I have done everything I could and I have been successful." I don't want to look back and say that I should do this or that.
11-I can't remember the last day I didn't train.
12-I want you to know that the greatest thing is to really believe in yourself.
13-Things are not going to be perfect. It's about adapting to things and learning from mistakes.
14-I do not like to be second in anything.
15-The more you dream, the more you get.
16-I feel at home in the water. I disappear. Is where i belong.
17-I will not predict anything historical. But nothing is impossible.
18-If you say that you cannot, you are restricting what you can do or will do.
19-I only have time to eat, sleep and swim.
20-I love running with the best people in the world and the fastest people in the world.
21-What I have done is teach people that achieving what they want is possible.
22-I think that everything is possible as long as you put your mind on it and work for it. I think your mind controls everything.
23-I'm the same guy as before all this happened.
24-I try to separate my personal life from swimming.
25-Swimming is more than one sport in every four years. My goal is to bring attention to swimming, give it some personality.
26-I have the opportunity to be part of the history of swimming. Taking the sport to a new level would be an honor for me. There is no better time to try this than now..
27-I like to think of myself as a normal person who simply has a passion, has a goal and a dream.
28-I listen to music before my competitions to cheer myself up. Helps me stay focused.
29-I think everyone urinates in the pool. It is normal for all swimmers.
30-I will work with children the rest of my life.
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