Michael Phelps Quotes About Sports

Quotes about: Sports

• The more you dream the more you achieve.

  Michael Phelps

  Inspirational, Sports, Dream

  "Interview Michael Phelps" by Donald McRae, www.theguardian.com. August 1, 2004.

• You can't put a limit on anything. The more you dream, the farther you get.

  Michael Phelps

  Inspirational, Sports, Dream

  FaceBook post by Michael Phelps from Jan 19, 2012

• Swimming is more than a once-every-four-years sport. My goal is to bring attention to swimming - to give it some personality.

  Michael Phelps

  Sports, Swimming, Years

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

  Michael Phelps

  Sports, People, Champion

  "Michael Phelps: 'I consider myself normal'" by Katie McLaughlin, www.cnn.com. August 1, 2012.

• Nothing is impossible. With so many people saying it couldn't be done, all it takes is an imagination.

  Michael Phelps

  Inspirational, Motivational, Success

• Before the (Olympic) trials I was doing a lot of relaxing exercises and visualization. And I think that that helped me to get a feel of what it was gonna be like when I got there. I knew that I had done everything that I could to get ready for that meet, both physically and mentally

  Michael Phelps

  Motivational, Sports, Exercise

• 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

  Sports, Swimming, Compliments You

• I have the opportunity to be part of swimming history. To take the sport to a new level would be an honor for me. There's no better time to try this than now.

  Michael Phelps

  Sports, Swimming, Opportunity

• I like to get in my own world. When I'm getting ready for a meet, I always have headphones on, listening to rap music to get myself fired up

  Michael Phelps

  Motivational, Sports, Rap

• I have reached a place in my life where I need to sit down and say, 'Well, what do I do? What's best for me?' I need to look into options for the future.

  Michael Phelps

  Sports, Swimming, Needs

• I always have on my headphones to block out all of the other distractions and I'm just focused on doing the best that I can.... There a few of them ... DMX Party Up ... Mack 10 BC and Ice Cube Connected for Life. I also listen to the Eminem CD ...whichever song really gets me going that night

  Michael Phelps

  Motivational, Sports, Song

• I've always been fortunate in that I've been able to put myself in my own zone and relax. It comes naturally. I'm lucky to be that way

  Michael Phelps

  Motivational, Sports, Swimming

• If you're not on your 'A' game in our workouts every day, you're going to get absolutely smoked.

  Michael Phelps

  Motivational, Sports, Workout

• I feel like Aaron brings out the best in me

  Michael Phelps

  Motivational, Sports, Swimming

• You can't put a limit anything.

  Michael Phelps

  Sports, Cheerleading, Athlete

• I won't predict anything historic. But nothing is impossible.

  Michael Phelps

  Motivational, Sports, Swimming

• Every day after I wake up, I think, 'Wait... this can't be real; I'm still going to wake up.'

  Michael Phelps

  Sports, Real, Thinking

• My goal is one Olympic gold medal. Not many people in this world can say, 'I'm an Olympic gold medalist.'

  Michael Phelps

  Inspirational, Life, Sports

• This is my 20th year in the sport. I've known swimming and that's it. I don't want to swim past age 30; if I continue after this Olympics, and come back in 2016, I'll be 31. I'm looking forward to being able to see the other side of the fence.

  Michael Phelps

  Birthday, Sports, Swimming

• 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

  Sports, Kids, Thinking

  "Sports Biz" with Darren Rovell, www.cnbc.com. August 18, 2008.

• 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

  Girl, Sports, Morning

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

  Michael Phelps

  Sports, Dream, Swimming

  "Sports Biz" with Darren Rovell, www.cnbc.com. August 18, 2008.

• 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.

  Michael Phelps

  Sports, Mother, Swimming

  Source: nbcsportsgrouppressbox.com

• 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.

  Michael Phelps

  Sports, Falling In Love, Swimming

  Source: www.parenting.com

• I felt comfortable in the water. I was in my own world, focused. I love sports and I'm a very goal-oriented person. Once I started falling in love with sports, it was easy. I was able to put my mind on something and go for it. That's how I am with everything, it doesn't matter what it is that I do. If I want to do something, nothing will stand in my way.

  Michael Phelps

  Sports, Falling In Love, Water

  Source: www.parenting.com

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