"I think that everything is possible as long as you put your mind to it and you put the work and time into it. I think your mind really controls everything."
-Michael Phelps
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"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
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"I won't predict anything historic. But nothing is impossible."
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"You can't put a limit on anything. The more you dream, the farther you get."
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"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."
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"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."
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