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 Read Quote
So, you know, if, if I wanted to get up and just play golf one day, I would just get up and play golf. If I wanted to go to Vegas, I would just get up and go to Vegas. Michael Phelps Read Quote
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 Read Quote
Every day after I wake up, I think, ‘Wait… this can’t be real; I’m still going to wake up.’ Michael Phelps Read Quote
I haven’t swam in any of the rivers outside of Baltimore. I try to keep it in the pool. Michael Phelps Read Quote
I got a Cadillac Escalade. Put some rims on it, threw a couple TV’s in there, and installed a system. I stuck my Xbox in there. I had to go for it. Michael Phelps Read Quote
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 Read Quote
I think to be – for me to be an American is – you know, it’s one of the greatest things in the world for – you know, for me just because I’ve been able to grow up with everything. The freedom. You know, in my eyes this is the greatest country in the world. Michael Phelps Read Quote
