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 More Quotes by Michael Phelps More Quotes From Michael Phelps I want to test my maximum and see how much I can do. And I want to change the world of swimming. Michael Phelps swimming change world For recovery, I think it's a big deal to eat within a half-hour after you exercise. Otherwise I just try to put carbs into my system before I swim and then load up on the protein after. I don't count calories. Whether it's Sour Patch Kids or Reese's or a bag of chips, if I feel like eating it, I'm going to eat it. Michael Phelps recovery exercise kids Being able to do something that's never been done before, that's what I've always wanted to do. . . . There was nothing that was going to stand in my way of being the first. Michael Phelps able done way 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 swimming compliments-you sports Other nights ... I visualize to the point that I know exactly what I want to do: dive, glide, stroke, flip, reach the wall, hit the split time to the hundredth, then swim back again for as many times as I need to finish the race. Michael Phelps wall race night 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 swimming sports years I got the stamina. I can close. Michael Phelps stamina i-can I feel most at home in the water. I disappear. That's where I belong. Michael Phelps disappear home water 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 swimming sports needs Every day is different and every day brings something more exciting. Michael Phelps different exciting I was very fortunate at a young age to learn what goal setting is and how to take time and spend it the right way. I have a lot going on now, but I want my family to have everything I had growing up and more, and yeah, for me to do that there are times when I need to jump on a plane and travel around the world in a week. But also, it's like, if I start getting burnt out, I know when I need to take a break. Your body tells you; just listen to what your heart is saying. Michael Phelps growing-up goal heart We need to make seeing a therapist more accessible; we've got to crack down on this and allow people the opportunity to seek help. It's going to be a game-changer. I would love people to become more vulnerable and reach out and ask for help. I would never want somebody to go through the feelings I had, almost exactly three years ago, of not wanting to be alive. That's a scary thing, and to think of where I am today compared to that - that's way bigger than winning a gold medal. Michael Phelps winning opportunity thinking If I didn't swim my best, I'd think about it at school, at dinner, with my friends. It would drive me crazy. Michael Phelps crazy school thinking Our time on Earth is already short enough. For me, it's like every single day I try to be as happy as I can. It's crazy to think about. We never have enough time. That's always the thing. We always want to do more. So it's about being able to spend time on the things that are most important to you. Life is a lot easier that way, and obviously life is pretty difficult a lot of the time. Michael Phelps crazy important thinking When you use your imagination anything can happen. Michael Phelps anything-can-happen imagination use 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 exercise motivational sports 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 swimming opportunity sports Anything is possible as long as you want it, you work for it. Doesn't matter what anyone else thinks, the only person that can really put pressure on you is yourself Michael Phelps want long thinking With social media, so many people have anxiety and depression because of it. Of course technology is somewhat good, but it can present so many issues; more and more we're seeing what that's causing, and it's even leading to deaths. I just got finished doing a documentary called Anx with children talking about anxiety and recognizing their emotions and understanding them better. We need to let kids know it's OK to not be OK. And we need to help them be comfortable talking about it. Michael Phelps technology kids children Eat, sleep and swim, that's all I can do. Michael Phelps swim can-do sleep
