I see my goals as personal and I always have. That's just been how I've worked. Michael Phelps More Quotes by Michael Phelps More Quotes From Michael Phelps My goal is one Olympic gold medal. Not many people in this world can say, 'I'm an Olympic gold medalist.' Michael Phelps inspirational sports life I want to go to the World Cup. I want to go to the Masters. I want to go... anywhere. Michael Phelps cups want world Once I retire, I'm retiring. I'm done. Michael Phelps funny-retirement done retirement I always thought, it would be neat to make the Olympic team. Michael Phelps team athlete motivational I'm the same kind of guy before all this happened. Michael Phelps happened guy kind Things can change in the blink of an eye! Michael Phelps god-never-blinks blink eye I'm kind of a creature of habit. Once I get used to doing things, it's like second nature. Michael Phelps habit used kind 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 swimming mother sports At a very young age, I wrote down the goals that I had so I could always see what I wanted to accomplish. And I would look at that goal sheet and think "I still want to do this."So I'd decide "I'm not quitting." Michael Phelps goal age thinking My strategy is that I actually have absolutely no strategy. Michael Phelps strategy What does God mean to me? I guess I was made the way I am for some reason, and I've been able to find the talent I have, and I've been able to use it, so I'm grateful for that. I believe in God; [but] I'm not saying I'm highly religious. Michael Phelps grateful religious believe I grew up around the pool with my sisters. Both of my sisters swam. I was always there. So I thought, why not? My mom put us in the water for water safety, so we were comfortable in the water in case anything ever happened. I learned that way, and started liking it more and more. Michael Phelps safety mom water 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 falling-in-love sports water I mean I’ll go and swim from time to time just to kind of decompress and get away, but I don’t miss the grind of that. I mean, it’s probably easier than doing what I’m doing now, i would say training for the Olympics is easier than living a normal life where I’m outside of the pool most of the time. Michael Phelps sports Continuing to teach kids water safety is a huge importance. I mean, it’s a big part with my son now as well. Just making sure everyone is safe around the pool, especially now being in the summer, i think too many kids are drowning and it’s something that we need to change and help. Michael Phelps sports You know, I think that’s something that we all need to understand and it’s okay to ask for help. I think a lot of us look at, especially Americans, look at it as a sign of weakness if we reach our hand out and ask for help, at the end of the day, look, we want to be the best that we can be, and sometimes we can’t do it alone. Michael Phelps sports We were able to add some help with the monofin, and being able to have a wetsuit gave a little bit of help towards me, i think the odds are pretty stacked in the shark’s favor, but you guys will have to wait and see, to see what happens. Michael Phelps entertainment It was honestly just something I’ve always wanted to do, being in the water with a shark, whether it’s in a cage, or just swimming freely in the ocean. … Having the chance to literally see these animals up close and personal in their home, it topped so many things that I’ve done -- just being able to see how they truly are. Michael Phelps entertainment We’ve had this problem for how many Olympics now? It seems every time it’s something that comes up, it’s sad. That’s really what it is. It’s really sad that we can’t control it, that somebody who is in charge cannot control this. Michael Phelps health You can tell she is very goal oriented, and for me it brought me back to kind of what I was like way, way, way back in the day, every time she gets in the water, it's like a world record, so she is improving so much and I think she is just trying to push that barrier. Michael Phelps sports
