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

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The more you dream the more you achieve.

Michael Phelps

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There will be obstacles. There will be doubters. There will be mistakes. But with hard work... THERE ARE NO LIMITS.

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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.

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

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I have had extreme ups and downs. The biggest thing I learned after I broke my wrist is to never give up. Nothing in life will ever come easy. It depends on how you deal with those obstacles and how you overcome those obstacles. If you can overcome them, you're a stronger person. If you make mistakes along the way, as long as you never make that same mistake again, you're a successful person.

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If you put your mind to anything that you dream, you can achieve it.

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Perseverance, determination, commitment, and courage-those things are real. The desire for redemption drives you.

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Things won’t go perfect. It’s all about how you adapt from those things and learn from mistakes.

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The one thing that's common to all successful people: They make a habit of doing things that unsuccessful people don't like to do.

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I think goals should never be easy, they should force you to work, even if they are uncomfortable at the time.

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

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Dream as big as you can dream, and anything is possible.

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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.

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So many people along the way,whatever it is you aspire to do, will tell you it can't be done. But it all it takes is imagination. You dream. You plan. You reach. There will be obstacles. There will doubters. There will be mistakes. But with hard work, with belief, with confidence and trust in yourself and those around you, there no limits.

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Records are always made to be broken no matter what they are. Anybody can do anything that they set their mind to.

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I think with practice, you can being whatever you want to be, and with a goal you can go in any direction that you want to go in.

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

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I knew I was not a failure in any way, and so did those close to me. It doesn't matter if you fall short; it is never a failure to go after your goals with everything you've got.

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If you say "can't" you're restricting what you can do or ever will do.

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Nobody is going to put a limit on what I'm doing.

Michael Phelps

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