110+ Michael Phelps Quotes On Success, Athletic And Accomplished

Michael Phelps is an American competitive swimmer and the most decorated Olympian of all time, with a total of 28 medals. He has won 23 gold medals, 3 silver medals, and 2 bronze medals in various Olympic events. Phelps is also the long-time world record holder in multiple events, and he has won a total of 39 world championship gold medals. Following is our collection on famous quotes by Michael Phelps on success, athletic, accomplished.

Top 10 Michael Phelps Quotes

1. Don't put a limit on anything. The more you dream the farther you get.
2. There will be obstacles. There will be doubters. There will be mistakes. But with hard work... THERE ARE NO LIMITS.
3. The more you dream the more you achieve.
4. You can't put a limit on anything. The more you dream, the farther you get.
5. Swimming is more than a once-every-four-years sport. My goal is to bring attention to swimming - to give it some personality.
6. Perseverance, determination, commitment, and courage-those things are real. The desire for redemption drives you.
7. 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
8. Things won’t go perfect. It’s all about how you adapt from those things and learn from mistakes.
9. I don't have a strict diet. It's all about cramming in as many calories into my system as I possibly can. To be honest with you, I have a tough time keeping weight on.
10. 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 Image Quotes

The more you dream the more you achieve. — Michael Phelps

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

Michael Phelps Short Quotes

• The problem with heart disease is the first symptom is often fatal.
• I can't remember the last day I didn't train.
• I won't predict anything historic. But nothing is impossible.
• I got the stamina. I can close.
• Things can change in the blink of an eye!
• When you use your imagination anything can happen.
• If you're not on your 'A' game in our workouts every day, you're going to get absolutely smoked.
• I try to separate my personal life from swimming.
• I wanted to do something nobody ever did. This goes hand in hand with my goal of changing swimming.
• I live a pretty conservative life, so I probably really haven't done anything crazy.

Michael Phelps Quotes About Success

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

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

I'm pretty lazy. My wife always says, "you're the laziest, most successful Olympian I've ever seen." How does that make sense? Honestly, if I have downtime, I'm really, really good at not doing anything. — Michael Phelps

I'm satisfied in a way because this is an eye opener for me, ... I didn't have the success I've always been able to have. I learned a lot. — Michael Phelps

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. — Michael Phelps

Michael Phelps Quotes About Accomplished

It's tough to put into words right now, but I finished my career how I wanted to. Through the ups and downs of my career I've still been able to do everything that I've ever wanted to accomplish. — Michael Phelps

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

I know it won't be eight medals again. If you want to compare me to that, that's your decision, not mine. I'm going out there to try to accomplish the things that I have in my mind and in my heart. — Michael Phelps

It's not how you start, but it's how you finish. — Michael Phelps

Michael Phelps Quotes About Swimming

I want to test my maximum and see how much I can do. And I want to change the world of swimming. — Michael Phelps

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

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 is normal for me. I'm relaxed. I'm comfortable, and I know my surroundings. It's my home. — Michael Phelps

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

You can't put a limit anything. — Michael Phelps

Eat, sleep and swim, that's all I can do. — Michael Phelps

I don't want to be the next Mark Spitz; I want to be the first Michael Phelps — Michael Phelps

We wanted to see how close we could get to the world record. We'll take that for right now. — Michael Phelps

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

Michael Phelps Quotes About Water

I feel most at home in the water. I disappear. That's where I belong. — Michael Phelps

I'm so sick of the water. — Michael Phelps

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

The only reason I started swimming was for water safety. Then, once I started falling in love with sports, I got more comfortable with it. — Michael Phelps

I've been able to get an excitement back in the water. — Michael Phelps

I am excited to have the opportunity to help provide the same swim instruction that I received as a child when I was enrolled in a water safety class at five-years-old. — Michael Phelps

I think the biggest things I am looking forward to is getting new faces into the sport. Getting kids who could be afraid of water to feel comfortable in the pool. — Michael Phelps

My mom put me and my sisters in the water to feel comfortable, to have water safety. — Michael Phelps

I would visualize the best- and worst-case scenarios. Whether I get disqualified or my goggles fill up with water or I lose my goggles or I come in last, I'm ready for anything. — Michael Phelps

Obviously for water safety, you want to learn just to be comfortable in the water; that's the main goal. I think the second that you start freaking out and feeling uncomfortable, it's not going to go well. — Michael Phelps

Michael Phelps Quotes About Dream

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

It's cool just because I've had this dream of changing the sport of swimming and it's finally happening. — Michael Phelps

I like to just think of myself as a normal person who just has a passion, has a goal and a dream and goes out and does it. And that's really how I've always lived my life. — Michael Phelps

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

Michael Phelps Quotes About World

My goal is one Olympic gold medal. Not many people in this world can say, 'I'm an Olympic gold medalist.' — Michael Phelps

People say to me, 'You're so lucky. You get to see the world.' But I don't. I go to the hotel and to the pools and back again. That's it. — Michael Phelps

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

I wanted to get the fastest time in the world this year, but with everything going on, it's a pretty decent swim, ... I knew I was under world record pace. You could tell by the crowd. You can always tell at these meets when something good is going on because of the crowd. — Michael Phelps

I want to go to the World Cup. I want to go to the Masters. I want to go... anywhere. — Michael Phelps

I love to race the best people in the world and the fastest people in the world. — Michael Phelps

Michael Phelps Quotes About Olympic

I always thought, it would be neat to make the Olympic team. — Michael Phelps

If I bring back only one gold people are going to say it's a disappointment. But not too many of them own an Olympic gold medal so if I get one I'm going to be happy. — Michael Phelps

This is my 20th year in the sport. I've known swimming and that's it. I don't want to swim past age 30; if I continue after this Olympics, and come back in 2016, I'll be 31. I'm looking forward to being able to see the other side of the fence. — Michael Phelps

I think sometimes I guess you see records, say you want to get there and use that as motivation. In a way, it's kind of cool if there is a possibility to rewrite history and be up there with the greats of Olympic history. — Michael Phelps

It's the Olympics. If you can't get up to swim early in the morning, don't go. — Michael Phelps

Michael Phelps Famous Quotes And Sayings

The more you dream the more you achieve. — Michael Phelps

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. — Michael Phelps

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

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

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

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

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

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

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. — Michael Phelps

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

[Phelps] firmly denies that he takes drugs, suggesting that the notorious photo of him smoking from a bong was a one-time lapse of judgment. — Michael Phelps

I'm fortunate to have an amazing, strong mother who is so supportive of everything me and my sisters did growing up - but she was someone who never forced us to go swim or to go do this or that. She helped us think about certain consequences when we needed to, but we made our own decisions. I think if I were forced to swim, I wouldn't have stayed in the pool as long as I did. — Michael Phelps

Swimming is fun. It's a lot funner than golf. — Michael Phelps

My little son is already like me - my mom has always said I used to bounce off the wall and never stop talking or sit still. I'm starting to see that with him. I guess it's living proof he's part of me. — Michael Phelps

I see my goals as personal and I always have. That's just been how I've worked. — Michael Phelps

Every day after I wake up, I think, 'Wait... this can't be real; I'm still going to wake up.' — Michael Phelps

I always have on my headphones to block out all of the other distractions and I'm just focused on doing the best that I can.... There a few of them ... DMX Party Up ... Mack 10 BC and Ice Cube Connected for Life. I also listen to the Eminem CD ...whichever song really gets me going that night — Michael Phelps

I feel like Aaron brings out the best in me — Michael Phelps

When I'm focused, there is not one single thing, person, anything that can stand in the way of my doing something. There is not. If I want something bad enough, I feel I'm gonna get there. — Michael Phelps

I'm the same kind of guy before all this happened. — Michael Phelps

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

I wouldn't say anything is impossible. I think that everything is possible as long as you put your mind to it and put the work and time into it. — Michael Phelps

I believe in God; I'm not saying I'm highly religious. — Michael Phelps

Once I retire, I'm retiring. I'm done. — Michael Phelps

I treat every race the same. We all wanted to swim fast today and give something back to the crowd. — Michael Phelps

My mom never really pushed me into doing something. It was kind of whatever I wanted to do, and that was what made me continue and have the longevity that I had in my career. I went through ups and downs in the pool when I loved it and when I hated it. — Michael Phelps

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

Before, it came easy for me. I don't have two speeds anymore. I need to focus on the small things that I once took for granted. — Michael Phelps

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. — Michael Phelps

I engaged in behavior which was regrettable and demonstrated bad judgment. I'm 23 years old and despite the successes I've had in the pool, I acted in a youthful and inappropriate way, not in a manner people have come to expect from me. For this, I am sorry. I promise my fans and the public it will not happen again. — Michael Phelps

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

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

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

We're all a little tired. — Michael Phelps

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

Why is it such a big deal what I'm swimming? — Michael Phelps

When I race, I don't think about it; it just happens. — Michael Phelps

Every day is different and every day brings something more exciting. — Michael Phelps

Once I'm already in my room, I still have to open a door to get into my bed. It's like a giant box. It's like the boy in a bubble. — Michael Phelps

I consider myself normal. I've spent 20 years in the pool. I consider that something that's normal. — Michael Phelps

Not having to travel and being able to settle in has helped me in training life and school life. I've learned to get a grip and take care of myself. — Michael Phelps

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

Yeah, my friends call me Mike, Michael or just my last name. — Michael Phelps

It doesn't matter what else is going on. When you walk into your arena or your - whatever you excel at, you're there to take care of the job that you have to do. — Michael Phelps

I'm kind of a creature of habit. Once I get used to doing things, it's like second nature. — Michael Phelps

This is the first medal I've ever won in an international meet. For it to be gold is incredible. It feels great. I can't explain it. — Michael Phelps

I used to always go to church on holidays, but I don't go much any more. — Michael Phelps

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. — Michael Phelps

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. — Michael Phelps

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

There were times I wouldn't come to practice, because it didn't excite me. It wasn't interesting. I was kind of going through the motions. — Michael Phelps

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

If I want to achieve the goals I've set, I've got to be in tip-top shape. — Michael Phelps

When we got in the race, we knew what we had to do and knew what we wanted to do. Having three of four guys from the American record 800 free relay is a pretty solid relay, so we thought we could take a crack at the U.S. Open record tonight. We're all a little tired, but that's fifth-fastest American relay ever, so it's not a bad time. We ended tonight on a great note. — Michael Phelps

My strategy is that I actually have absolutely no strategy. — Michael Phelps

Life Lessons by Michael Phelps

1. Michael Phelps has demonstrated the importance of hard work and dedication in achieving success, as he has worked tirelessly to become the most decorated Olympian of all time.
2. His journey has also highlighted the importance of setting goals and having a positive attitude, as he has overcome many obstacles to reach his goals.
3. Finally, Phelps’s story shows that with the right attitude and determination, anything is possible, no matter how daunting the challenge.