Michael Phelps Quotes

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

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

The more you dream the more you achieve.

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

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

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.

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

Every day is different and every day brings something more exciting.

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

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

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.

Things can change in the blink of an eye!

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.

I can't remember the last day I didn't train.

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

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.

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.