Michael Phelps quotes

Michael Phelps is an American swimmer and the most decorated Olympian of all time. His exceptional achievements have earned him 23 Olympic gold medals and numerous world records. He continues to inspire athletes worldwide with his dedication and mental health advocacy. Here are 53 of his quotes:

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

Michael Phelps

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

Michael Phelps

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

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

The more you dream the more you achieve.

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

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

Michael Phelps

Records are made to be broken.

Michael Phelps

Once I retire, I'm retiring. I'm done.

Michael Phelps

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

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 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Michael Phelps

I'm so sick of the water.

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