Event 1st 2nd 3rd 100 m butterfly 8 2 0 200 m butterfly 9 2 0 200 m medley 8 2 0 400 m medley 6 0 0 200 m freestyle 4 2 1 200 m backstroke 0 1 0 4×100 m freestyle 6 2 2 4×200 m freestyle 10 2 0 4×100 m medley 10 0 0 Olympic Games Gold 2004 Athens 100 m butterfly Gold 2004 Athens 200 m butterfly Gold 2004 Athens 200 m medley Gold 2004 Athens 400 m medley Gold 2004 Athens 4×200 m freestyle Gold 2004 Athens 4×100 m medley Gold 2008 Beijing 200 m... Read full biography of Michael Phelps →
You can't put a limit on anything. The more you dream, the farther you get.
Swimming is normal for me. I'm relaxed. I'm comfortable, and I know my surroundings. It's my home.
If you want to be the best, you have to do things that other people aren't willing to do.
I won't predict anything historic. But nothing is impossible.
I think goals should never be easy, they should force you to work, even if they are uncomfortable at the time.
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... →
I can't remember the last day I didn't train.
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... →
I feel most at home in the water. I disappear. That's where I belong.
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.
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... →
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... →
The more you dream the more you achieve.
Event 1st 2nd 3rd 100 m butterfly 8 2 0 200 m butterfly 9 2 0 200 m medley 8 2 0 400 m medley 6 0 0 200 m freestyle 4 2 1 200 m backstroke 0 1 0 4×100 m freestyle 6 2 2 4×200 m freestyle 10 2 0 4×100 m medley 10 0 0 Olympic Games Gold 2004 Athens 100 m butterfly Gold 2004 Athens 200 m butterfly Gold 2004 Athens 200 m medley Gold 2004 Athens 400 m medley Gold 2004 Athens 4×200 m freestyle Gold 2004 Athens 4×100 m medley Gold 2008 Beijing 200 m...