I want to test my maximum and see how much I can do. And I want to change the world of swimming.
My goal is one Olympic gold medal. Not many people in this world can say, ‘I’m an Olympic gold medalist.’
I won’t predict anything historic. But nothing is impossible.
If I want to achieve the goals I’ve set, I’ve got to be in tip-top shape.
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.
Why is it such a big deal what I’m swimming?
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.
Yeah, my friends call me Mike, Michael or just my last name.
I love to race the best people in the world and the fastest people in the world.
Swimming is fun. It’s a lot funner than golf.
But a hero should be somebody who can lift up other people with his courage and dedication.
Every day after I wake up, I think, ‘Wait... this can’t be real; I’m still going to wake up.
I want to change the sport of swimming. I want people to talk about it, think about it, and look forward to seeing it. I want them to want to jump in and do it. That’s my goal.” After.
You’re tired; you feel you can’t move; you’re truly hurting. That’s when he would throw down especially hard sets.
You can make a million mistakes, just not the same one twice.
My mom put me and my sisters in the water to feel comfortable, to have water safety.