Think twice before you speak, because your words and influence will plant the seed of either success or failure in the mind of another.

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

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

Swimming is more than a once-every-four-years sport. My goal is to bring attention to swimming - to give it some personality.

I won't predict anything historic. But nothing is impossible.

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

If you're not on your 'A' game in our workouts every day, you're going to get absolutely smoked.

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

I live a pretty conservative life, so I probably really haven't done anything crazy.

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

Success comes to those who become success conscious.

Great achievement is usually born of great sacrifice, and never the result of selfishness.

There are no limitations to the mind except those we acknowledge, both poverty and riches are the offspring of thought.

Most great people have achieved their greatest success just one step beyond their greatest failure.

Any idea, plan, or purpose may be placed in the mind through repetition of thought.

Create a definite plan for carrying out your desire and begin at once, whether you are ready or not, to put this plan into action.

When your desires are strong enough, you will appear to possess superhuman powers to achieve.

The starting point of all achievement is desire. Keep this constantly in mind. Weak desires bring weak results, just as a small fire makes a small amount of heat.

A goal is a dream with a deadline.