So, you know, if, if I wanted to get up and just play golf one day, I would just get up and play golf. If I wanted to go to Vegas, I would just get up and go to Vegas.

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

One thing with me, and every goal I've had - in the sport of swimming, my mother didn't know my goals. The only person that knew my goals were my coaches.

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

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

[Phelps] firmly denies that he takes drugs, suggesting that the notorious photo of him smoking from a bong was a one-time lapse of judgment.

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.