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

Swimming is normal for me. I'm relaxed. I'm comfortable, and I know my surroundings. It's my home.

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.

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.

When the Australians walked out, the crowd went nuts, and when we walked out, the crowd went even more nuts. I can't describe how amazing that was. Three thousand people were here rooting for the two strongest swimming nations. I'll never forget that, and I was glad to be part of it.

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

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.

My goal is one Olympic gold medal. Not many people in this world can say, 'I'm an Olympic gold medallist.

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.