Famous Quotes

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

Michael Phelps on Fitness

More quotes about Fitness

• "Physical fitness is not only one of the most important keys to a healthy body, it is the basis of dynamic and creative intellectual activity."

  John F. Kennedy on Fitness

• "It is health that is real wealth and not pieces of gold and silver."

  Mahatma Gandhi on Fitness

• "Take care of your body. It's the only place you have to live."

  Jim Rohn on Fitness

• "Leave all the afternoon for exercise and recreation, which are as necessary as reading. I will rather say more necessary because health is worth more than learning."

  Thomas Jefferson on Fitness

• "Walking is the best possible exercise. Habituate yourself to walk very fast."

  Thomas Jefferson on Fitness

More quotes by Michael Phelps

• "This is my 20th year in the sport. I've known swimming and that's it. I don't want to swim past age 30 if I continue after this Olympics, and come back in 2016, I'll be 31. I'm looking forward to being able to see the other side of the fence."

• "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."

• "If you want to be the best, you have to do things that other people aren't willing to do."

• "I want to test my maximum and see how much I can do. And I want to change the world of swimming."

• "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."