It doesn't matter what else is going on. When you walk into your arena or your - whatever you excel at, you're there to take care of the job that you have to do.

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"I think everything is possible as long as long as you put your mind, work and time into it."

- Michael Phelps

Belief

"I’ve been to the darkest places, but I’ve also been to the brightest places."

- Michael Phelps

Hope

"I can only control my performance. If I do my best, then I can feel good at the end of the day."

- Michael Phelps

Self-awareness

"I'm doing this for me. If I don't become as successful as you all think I would be or should be and you think it tarnishes my career, then that's your own opinion. I'm doing this because I want to come back and I enjoy being in the pool and I enjoy being in the sport of swimming."

- Michael Phelps

Self-awareness

"In business, words are words, explanations are explanations, promises are promises, but only performance is reality."

- Michael Phelps

Integrity

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"Concentrate all your thoughts upon the work in hand. The sun’s rays do not burn until brought to a focus."

- Alexander Graham Bell

Focus

"The successful warrior is the average man with laser-like focus."

- Bruce Lee

Focus

"Obstacles are those frightful things you see when you take your eyes off your goal."

- Henry Ford

Focus

"The key to success is to focus on goals, not obstacles. Let this Tuesday be a day of focus."

Focus

"If you can’t do something, then don’t. Focus on what you can."

- Shiroe

Focus