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.

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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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"Don’t let yesterday take up too much of today."

- Will Rogers

Reflection

"Life is like a sewer … what you get out of it depends on what you put into it."

- Tom Lehrer

Reflection

"I’d rather regret the things I’ve done than regret the things I haven’t done."

- Lucille Ball

Reflection

"Nothing ever goes away until it teaches us what we need to know."

- Pema Chodron

Reflection

"Happy Tuesday! It is a good day to reflect on the week so far and spread happiness."

Reflection