"Swimming is normal for me. I’m relaxed. I’m comfortable, and I know my surroundings. It’s my home." ― Michael Phelps Topic(s): Fitness More From Michael Phelps "I think to be – for me to be an American is – you know, it’s one of the greatest things in the world for – you know, for me just because I’ve been able to grow up with everything. The freedom. You know, in my eyes this is the greatest country in the world." "And, you know, being able to wear the stars and stripes, when you step up on one of the blocks or, you know, when you step off of an airplane or when you hear the national anthem play, you know, it’s one of the greatest feelings in the world because you know that there are people at home who are supporting you and watching you." "It’s cool just because I’ve had this dream of changing the sport of swimming and it’s finally happening." More In Fitness "I’m doing four hours of gymnastics training a day, six days a week and then an extra two to three hours in a fitness center as well."― Shawn Johnson "The value and utility of any experiment are determined by the fitness of the material to the purpose for which it is used, and thus in the case before us it cannot be immaterial what plants are subjected to experiment and in what manner such experiment is conducted."― Gregor Mendel "Muscles come and go; flab lasts."― Bill Vaughan