No Limits Quotes

“If you say "can't" you're restricting what you can do or ever will do.”
― Michael Phelps, No Limits: The Will to Succeed

“So many people along the way,whatever it is you aspire to do,will tell you it can't be done.But all it takes is imagination.You dream.You plan.You reach. There will be obstacles.There will be doubters.There will be mistakes. But with hard work, with belief, with confidence and trust in yourself and those around you,there are no limits.”
― Michael Phelps with Alan Abrahamson, No Limits the Will to Succeed

“I knew I was not a failure in any way, and so did those close to me. It doesn't matter if you fall short; it is never a failure to go after your goals with everything you've got.”
― Michael Phelps, No Limits: The Will to Succeed

“That's it. Thats Bob's game. His drill...is really quite simple- make a habit of doing things other's weren't willing to do.”
― Michael Phelps, No Limits: The Will to Succeed

“You’re tired; you feel you can’t move; you’re truly hurting. That’s when he would throw down especially hard sets.”
― Michael Phelps, No Limits: The Will to Succeed

“You can make a million mistakes, just not the same one twice.”
― Michael Phelps, No Limits: The Will to Succeed

“In business, words are words, explanations are explanations, promises are promises, but only performance is reality.”
― Michael Phelps, No Limits: The Will to Succeed

“At the hospital, I was asked for my autograph; I'm right-handed and couldn't sign. So I was asked for photos. While hooked up to IV lines.”
― Michael Phelps, No Limits: The Will to Succeed

“In some sports, you can excel if you have natural talent. Not in swimming. You can have all the talent in the world, be built just the right way, but you can’t be good or get good without hard work. In swimming, there’s a direct connection between what you put into it and what you get out of it.”
― Michael Phelps, No Limits: The Will to Succeed

“Eat. Swim. Do other workouts, like weightlifting. Sleep. That was the
routine. Believe me, working out that hard in the morning and then again in
the afternoon made a nap no luxury. It was an essential.”
― Michael Phelps, No Limits: The Will to Succeed

“That’s it. That’s Bob’s game. His drill, while sometimes fabulously complex, is really quite simple—make a habit of doing things others weren’t willing to do.

There are plenty of people with some amount of talent. Are you willing to go farther, work harder, be more committed and dedicated than anyone else?

If others were inclined to take Sunday off, well, that just meant we might be one-seventh better.
For five years, from 1998 to 2003, we did not believe in days off. I had one because of a snowstorm, two more due to the removal of wisdom teeth. Christmas? See you at the pool. Thanksgiving? Pool. Birthdays? Pool. Sponsor obligations? Work them out around practice time.”
― Michael Phelps, No Limits: The Will to Succeed