Yeah, my friends call me Mike, Michael or just my last name.

There will be obstacles. There will be doubters. There will be mistakes. But with hard work... THERE ARE NO LIMITS.

The more you dream the more you achieve.

You can't put a limit on anything. The more you dream, the farther you get.

Swimming is more than a once-every-four-years sport. My goal is to bring attention to swimming - to give it some personality.

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

I like to get in my own world. When I'm getting ready for a meet, I always have headphones on, listening to rap music to get myself fired up

Perseverance, determination, commitment, and courage-those things are real. The desire for redemption drives you.

The one thing that's common to all successful people: They make a habit of doing things that unsuccessful people don't like to do.

I think goals should never be easy, they should force you to work, even if they are uncomfortable at the time.

Dream as big as you can dream, and anything is possible.

Women’s status in society has become the standard by which humanity’s progress toward civility and peace can be measured.”-Architects of Peace: Visions of Hope in Words and Images

Once is happenstance. Twice is coincidence. Three times is enemy action.-Ian Fleming

Approach life knowing there will be plenty to go around. Be generous.

People who meditate deeply find wonderful things happening in their life all the time.

I just think you people would be happier back in Africa where you came from.

The augmentation of slaves weakens the states; and such a trade is diabolical in itself, and disgraceful to mankind.

I get up every day, do the best that I can do, and go home and have a good time.

Along with my spiritual practices of meditation, affirmative prayer, and visioning, what catalyzes my sense of aliveness is putting those practices into action by being of service to others.

The world is changed by your example, not by your opinion.

When you live your life through records, the records are a record of your life.