Swimming isn't everything - winning is.

Life is true to form, records are meant to be broken

The pool is terrible, but that doesn't have much to do with my record swims. That's all mental attitude.

I went through a lifestyle change when I dropped 40 pounds. Taking care of my diet was the first thing I did.

I walked away from the sport for 17 years, then started swimming again recently in a master's program.

My biggest loss was the Olympics. I just can't forget losing. I never will

I just tried to keep my cool and continue with my race plan: to win.

Because a known fact is better than an unknown fact.

In everyday life there is always manana. There is no urgency

There are times I might coach one or two workouts a year when the regular coach gets caught in traffic

So in my mind I own a lot of house records still

And if you have high cholesterol, you would feel the same as if you had low cholesterol because there are no side effects, no symptoms of having high cholesterol.

Everyone loves to be loved.

Past performance speaks a tremendous amount about one's ability and likelihood for success.

If you have a lane, you have a chance.

Yes, I believe that the art of winning is through intimidation, and not necessarily do you have to speak about it.

The only side effect of too much training is that you get into better shape. There is nothing wrong with that.

If you are relaxing and subconsciously thinking about your coming race, you are going to perform at just about 100 percent efficiency.

It has nothing to do with swimming. That happens to be my sport. I'm trying to see how far I can go