I'm trying to do the best I can. I'm not concerned with tomorrow, but with what goes on today.

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

We all love to win, but how many people love to train?

Life is everchanging, if you cease to change, you cease to live.

I swam my brains out.

If you're fail to prepare, you're prepared to fail.

The greatest gift given to man by God - is the ability to empathize.

I think that we pay much more attention to fashion and our hair, skin and foreheads, our abdominal muscles and shoes than what is happening in the world. We willingly take that 'drug' and go along with that.

There is some liberation in the freedom of being totally alone and really going for it.

My job is usually to express emotion as freely as possible.

Acting is my way of investigating human nature and having fun at the same time

I never give any character I play less respect than I give my own life.

Pretending is not just play. Pretending is imagined possibility. Pretending, or acting, is a very valuable life skill and we do it all the time.

Being a celebrity has taught me to hide but being an actor has opened my soul.