I feel most at home in the water. I disappear. That's where I belong.

If I didn’t swim my best, I’d think about it at school, at dinner, with my friends. It would drive me crazy.

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

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

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

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.

Every day is different and every day brings something more exciting.

Nobody is going to put a limit on what I'm doing.

I can't remember the last day I didn't train.

If you say "can't" you're restricting what you can do or ever will do.

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

I won't predict anything historic. But nothing is impossible.

I don't want to be the next Mark Spitz; I want to be the first Michael Phelps

If you're not on your 'A' game in our workouts every day, you're going to get absolutely smoked.

We wanted to see how close we could get to the world record. We'll take that for right now.

I live a pretty conservative life, so I probably really haven't done anything crazy.

If I want to achieve the goals I've set, I've got to be in tip-top shape.

Think twice before you speak, because your words and influence will plant the seed of either success or failure in the mind of another.

Success comes to those who become success conscious.