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" And, you know, being able to wear the stars and stripes, when you step up on one of the blocks or, you know, when you step off of an airplane or when you hear the national anthem play, you know, it's one of the greatest feelings in the world because you know that there are people at home who are supporting you and watching you. "

" Any Olympic sport is great to watch. "

" Being compared to Ian Thorpe, that could be one of the greatest compliments you could ever get in swimming - being compared to him and Mark Spitz. "

" Even in high school, I'd tell my mom I was sick of swimming and wanted to try to play golf. She wasn't too happy. She'd say, 'Think about this.' And I'd always end up getting back in the pool. "

" Every day after I wake up, I think, 'Wait... this can't be real; I'm still going to wake up.' "

" Every sponsor I've had has been something that fit my lifestyle, fit my personality. "

" For so long, I looked at myself as literally a kid who was talented who would go up and down the pool. That's it. Nothing else. Very few people knew who I really was. "

" For the millionth time, I'm retired. I keep saying it, and people keep answering, 'Well, maybe he doesn't mean it this time.' But I do. "

" Growing up in high school, I wasn't hanging out with friends every day or on the weekends. Doing normal high school kid things was something I was willing to give up. "

" I always thought, it would be neat to make the Olympic team. "

" I am 26 and, and I don't recover as fast as I have in the past. "

" I believe in God; I'm not saying I'm highly religious. "

" I can only control my own performance. If I do my best, then I can feel good at the end of the day. "

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

" I consider myself normal. I've spent 20 years in the pool. I consider that something that's normal. "

" I eat pretty much whatever I want. I don't have a strict diet. It's all about cramming in as many calories into my system as I possibly can. "

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

" If I bring back only one gold people are going to say it's a disappointment. But not too many of them own an Olympic gold medal so if I get one I'm going to be happy. "

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

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

" I got a Cadillac Escalade. Put some rims on it, threw a couple TV's in there, and installed a system. I stuck my Xbox in there. I had to go for it. "

" I got the stamina. I can close. "

" I have a lot of goals, but I think that I just want to take it day by day. "

" I haven't swam in any of the rivers outside of Baltimore. I try to keep it in the pool. "

" I have reached a place in my life where I need to sit down and say, 'Well, what do I do? What's best for me?' I need to look into options for the future. "

" I have the opportunity to be part of swimming history. To take the sport to a new level would be an honor for me. There's no better time to try this than now. "

" I know it won't be eight medals again. If you want to compare me to that, that's your decision, not mine. I'm going out there to try to accomplish the things that I have in my mind and in my heart. "

" I learned how fast you can go from being an international hero to being a reference in a joke on a late night talk show. "

" I like to just think of myself as a normal person who just has a passion, has a goal and a dream and goes out and does it. And that's really how I've always lived my life. "

" I listen to music before my competitions to get me pumped up. It helps me stay focused. "

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