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

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" I used to always go to church on holidays, but I don't go much any more. "

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" I want to go to the World Cup. I want to go to the Masters. I want to go... anywhere. "

" I usually try to eat lot of calories. With so many events, it is important to sustain a high level of energy through the entire meet. I usually eat two hours before a meet. "

" There were times I wouldn't come to practice, because it didn't excite me. It wasn't interesting. I was kind of going through the motions. "

" I'll be working with kids for the rest of my life. "

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

" It's cool just because I've had this dream of changing the sport of swimming and it's finally happening. "

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" It doesn't matter what else is going on. When you walk into your arena or your - whatever you excel at, you're there to take care of the job that you have to do. "

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

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" I wouldn't say anything is impossible. I think that everything is possible as long as you put your mind to it and put the work and time into it. "

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

" My goal is one Olympic gold medal. Not many people in this world can say, 'I'm an Olympic gold medalist.' "

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" This is my 20th year in the sport. I've known swimming and that's it. I don't want to swim past age 30; if I continue after this Olympics, and come back in 2016, I'll be 31. I'm looking forward to being able to see the other side of the fence. "

" 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 want to test my maximum and see how much I can do. And I want to change the world of swimming. "

Change The World

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

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

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" I'm so sick of the water. "

" There are too many kids who are drowning for lack of water safety. That's something I'd like to do. Teaching kids to live an active lifestyle. "