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

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

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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 want to be able to look back and say, 'I've done everything I can, and I was successful.' I don't want to look back and say I should have done this or that. I'd like to change things for the younger generation of swimmers coming along. "

" I think sometimes I guess you see records, say you want to get there and use that as motivation. In a way, it's kind of cool if there is a possibility to rewrite history and be up there with the greats of Olympic history. "

" I think that everything is possible as long as you put your mind to it and you put the work and time into it. I think your mind really controls everything. "

" 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. "

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

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

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

" 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. "

" 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 still remember the days, not wanting to see anybody, not wanting to talk to anybody, really not wanting to live. I was on an express elevator to the bottom floor, wherever that might be. "

" I've been able to get an excitement back in the water. "

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

" 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. "

" Any Olympic sport is great to watch. "

" 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'm the same kind of guy before all this happened. "

" 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. "

" The more you dream the more you achieve. "

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

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

" 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. "

" There is a one woman in China that claimed she paid $50 to get my e-mail address. It was pretty shocking. I got one this morning from Scotland. A girl's requesting a signed photo of me. "

" I want to continue the sport of swimming. I'm not going to give up until I think it's reached where I want it to go. "

" I think everybody pees in the pool. It's kind of a normal thing to do for swimmers. "

" 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. "