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

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" I try to separate my personal life from swimming. "

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

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

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

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

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" My mom put me and my sisters in the water to feel comfortable, to have water safety. "

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

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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've never lifted a single weight in my life. "

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

" Why is it such a big deal what I'm swimming? "

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

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

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

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

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

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

" 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 want to retire how I want to retire - and I have a great opportunity to do that. "

" So, you know, if, if I wanted to get up and just play golf one day, I would just get up and play golf. If I wanted to go to Vegas, I would just get up and go to Vegas. "

" I'm a Dunkin' Donuts kind of guy. I also like Cadbury's. "

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

" 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. "

" 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 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. "