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

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

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

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

" 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. "

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

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

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

" I think the biggest things I am looking forward to is getting new faces into the sport. Getting kids who could be afraid of water to feel comfortable in the pool. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

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

" 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 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. "

" 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. "

" Swimming is normal for me. I'm relaxed. I'm comfortable, and I know my surroundings. It's my home. "

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

" 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. "

" 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 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" Once I retire, I'm retiring. I'm done. "

" 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. "

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