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" I need someone who is able to hold her own - if a girl is really independent, that's a turn-on for me. "

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" With swimming, I burn a lot of calories. I'm able to eat pretty much anything and it won't affect me. But I don't. "

" I'm big into fashion, so after swimming, when I hang up the Speedo, I definitely want to get into fashion and start designing my own clothing line. "

" Something will pop up in my head. It could be like the weirdest thing. Like all'a sudden like I have like a jumping banana in my head. "

" I enjoy racing so much. Ever since I was 8 or 9, I trained every stroke, because it was the only way I could race a lot. "

" Of course I have bad hair days; I'm human. "

" I am at the Olympics, I forgot to tie my suit, how is this gonna happen? "

" When I was a kid, I looked up to an Olympian superstar. I won't mention his name but when I asked for his autograph he said, 'no.' "

" Things are moving pretty quick, and of course, the whole focus is training and getting ready and being able to prepare to be on the world's stage and hopefully do the United States proud. "

" I'm going to focus on speed, doing little things like my turns and my starts - just speed. "

" I wasn't really happy with the way 2008 turned out for me. I wanted to change some things. "

" I'm not jealous of anybody, because I'm going to live my life the way I want to live it. I'm not going to be like, 'Oh my God they have this, I want that.' "

" It's not like I'm looking for a blonde or a brunette, light-skinned or dark-skinned. I feel like I give any girl a fighting chance. "

" My senior year of high school, when I was getting recruited for college, my dad goes to me, 'You can become an Olympic champion.' And that's the first time that I'd heard someone else say that to me. I was like, 'Uh, are you talking to me?' "

" I'm very competitive. I remember being 4 years old trying to out-chug my dad in a milk-chugging contest. It's been in my blood. "

" I took my weight training to a new level. "

" I hate to lose. I like winning. "

" No matter what I'm doing, I'm training. I'm training every day and I think that's something I won't lose - no matter what I do, no matter what event I'm at, I always find a way to train. It's just something that I love to do. "

" I love working out. I mean, I've been doing it for about 20 years every day of my entire life. So I enjoy working out. "

" I was a little troublemaker. Always trying to get in trouble, always mischief, like throwing rocks at cars when I was younger, all that kind of stuff. "

" I've always been honest with all my kids. So I - if they did well, they did well. And if they didn't, actually, I asked, did you try your best? And if they tried their best, then, you know, I back out because I expect them to be honest with me or with themselves. And I can't make you go out there and work out hard. "

" I try not to read the negative comments, and when I do, I let it roll off my back. I remind myself that there will always be haters as long as you are in the public eye. "

" The whole Kardashian family, they have a bunch of energy. "

" The big picture is the Trials and Olympics. I just have to keep focused for that, keep moving forward. "

" I think maybe I'm just a little too optimistic? I hope for the best in every situation and want to see the good in people. "

" I've hung out with Jay-Z a couple of times, and he was awesome. "

" I grew up listening to oldies, like Motown. That's from my mom. "

" If I just swam all day, I'd lose it. That's why I do so many other activities. It keeps me sane. "

" Just all that hard work, all those hours in the pool, I feel like it's about to pay off. I guess we'll just have to wait and see this summer. "

" Every year before a big competition, I get hurt doing stuff I should not be doing. One year it was my little brother's 12th birthday. We all played hide-and-seek late at night. I climbed up a 30-foot tree, thinking he'd never catch me. I tripped and fell on one of the branches and I hit my head. "