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

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

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

" I live a pretty conservative life, so I probably really haven't done anything crazy. "

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

" 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 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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" 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 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. "

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

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

" 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. "

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

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

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

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

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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.' "

" 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 always thought, it would be neat to make the Olympic team. "

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

" I think to be - for me to be an American is - you know, it's one of the greatest things in the world for - you know, for me just because I've been able to grow up with everything. The freedom. You know, in my eyes this is the greatest country in the world. "

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

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

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

" 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. "