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" 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. "

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" When I was growing up, I was eating fast food every day. I'd drink soda non-stop, candy, just everything. It was horrible. My go-to was McDonald's, for sure. "

" Abe Lincoln is my favorite president of all time - and he pulls off that top hat pretty well. "

" My suit blew up into a parachute. All this water rushed in, there's air, water in there. I was freaking out. "

" I might wear my pink Speedo. I think I should. "

" I really want to get into designing my own business suit. I've designed a couple suits for myself that I've worn in the past, and I have a good idea of what I want and need to use. "

" 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 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. "

" I'm at a point where I'm ready to settle down. Every girl I meet, though, something wrong happens, and I end up getting hurt. "

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

" I was a better basketball player growing up in high school than I was a swimmer. Basketball to this day is my favorite sport. "

" Not to have a big head about it, but people love me. "

" There's so much more to me than swimming. I like to go and have fun, like to go dancing, hang out with my friends. "

" I want people to see the passion I have for swimming and become more involved in the sport. "

" I want to get to know a woman before I take them out on a date or anything like that. "

" No matter what, like, I couldn't - I could break a world record, get an Olympic gold medal, and my mom would be, like, you could have done better. But you looked pretty. That's what she says all the time. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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.' "

" 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. "

" I can't eat beans - all beans. I think because I'm half Cuban. So growing up, we were always eating black beans and rice, and I think I just said, 'Enough with it,' and I can't even stand to taste it anymore. "

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

" 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. "

" I don't know if I'm a good kickball player; I know I'm a good athlete. "

" I grew up with a big family. I want that. I want to have my own family. "

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

" I don't have a set style, but I try not to dress like everyone else. "

" The fact that people actually want my autograph is crazy. "

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

" 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. "