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" 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. "

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" 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. "

" 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.' "

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

" The swimming community is really small, but why can't it be as big as the NBA or the NFL? "

" 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. "

" In life, like, I'm always living life to the fullest to always have fun. "

" It's so hard to express yourself, because swimmers are pretty much paying attention to a black line for hours out of a day. "

" I think after the 2008 Olympics I wasn't really satisfied with the outcome, so I knew I had to change some things. "

" A player is someone - a guy - that messes with girls' emotions just to try and get what they want. I've been asked, 'Do you consider yourself a player?' And the answer is no. I don't think I'm anywhere near that. "

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

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

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

" I have a lot of endurance and I have a good background right now in my training and it's time to get ready. "

" If someone asked me to be in a movie, I'd be more than happy. "

" 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. "

" 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 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. "

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

" I like girls who really don't care what other people are thinking - girls who are a little goofy. I think that's sexy. "

" I hate to lose. I like winning. "

" 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. "

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

" There's people out there that are like, 'Oh my God, I want to have your kid. I want to marry you.' People that I've never even met. That's sweet. It's funny. "

" I honestly think if I would've tied my suit and there wouldn't have been any water rushing through it, I think I could've gone at least a second faster. "

" 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.' "

" 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 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 tore up my knee break dancing. I have no idea how that happened. Apparently these legs are meant for swimming, but not dancing. I was watching an MTV video, thinking, 'I can do this.' Definitely not. I heard a pop. I sat down and it blew up like a watermelon. I had to go to the hospital and get surgery. "

" I surround myself with people who really understand and love me. I think that's the best thing I can do. "