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

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" This is my 20th year in the sport. I've known swimming and that's it. I don't want to swim past age 30; if I continue after this Olympics, and come back in 2016, I'll be 31. I'm looking forward to being able to see the other side of the fence. "

" 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. "

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

" There are too many kids who are drowning for lack of water safety. That's something I'd like to do. Teaching kids to live an active lifestyle. "

" 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 learned how fast you can go from being an international hero to being a reference in a joke on a late night talk show. "

" 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. "

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

" Being compared to Ian Thorpe, that could be one of the greatest compliments you could ever get in swimming - being compared to him and Mark Spitz. "

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

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

" I got a Cadillac Escalade. Put some rims on it, threw a couple TV's in there, and installed a system. I stuck my Xbox in there. I had to go for it. "

" Yeah, my friends call me Mike, Michael or just my last name. "

" Any Olympic sport is great to watch. "

" 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 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 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. "

" People say to me, 'You're so lucky. You get to see the world.' But I don't. I go to the hotel and to the pools and back again. That's it. "

" There were times I wouldn't come to practice, because it didn't excite me. It wasn't interesting. I was kind of going through the motions. "

" The more you dream the more you achieve. "

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

" It's cool just because I've had this dream of changing the sport of swimming and it's finally happening. "

" Once I'm already in my room, I still have to open a door to get into my bed. It's like a giant box. It's like the boy in a bubble. "

" If you want to be the best, you have to do things that other people aren't willing to do. "

" If I didn't swim my best, I'd think about it at school, at dinner, with my friends. It would drive me crazy. "

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

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

" 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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