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" The more you dream the more you achieve. "

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

" So, you know, if, if I wanted to get up and just play golf one day, I would just get up and play golf. If I wanted to go to Vegas, I would just get up and go to Vegas. "

" 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 like to just think of myself as a normal person who just has a passion, has a goal and a dream and goes out and does it. And that's really how I've always lived my life. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" I want to retire how I want to retire - and I have a great opportunity to do that. "

" I'm so sick of the water. "

" I think sometimes I guess you see records, say you want to get there and use that as motivation. In a way, it's kind of cool if there is a possibility to rewrite history and be up there with the greats of Olympic history. "

" For the millionth time, I'm retired. I keep saying it, and people keep answering, 'Well, maybe he doesn't mean it this time.' But I do. "

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

" 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 can't remember the last day I didn't train. "

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

" 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'm the same kind of guy before all this happened. "

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

" I haven't swam in any of the rivers outside of Baltimore. I try to keep it in the pool. "

" 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. "

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

" Every day after I wake up, I think, 'Wait... this can't be real; I'm still going to wake up.' "

" I want to test my maximum and see how much I can do. And I want to change the world of swimming. "

Change The World

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

" I eat pretty much whatever I want. I don't have a strict diet. It's all about cramming in as many calories into my system as I possibly can. "

" 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. "

" Any Olympic sport is great to watch. "

" 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. "

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

" 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 want to continue the sport of swimming. I'm not going to give up until I think it's reached where I want it to go. "