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" 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. "

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

" 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. "

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

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

" 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. "

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

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

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

" You can't put a limit on anything. The more you dream, the farther you get. "

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

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

" Any Olympic sport is great to watch. "

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

" 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. "

" 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 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 have the opportunity to be part of swimming history. To take the sport to a new level would be an honor for me. There's no better time to try this than now. "

" 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 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. "

" 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. "

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

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

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

" 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. "

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

" 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 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. "