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

If you're not on your 'A' game in our workouts every day, you're going to get absolutely smoked.

There's just something about that cold rush that I know I hate and a lot of other swimmers hate.

I've talked in front of ... like... a lot of big business people about stuff I didn't even know.

If I just swam all day, I'd lose it. That's why I do so many other activities. It keeps me sane.

People should make a stand for the things they love and want to see survive infinite generations.

I wasn't used to all these cameras getting stuck in my face. I feel like Justin Bieber sometimes.

I could make good time because I was so long and skinny, shooting through the water like a stick.

The William Morris Agency handled me. In that business, you're only as good as your last picture.

We can still maintain our coasts and oceans for the generations to come, who deserve what we have.

I always tell people, I'm a better swimmer because I'm a mom and a better mom because I'm swimmer.

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

These are my shoes that I designed from top to the very sole to the very top to the bottom. Laces.

I honestly really don't get aggravated at all. I just go with the flow. Whatever happens, happens.

I am blessed to have been born in Australia where water sports are loved and swimmers are revered.

I don't care how much you're working out; when you go to put on that bikini, you're like, 'Oh no!'

There is no single way to train, or do anything well. You have to keep thinking, keep doing things.

It has nothing to do with swimming. That happens to be my sport. I'm trying to see how far I can go

I wanted to do something nobody ever did. This goes hand in hand with my goal of changing swimming.

I treat every race the same. We all wanted to swim fast today and give something back to the crowd.

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

I can only control my own performance. If I do my best, then I can feel good at the end of the day.

A true champion knows how to overcome doubts and manage those doubts and turn them into motivation.

Throughout my whole swimming career, I've never been disqualified once. I've never been warned once.

Make yourself an example, achieve it, but don't hurt anyone on the way up. I don't think I did that.

I probably have a different mental approach to swimming than most people. I actually enjoy training.

I ended up buying a restaurant. Already we had invested in a gas station and a metal products plant.

It has nothing to do with swimming. That happens to be my sport. I'm trying to see how far I can go.

It's always great to see young swimmers and their excitement and the joy that they have in the water.

I have always had a dream to take part in an Olympic Games, and losing my leg didn't change anything.

There are times I might coach one or two workouts a year when the regular coach gets caught in traffic

I walked away from the sport for 17 years, then started swimming again recently in a master's program.

Nothing is impossible. With so many people saying it couldn't be done, all it takes is an imagination.

Pilates is an awesome cross-training exercise for any sport because it focuses on functional movement.

There is certainly an underrepresentation of Asian Pacific Islanders in professional sports/athletics.

All you do is pull the pin, and it releases a startling alarm that can get you out of a bad situation.

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

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

You can't go wrong with some nuts. The key word is 'some.' Eat them one at a time, not by the handful.

There are times I might coach one or two workouts a year when the regular coach gets caught in traffic.

Back in my mind, I never, ever wanted to give up swimming; it was something that I would carry on with.

I concentrate on preparing to swim my race and let the other swimmers think about me, not me about them.

When I feel like my body is exhausted, I focus on making my fifth Olympic team so I can push through it.

I attacked my cancer diagnosis the same way I attack training and competing, and that's pretty fearless.

I'll go for broke. Swim faster. It's not going to be easy - this whole thing was never going to be easy.

The pool is terrible, but that doesn't have much to do with my record swims. That's all mental attitude.

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

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

The swimming community is really conservative. I don't know why, because we're in no clothing whatsoever.

I think we have the approach that every race is a sprint. Some races are just longer sprints than others.

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