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I have played football all my life, and my dad went to see Manchester United in 2005. Since then, I have been a fan.
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.
I don't think about the trials and the Olympics a lot. If I do, it's just going to stress me out and get me worried.
There's a thrill when you have a hard set, a rugged workout, and you feel it, and you take it, and you go beyond it.
Pain, tolerance, endurance-when it comes down to that point, there's always something left. You just have to find it.
Sometimes we complain, but there is something beautiful about waking up before everyone to get better at what we love.
When I was little, I wasn't so little. I had a big old round belly and I was really clumsy, but I was super confident.
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.
I like girls who really don't care what other people are thinking - girls who are a little goofy. I think that's sexy.
It really was my brother who got me involved in swimming. I wanted to be just like him and do everything he was doing.
If I have one message to young swimmers about taking care of their bodies, it's definitely take care of your shoulders.
I love to swim. When I jump in the water, I feel like I'm 12 years old again. It's really funny how it does that to me.
Soccer was my first love, and I enjoyed playing on the left wing until a groin injury forced me out of the game in 2008.
The director sent for me for Tarzan. I climbed the tree and walked out on a limb. The next day I was told I was an actor
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 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.
People ask me 'what was going through your mind in the race?' and I don't know. I try and ...let my body do what it knows
The director sent for me for Tarzan. I climbed the tree and walked out on a limb. The next day I was told I was an actor.
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.
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 Got a Feeling' by the Black Eyed Peas - Reminds me of happy, fun times with my friends and makes me want to jump around.
The doctors told me my hearing would get worse if I continued swimming, but I loved the water so much, I just couldn't stop.
The more sleep you get in before the clock turns midnight, the more rested you feel no matter what time your alarm goes off.
To the girls that gave me a hard time in high school. I want to say thank you. This is a victory for all the nerds out there.
Swimming is more than a once-every-four-years sport. My goal is to bring attention to swimming - to give it some personality.
I was a better basketball player growing up in high school than I was a swimmer. Basketball to this day is my favorite sport.
I want to design my own clothing line. I'm very into fashion. It's something I really want to focus on when swimming is over.
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.
I think some parents fall into a trap, teaching their kids that everything is always perfect and everyone is always a winner.
I'm really looking forward to just concentrating on the swimming part now instead of what's going on with me outside the pool.
I miss my dad every day, but I know he would be proud to see me continuing to swim and going for another shot at the Olympics.
I take any opportunity I can to raise our country's flag really high and get some shining positive light on things over there.
My parents gave me a boxer puppy as a present. I have wanted a dog for years and must first give her attention in the morning.
Qualifying for the Olympic Games was one of those moments where you just cry because it was like you've climbed Mount Everest.
I really believe in setting goals, no matter what it is: whether it's losing five pounds or making the world championship team.
A new environment encourages us to be more mindful and present, as we're more likely to notice and appreciate new surroundings.
Get out and about. Rather than going to the same gym and doing the same thing, it's a good opportunity to try different things.
Before, it came easy for me. I don't have two speeds anymore. I need to focus on the small things that I once took for granted.
Setting goals is the first important step in achieving success in an activity. It's a reminder of what you are working towards.
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.
Traveling to swimming meets took me beyond my small-town existence, gave me a hint of the exciting world outside of my own home.
Life magazine ran a page featuring me and three other girls that was clearly the precursor of Sports Illustrated swimsuit issues
I have been visualizing myself every night for the past four years standing on the podium having the gold placed around my neck.
Identify your personal limits and then push past them. Then set new barriers, and repeat the process, again and again and again.
No one had ever done a swimming movie before so we just made it up as we went along. I ad-libbed all my own underwater movements.
Life magazine ran a page featuring me and three other girls that was clearly the precursor of Sports Illustrated swimsuit issues.
When you need a lifestyle change due to [health issues], a dietary change is usually the first thing you need to take control of.
I think with practice, you can being whatever you want to be, and with a goal you can go in any direction that you want to go in.
When you're out of sight for as long as I was, there's a funny feeling of betrayal that comes over people when they see you again.
Compared to how I have raced before and how I have competed, the success that I have had, this does look like doom compared to it.