I know that I do deserve good things.

I don't underestimate the power of mental preparation throughout all of my training. I'm in a much better state of mind about competition.

Breaking composure, confidence, and speed in the water makes you lose the race, not the goggles that fell off your head when you dove in.

Like anyone, I stress and get hard on myself from time to time, but it's minute compared to the pressure I used to put on myself to perform and succeed. To my kids' credit, they've probably helped me the most here: I'm more worried about what they're doing than what I'm doing!

If you want me to swim fast, you have to let me enjoy my life.

My performance has improved dramatically from yoga and meditation. No athlete ever dominated by sticking to one sport all the time.

Malfunctions are inevitable. It's important to push through them during practice - versus stopping to fix and restart - so that you're prepared for one mid-competition.