People wanted to be friends with me for not the right reasons. They'd introduce me to somebody else as the Olympian or the swimmer. I didn't want to stand out. I wanted to blend in.

I protect my skin with sunscreen and am religious about keeping my face moisturized and properly protected all day, so I also use a face lotion with SPF 30.

To look good in the water you have to pick the right swimsuit. I own close to 500.

I know that I do deserve good things.

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!

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.

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