If you're good at it, you can win.

The Olympics remain the most compelling search for excellence that exists in sport, and maybe in life itself.

I knew that the stronger that I was, the faster I was going to swim, and thats all I had in my mind at the time, was I wanted to be the best swimmer in the world.

It's a beautiful thing, diving into the cool crisp water and then just sort of being able to pull your body through the water and the water opening up for you.

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

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

We only have two things that we share in this life; we are born and we die. And what we do in between those times, we've got to be happy. I don't let the outside world deter me.