I've worked hard all my life.

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.

I don't linger on the fact that Dawn Fraser was a great swimmer 40 years ago. That was in the past. I did break 41 world records, but I don't live on that today.

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 used to do some terrible things in the marshalling area to upset my rivals.

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

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