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.

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

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

I've worked hard all my life.

I've always believed that the desire must come from within, not as a result of being driven by coaches or parents.

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.

I can remember crawling through the window where he was in the hospital... He said, 'You have a gift... keep training for me.' I s'pose those were the last words he ever spoke to me.