I think it's better to attempt something and fail than it is to not even attempt it, so I'm glad that I've been prepared to put myself on the line there.
Ian ThorpePeople ask me 'what was going through your mind in the race?' and I don't know. I try and ...let my body do what it knows
Ian ThorpeSometimes we question things that we have done in our lives but how many times do we question what we haven't done in someone else's?
Ian ThorpeI'll go for broke. Swim faster. It's not going to be easy - this whole thing was never going to be easy.
Ian Thorpe