My career is going to be played out year by year. Will I be here in 2004? I don't know. The record won't keep me here. Happiness will.

I joined the swim team when I was 12, and I was the worst kid in the pool - I was put with a group of 7-year-olds.

Nobody is going to feel sorry for me if I've lost a dollar or $100m.

It's tougher for me. But I don't think that's imperative to me starting a new movement, or revive an old movement, to help people.

My advice to you is never stop believing.

I raced because I was paid to do a job and I felt like I had to do the job. Number two: I raced because I loved the process, I loved training, getting ready for the race, I loved all of that. And number three I raced for my memories. Regardless of what somebody wants to give or take away, you can't take my memories.

Extraordinary allegations require extraordinary evidence.