Very few things which are really worth achieving come easily. Sometimes they do, but most of the time you really have to work hard and cleverly.

Ordinary won't change the world.

I love swimming, swimming's my passion and I hope I swim until the last day of my life, so I really, really do enjoy swimming, but swimming for me is simply a way of carrying a message.

Britain has bred many great explorers, but they seem to get so little coverage compared to soccer and rugby players.

I was very, very lucky because I started swimming when most of the landmarks in the world had not been swum.

I think every child in every country, not just South Africa, every year should go to a national park, and it should be part of their basic curriculum.

I'm one of the lucky people that, my job is my passion, is my hobby. I hope this doesn't sound arrogant: I truly feel that this is what I'm meant to do, to swim and to talk about protecting the environment, my two passions.