Past performance speaks a tremendous amount about one's ability and likelihood for success.

If you want to be Mark Spitz then go for it. If you want to be Michael Phelps then you'll have to work for it. Nobody should wake up to a lower expectation of themselves.

When I went to the Olympics, I had every intention of shaving the moustache off, but I realized I was getting so many comments about it — and everybody was talking about it — that I decided to keep it.

When you need a lifestyle change due to [health issues], a dietary change is usually the first thing you need to take control of.

The pool is terrible, but that doesn't have much to do with my record swims. That's all mental attitude.

Because a known fact is better than an unknown fact.

Well my thoughts on American swimming are that our prospects look favorable, but we may not have as strong a showing in the gold medal count as in previous Olympics. But I am not coaching