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

Life is true to form, records are meant to be broken

Everyone loves to be loved.

The only side effect of too much training is that you get into better shape. There is nothing wrong with that.

One of the most difficult things for people who have been successful in sports is adapting to the daily world where you can't get an answer from someone until 5 o'clock tomorrow. There is always an excuse. Living 40 or 50 years like that doesn't get too exciting after a while

I went through a lifestyle change when I dropped 40 pounds. Taking care of my diet was the first thing I did.

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.