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.

There are times I might coach one or two workouts a year when the regular coach gets caught in traffic

We all love to win, but how many people love to train?

If he wins seven golds and ties what I did, then it would be like I was the first man on the moon and he became the second. If he wins more than seven, then he becomes the first man on Mars. We'd both be unique.

There's a difference between over-training and over-exercising. Over-training can be you're trying to do something at high performance, but when you're over-exercising it just means that you don't have a life. And there are obviously people who go to that extreme.

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