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

I wasn't able to lower my cholesterol so they put me on a statin drug. It is called lipitor. I was able to lower my level in about 30 days from above 300 to below 200.

Because a known fact is better than an unknown fact.

I am going to sit there and watch Michael Phelps break my record anonymously? That's almost demeaning to me. It is not almost - it is.

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

In my day, at 12 years old, which was 38 years ago, we worked out in summer months for two and a half hours. Today someone in that age group might work out for four hours, two hours in the morning and two at night

Swimming isn't everything - winning is.