It has nothing to do with swimming. That happens to be my sport. I'm trying to see how far I can go

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.

Swimming isn't everything - winning is.

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

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

By making a comeback, I'm changing the attitude of people toward me. If I'd known that people would react so enthusiastically, I'd have done it years ago.

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.