I'm trying to do the best I can. I'm not concerned with tomorrow, but with what goes on today.

I just tried to keep my cool and continue with my race plan: to win.

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

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.

And if you have high cholesterol, you would feel the same as if you had low cholesterol because there are no side effects, no symptoms of having high cholesterol.

As a kid, chess was the first thing I studied in a structured way that helped me gain the discipline to study medicine and become successful doctor.

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.