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

So in my mind I own a lot of house records still

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

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.

I always wanted to be a dentist from the time I was in high school, and I was accepted to dental school in the spring of 1972. I was planning to go, but after the Olympics there were other opportunities.

Because a known fact is better than an unknown fact.

If you're fail to prepare, you're prepared to fail.