I consider myself normal. I've spent 20 years in the pool. I consider that something that's normal.

You can't put a limit on anything. The more you dream, the farther you get.

I always have on my headphones to block out all of the other distractions and I'm just focused on doing the best that I can.... There a few of them ... DMX Party Up ... Mack 10 BC and Ice Cube Connected for Life. I also listen to the Eminem CD ...whichever song really gets me going that night

Eat, sleep and swim, that's all I can do.

Swimming is normal for me. I'm relaxed. I'm comfortable, and I know my surroundings. It's my home.

Once I'm already in my room, I still have to open a door to get into my bed. It's like a giant box. It's like the boy in a bubble.

Obviously for water safety, you want to learn just to be comfortable in the water; that's the main goal. I think the second that you start freaking out and feeling uncomfortable, it's not going to go well.