If I want to achieve the goals I've set, I've got to be in tip-top shape.

My mom never really pushed me into doing something. It was kind of whatever I wanted to do, and that was what made me continue and have the longevity that I had in my career. I went through ups and downs in the pool when I loved it and when I hated it.

I don't like to be second in anything. I was trying, I just wasn't going anywhere.

I think sometimes I guess you see records, say you want to get there and use that as motivation. In a way, it's kind of cool if there is a possibility to rewrite history and be up there with the greats of Olympic history.

Before, it came easy for me. I don't have two speeds anymore. I need to focus on the small things that I once took for granted.

I try to separate my personal life from swimming.

I got the stamina. I can close.