Swimming is more than a once-every-four-years sport. My goal is to bring attention to swimming - to give it some personality.

I can't remember the last day I didn't train.

I want to be able to look back and say, 'I've done everything I can, and I was successful.' I don't want to look back and say I should have done this or that. I'd like to change things for the younger generation of swimmers coming along.

Swimming is more than a once-every-four-years sport. My goal is to bring attention to swimming - to give it some personality.

I know it won't be eight medals again. If you want to compare me to that, that's your decision, not mine. I'm going out there to try to accomplish the things that I have in my mind and in my heart.

When I'm focused, there is not one single thing, person, anything that can stand in the way of my doing something. There is not. If I want something bad enough, I feel I'm gonna get there.

This is the first medal I've ever won in an international meet. For it to be gold is incredible. It feels great. I can't explain it.