It's the Olympics. If you can't get up to swim early in the morning, don't go.

Our time on Earth is already short enough. For me, it's like every single day I try to be as happy as I can. It's crazy to think about. We never have enough time. That's always the thing. We always want to do more. So it's about being able to spend time on the things that are most important to you. Life is a lot easier that way, and obviously life is pretty difficult a lot of the time.

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

I want to test my maximum and see how much I can do. And I want to change the world of swimming.

I think to be - for me to be an American is - you know, it's one of the greatest things in the world for - you know, for me just because I've been able to grow up with everything. The freedom. You know, in my eyes this is the greatest country in the world.

I am 26 and, and I don't recover as fast as I have in the past.

Every day is different and every day brings something more exciting.