The one thing that's common to all successful people: They make a habit of doing things that unsuccessful people don't like to do.

I've been able to get an excitement back in the water.

I'm fortunate to have an amazing, strong mother who is so supportive of everything me and my sisters did growing up - but she was someone who never forced us to go swim or to go do this or that. She helped us think about certain consequences when we needed to, but we made our own decisions. I think if I were forced to swim, I wouldn't have stayed in the pool as long as I did.

Every day after I wake up, I think, 'Wait... this can't be real; I'm still going to wake up.'

I used to always go to church on holidays, but I don't go much any more.

So, you know, if, if I wanted to get up and just play golf one day, I would just get up and play golf. If I wanted to go to Vegas, I would just get up and go to Vegas.

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