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 wanted to do something nobody ever did. This goes hand in hand with my goal of changing swimming.

Perseverance, determination, commitment, and courage-those things are real. The desire for redemption drives you.

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

Nobody is going to put a limit on what I'm doing.

I knew I was not a failure in any way, and so did those close to me. It doesn't matter if you fall short; it is never a failure to go after your goals with everything you've got.

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