Records are always made to be broken no matter what they are. Anybody can do anything that they set their mind to.

I feel most at home in the water. I disappear. That's where I belong.

I finished my career the way I wanted to.

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 don't want to be the next Mark Spitz; I want to be the first Michael Phelps

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

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.