I think goals should never be easy, they should force you to work, even if they are uncomfortable at the time.

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

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

I have reached a place in my life where I need to sit down and say, 'Well, what do I do? What's best for me?' I need to look into options for the future.

One thing with me, and every goal I've had - in the sport of swimming, my mother didn't know my goals. The only person that knew my goals were my coaches.

I try to separate my personal life from swimming.

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