It's not how you start, but it's how you finish.

When we got in the race, we knew what we had to do and knew what we wanted to do. Having three of four guys from the American record 800 free relay is a pretty solid relay, so we thought we could take a crack at the U.S. Open record tonight. We're all a little tired, but that's fifth-fastest American relay ever, so it's not a bad time. We ended tonight on a great note.

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

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.

Things won’t go perfect. It’s all about how you adapt from those things and learn from mistakes.

Yeah, my friends call me Mike, Michael or just my last name.

I believe in God; I'm not saying I'm highly religious.