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

What does God mean to me? I guess I was made the way I am for some reason, and I've been able to find the talent I have, and I've been able to use it, so I'm grateful for that. I believe in God; [but] I'm not saying I'm highly religious.

I finished my career the way I wanted to.

I don't like to be second in anything. I was trying, I just wasn't going anywhere.

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

My goal is one Olympic gold medal. Not many people in this world can say, 'I'm an Olympic gold medalist.'

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.