I tore up my knee break dancing. I have no idea how that happened. Apparently these legs are meant for swimming, but not dancing. I was watching an MTV video, thinking, "I can do this." Definitely not. I heard a pop. I sat down and it blew up like a watermelon. I had to go to the hospital and get surgery.

I'm going to keep living my life the way I've been living my life, and nothing is going to change that even if the Olympics are coming up.

The fact that people actually want my autograph is crazy.

With swimming, I burn a lot of calories. I'm able to eat pretty much anything and it won't affect me. But I don't.

I have a lot of endurance and I have a good background right now in my training and it's time to get ready.

I honestly think if I would've tied my suit and there wouldn't have been any water rushing through it, I think I could've gone at least a second faster.

Pain, tolerance, endurance-when it comes down to that point, there's always something left. You just have to find it.