No matter what, like, I couldn't - I could break a world record, get an Olympic gold medal, and my mom would be, like, you could have done better. But you looked pretty. That's what she says all the time.

All you do is pull the pin, and it releases a startling alarm that can get you out of a bad situation.

The big picture is the Trials and Olympics. I just have to keep focused for that, keep moving forward.

If I break my ankle right now, this Olympics wasn't meant to be.

The key to the Lochte haircut is being fresh and looking up-to-date.

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.

You can tell a great athlete by, like, not how many times he wins, unlike when he loses. Because that's what is gonna make a swimmer.