It's spelled J-E-A-H. If you say it like how it's spelled it's ‘jee-ah.’ But, that's boring; no one wants to hear that. So you have to really put that emphatis [sic] on that ‘J.’ And then the ‘A-H’ kinda just flows.

My last Olympics, I had a girlfriend — big mistake. Now I’m single, so London should be really good. I’m excited.

For those who are understood no need to explain

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

That's the quickest way to my heart: Laughter.

I like girls who really don't care what other people are thinking - girls who are a little goofy. I think that's sexy.

When I was a kid, I looked up to an Olympian superstar. I won't mention his name but when I asked for his autograph he said, 'no.'