I'm just going to go out there and try to win the race. When you go out there trying to go for a record, you're usually not going to get it.

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

For me, being Ryan Lochte is fun.

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

My senior year of high school, when I was getting recruited for college, my dad goes to me, 'You can become an Olympic champion.' And that's the first time that I'd heard someone else say that to me. I was like, 'Uh, are you talking to me?'

Not to have a big head about it, but people love me.

I grew up listening to oldies, like Motown. That's from my mom.