I really want to try soccer after I retire because I've watched football over the years and I think I could be a good contender.

At the end of the season, I normally get some time off training and can go on vacation and enjoy myself.

I want to be one of the greatest athletes ever to live, not only in track and field, but in all of general sport.

I think sometimes, when you're on top and all you do is win, win, win, win, win, you get lazy and lose focus. When you lose it opens your eyes and you get serious. There is always a time when it is good to lose, at the right time for you.

I swim when I am injured. What the best guys do is so hard. Michael Phelps is the best.

People always say I'm a legend, but I'm not. Not until I've defended my Olympic titles. That's when I've decided I'll be a legend.

I don't go to church so much, but I do believe in God and I understand the consequences of faith.