If you’re a man at night, you’ve got to be a man in the morning.
Pain, tolerance, endurance-when it comes down to that point, there’s always something left. You just have to find it.
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?’
I love swimming because racing.
I was a little troublemaker. Always trying to get in trouble, always mischief, like throwing rocks at cars when I was younger, all that kind of stuff.
I don’t know if I’m a good kickball player; I know I’m a good athlete.
Abe Lincoln is my favorite president of all time – and he pulls off that top hat pretty well.
I hate to lose. I like winning.
Pain is temporary, but pride lasts forever.
Stay motivated, set goals, have fun.
It’s so hard to express yourself, because swimmers are pretty much paying attention to a black line for hours out of a day.
I like girls who really don’t care what other people are thinking – girls who are a little goofy. I think that’s sexy.
I grew up with a big family. I want that. I want to have my own family.
I grew up listening to oldies, like Motown. That’s from my mom.