I just tried to keep my cool and continue with my race plan: to win.
I walked away from the sport for 17 years, then started swimming again recently in a master’s program.
I wasn’t able to lower my cholesterol so they put me on a statin drug. It is called lipitor. I was able to lower my level in about 30 days from above 300 to below 200.
If he wins seven golds and ties what I did, then it would be like I was the first man on the moon and he became the second. If he wins more than seven, then he becomes the first man on Mars. We’d both be unique.
If you have a lane, you have a chance.
I am not qualified to talk about the diet. Simply because I am not a dietician.
What it is saying is that someone who was a world champion and who takes care of himself with a 17-year rest and applies the proper training techniques and perseverance could be successful.
Do any exercise you want as long as you’re willing to do it. You see gym equipment on TV advertisements all the time, but guess what? It’s only good if you actually use it.
I went through a lifestyle change when I dropped 40 pounds. Taking care of my diet was the first thing I did.
The pool is terrible, but that doesn’t have much to do with my record swims. That’s all mental attitude.
Yes, I believe that the art of winning is through intimidation, and not necessarily do you have to speak about it.
There are times I might coach one or two workouts a year when the regular coach gets caught in traffic.
In everyday life there is always manana. There is no urgency.
Well my thoughts on American swimming are that our prospects look favorable, but we may not have as strong a showing in the gold medal count as in previous Olympics. But I am not coaching.
My biggest loss was the Olympics. I just can’t forget losing. I never will.
When I went to the Olympics, I had every intention of shaving the moustache off, but I realized I was getting so many comments about it – and everybody was talking about it – that I decided to keep it.
I am going to sit there and watch Michael Phelps break my record anonymously? That’s almost demeaning to me. It is not almost – it is.
As a kid, chess was the first thing I studied in a structured way that helped me gain the discipline to study medicine and become successful doctor.
Life is true to form, records are meant to be broken.
If you are relaxing and subconsciously thinking about your coming race, you are going to perform at just about 100 percent efficiency.