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"The pool is terrible, but that doesn't have much to do with my record swims. That's all mental attitude."
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"A person will sometimes devote all his life to the development of one part of his body - the wishbone."

"Self-pity in its early stages is as snug as a feather mattress. Only when it hardens does it become uncomfortable."

"It is better to take what does not belong to you than to let it lie around neglected."

"Attitude is a little thing that makes a big difference."

"The Senator from Massachusetts has given us ample grounds to doubt the judgment and the attitude he brings to bear on vital issues of national security."
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"I'm at the depot, and I'm not going anywhere. That's better to deal with than having to deal with the unknown. And the unknown is they don't want to fail. They don't want to pay the price unless there's a guarantee they're going to get there."

"I walked away from the sport for 17 years, then started swimming again recently in a master's program."

"When I went to the Olympics, I had every intention of shaving the mustache off, but I realized I was getting so many comments about it - and everybody was talking about it - that I decided to keep it."

"There are times I might coach one or two workouts a year when the regular coach gets caught in traffic."

"All things being equal, if we could simulate the same scenario, he has a lot more difficult task. He's elected to swim six individual events, as opposed to what I elected to do, which was four."

"Yes, I believe that the art of winning is through intimidation, and not necessarily do you have to speak about it."
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